OAK Network’s Ambassador Program: A Year in Review

Jorge Artavia Gonzalez
Ava Protocol
Published in
4 min readJun 27, 2023

Introduction

OAK Network’s ambassador program was established with the goal of creating a passionate group of community leaders who believe deeply in the OAK project and its values and our team is incredibly happy with the success of the program. The ambassadors are blockchain automation evangelists, bringing new members into the larger community. Our ambassadors have contributed with an array of activities that have had an impact on the growth of the network. As we look back on the past year, we are excited to share the growth, impact, and success of the program.

Program Growth

The ambassador program began in May 2022 with a total of 7 participants in the first month. By September, the same month as the OAK Network’s crowdloan, the ambassador program had grown by 250% with a total of 18 participants. Currently the ambassador program operates with a total of 55 participants on Crew3/Zealy and 38 reward recipients earning in both TUR tokens and USDT rewards.

Another notable impact from the ambassador program was the implementation of Crew3 which began in January 2023, increasing our program from 14 participants in December 2022 to 26 participants in January 2023. The growth of the ambassador program has been significant and has played a critical role in OAK Network’s growth, development, and success.

In summary, the ambassador program experienced notable growth curves throughout the last year which can observed in the activities over time graph below.

Activity Growth (Twitter, Discord, Telegram)

Ambassador Activities

The ambassadors engaged in a variety of activities throughout the year, including but not limited to:

  • Product UI/UX feedback
  • Participating and promoting on-chain governance
  • Short form Video Content
  • Event Participation (Public Speaking and OAK Advertising)
  • Translations Services (Announcements, Articles, Website)
  • Hosted YouTube and Twitter AMA’s
  • Graphic Design
  • Social Media moderation (Twitter, Discord, Reddit, Telegram, Rewards Program)
  • Onboarding new users

Impact on the OAK Network

The ambassador program has had a significant impact on the growth and development of OAK Network. The activities carried out by the ambassadors have helped to spread awareness of the project and its values, while their contributions have helped to improve the network in various ways. The program’s success is demonstrated by the growth of the ambassador community, the increase in the number of participants, and the rewards distribution provided to participants.

Success Stories

The ambassador program has resulted in numerous success stories, including:

  • Increased participation in OAK Network’s crowdloan
  • Improved UI/UX design for the Turing Staking Dashboard
  • Successful outreach campaigns resulting in a 5000 member increase in discord in the past year
  • 400+ article/website/discord/tweet translation efforts resulting in the network’s content being available in multiple languages
  • Positive feedback from ambassadors, community members and the Polkadot ecosystem resulting in 500+ program applications and a retention rate greater than 80% in the last year
  • Established a positive and welcoming community environment

Challenges and Lessons Learned

Throughout the year, the ambassador program faced several challenges. However, these challenges were overcome through communication, collaboration and effective use of technology resources. Platforms like Crew3/Zealy have allowed us to scale into a seamless gamified contribution program.

Moreover, community management and growth analytics platforms allow us to make objective and informed decision. We have applied monthly meetings and other monitoring programs like message and invite tracking with the use of discord integrations.

Our program continues to adapt to the latest innovative resources available. The lessons learned will inform future program development, ensuring that the program continues to be successful in the years to come.

Conclusion

OAK Network’s ambassador program has been successful in achieving the goal of creating a passionate group of community leaders. The ambassadors have made significant contributions to the growth and development of the network, and their efforts have helped to spread awareness of the project and its values. We thank the ambassadors for their contributions and look forward to the future of the program. If you are interested in becoming an OAK Network ambassador we have a variety of resources available on our Discord.

About OAK Network

OAK Network is a layer one blockchain that enables multi-chain applications to automate single or recurring transactions using a simple ‘if this’ trigger condition and ‘then that’ transaction instruction. As the web3 hub for cross-chain automation, OAK unlocks a diverse range of rich DeFi user experiences including scheduled and recurring payments, stable-cost-averaging, stop loss and limit orders, and non-custodial copy trading.

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