The Brute Force Technique
This technique is dangerous, very dangerous. It should only be attempted by one and only one personality type. Here are a few questions for you to ask yourself: have you ever been told you are annoying? Have you ever been punched in the face and not known why? Do you change circles of friends often? If you answered yes to any of these three questions, please skip the next three paragraphs as this technique is not for you; you simply don’t have what it takes to pull off this technique. If you’re still reading, here are some enforcing personality traits you will need: charged, friendly, energetic, animated, easily entertained, very forgiving, persistent, magnetic and funny. Funny helps a great deal.Throw away the sponsor package; don’t worry about qualifying yourself or writing a bio or any of that nonsense. Just pick a company and harass the hell out of them! Call them every time you see anyone riding one of their boards. Send them pictures or video from every session you have, making sure they get logo spots. Talk about them non-stop to anyone that may even be slightly interested. Better yet, make everyone skate! Post online about your experiences with the company every chance you get. If someone might even possibly be interested in one of their boards, tell them everything they could ever need to know. Go into shops and tell the owner he should carry their boards. Do this until they start to carry them. Do this at every skate shop in your area, including places you go on vacation. Get copies of the company’s catalog and pass them out at sessions, stickers too! Let the company know about all of this. Make sure they know how absolutely, holy-crap, hamster-stoked you are!
