Give me the weekend and I will check your references out and get back to you on Monday. I will give you my thoughts from a marketing point of view.
Regards > Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:19:55 -0600 > From: j...@openoffice.org > To: dev@marketing.openoffice.org > Subject: Re: [marketing] Reminder: Call in 50 minutes > > On 2/17/10, Paula Carmichael <paulaphone...@live.com> wrote: > > > > Thank you for your response I appreciate it. Please let me know what I can > > do. I am eager to share the "science" in order to help introduce people to > > OO. Once they download it and start using it they will see for themselves > > how wonderful and useful the program is. You may have to warn them that it > > may take several tries....Microsoft is not eager for this kind of > > competition. It took me several tries over 3 weeks to get the download as > > it was intended. But in my business persistence pays. > > Currently there are some campaigns that could use your opinion and > proposals. The "Why" campaign that is targeted to address different > types of users on why to use OOo. Extending this campaign could be a > good idea. > http://why.openoffice.org > > Otto's Club is a campaign for Web 2.0 social media distribution of OOo > news, events, and community building on a social space. > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Marketing/Otto_2.0_club > > OOoCon marketing campaign also is a project that can use some help > althought is a bit harder since the help could be looking for > sponsors, get the word out to developers and speakers and potential > assistance. > http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/ > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:16:29 -0600 > > > From: j...@openoffice.org > > > > > To: dev@marketing.openoffice.org > > > Subject: Re: [marketing] Reminder: Call in 50 minutes > > > > > > On 2/17/10, Paula Carmichael <paulaphone...@live.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Just attended the marketing meeting and learned a lot. Everyone is > > > > scattered all over the world. Well, that is just great. I thought about > > > > it and feel that the best way to get involved is to introduce myself to > > > > all. I am a marketing consultant and salesperson. I specialize in > > > > telesales, cold calling and lead generation. I work as a telecommuter > > > > finding my own clients. > > > > > > > > > > Sorry I couldn't come to meet you on the call, but I found your > > > experience something to always remember how we came in contact with > > > this great project. I have volunteered for almost 10 years to the > > > project and is always refreshing to hear this kind of testimony. > > > > > > Your skills would be greatly appreciate since well we are not > > > considered expert marketers and maybe some science to this madness > > > would be very appreciated. Building awareness is some of the things we > > > are trying to do all over the world. Participating in technology > > > events but also going out of our way and talking to non-techies is > > > something we have tried to address for the longest. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I got involved with OO simply because I needed Excel for some of my > > > > clients and tried the 60 trial. I was satisfied and my clients were > > > > satisfied until Microsoft hit me with a $500.00 charge to buy the > > > > program. I was livid. I thought it was way too much. I started > > > > researching alternatives and found OO. I tried to contribute dollars > > > > but realized actual contributions in terms of help was valued more. I > > > > want to help spread the word. I feel sharing programs is far more > > > > advantages to the growth of computer intelligence than one company > > > > controlling the computer communication process. Don't get me wrong, I > > > > am all for free enterprise but enough is enough. Computer communication > > > > was built on a sharing of information process and I think mega, even > > > > revolutionary changes can occur if it goes back to its original calling. > > > > > > > > > > Many people think to confuse this, however even when the product is > > > free, there are many business opportunities to take on like books, > > > training, support, and development where individuals and companies can > > > leverage from. > > > > > > > > > > > By the way, to my clients using Excel I came clean and explained I am > > > > using OO. Most of them were crushed having spent the money on Excel 7, > > > > the rest considered OO "a flash in the pan" and insisted that they > > > > would rather stick with something tried and true. But we all agreed as > > > > long as I was getting the work done and getting results that I could > > > > use what I want. > > > > > > > > > > I am sure that we have a lengthy and successful record to prove that > > > OOo is here to stay. Having 21% of companies in Germany using it, as > > > well as 30% of schools in Spain having it as part of their education > > > requirements. Our biggest issue is getting this data out to the > > > general population, or rather people that might not know this > > > achievements. > > > > > > > > > > > If there are specific projects open that you feel I could be helpful > > > > with please let me know. I talk about OO everyday because now I use it > > > > more and more and love that it kept off the Microsoft profit margins > > > > and love that it is FREE. > > > > > > You are doing a great job by doing word of mouth and I think this is > > > some of my most used techniques. I hope to talk to you through this > > > mailing list and maybe next month's call. I think you could become a > > > very valuable volunteer with a lot to teach us. > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:11:41 +0100 > > > > > From: g...@no-log.org > > > > > > > > > To: dev@marketing.openoffice.org > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [marketing] Reminder: Call in 50 minutes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > AUTHOR disait: Florian Effenberger > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > > > a short reminder: Our marketing call will start in 50 minutes. > > > > > > Details > > > > > > at http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Marketing_ConfCalls > > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to call from France the: +33 174 9000 75 > > > > > Seems to be unavailable. > > > > > :-( > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@marketing.openoffice.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > > > > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469227/direct/01/ > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Alexandro Colorado > > > OpenOffice.org Español > > > IM: j...@jabber.org > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@marketing.openoffice.org > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/ > > > -- > Alexandro Colorado > OpenOffice.org Español > IM: j...@jabber.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@marketing.openoffice.org > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/
