Amsat is looking for a VP in Marketing!
On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Clint Bradford <clintbra...@earthlink.net>wrote: > > ... None of these cubesat developers has made any significant attempt to > rally > the amateur radio satellite community ... > > That is because very few of the organizations/campuses with satellites > being deployed > this week have public relations professionals to properly promote their > projects. And > if they do have public relations departments, they have not been > "educated" as to the > true value of their projects to the amateur radio world. > > That's OUR responsibility. And we all can share the blame for this. > > NASA does it well with their 28-page Guide to conducting an ARISS contact. > Included are > timetables for media alerts (used to be called "press releases"), detailed > step-by-step > instructions for micro-managing every aspect of the project ... THAT'S > what "we" should > develop for EVERY one of these amateur radio satellite projects for > schools and amateur > satellite builders could use to better promote their projects. Of course, > project > managers can opt not to use such a guide. But when they realize the free > publicity their > project could easily garner (media attendance and coverage, promotion by > AMSAT on their > various Web sites, et al) - "we" would make it very attractive TO use such > a guide. > > I think AMSAT-NA should take the lead on this, and establish a committee > to develop > such a plan for future projects. I volunteer. > > Clint Bradford K6LCS > 909-241-7666 - cell, California > > > ---------------------------------- > Clint Bradford, K6LCS > http://www.clintbradford.com > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
