Dave - I did already, see the threads Sean
On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 2:50 PM, Dave Crossland <d...@lab6.com> wrote: > Hi Sean > > Sincerel I'm sorry to hear that. > > Please do share with us the old marketing strategy, I am keen to see it :) > > Cheers > Dave > On Jun 23, 2016 7:21 AM, "Sean DALY" <sdaly...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> OK Dave, you're the new Marketing Coordinator! >> >> Perhaps it's best that I bow out and become just an interested observer. >> I just don't have the time to explain marketing fundamentals and also >> develop strategy and execution. >> >> thanks & good luck >> >> Sean >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 6:41 AM, Dave Crossland <d...@lab6.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Sean >>> >>> On 22 June 2016 at 15:37, Sean DALY <sdaly...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > We agree on using Google AdWords, but no work has been done on >>> communication >>> > strategy, and although I am thrilled there is interest in marketing, I >>> am >>> > also very concerned that more emphasis seems to be on the media rather >>> than >>> > the message, and my requests that this be worked on before starting >>> > campaigns aren't leading anywhere. >>> >>> Where you've requested this be worked on, Samson has got back to you >>> with a proposal document, and there have been comments from members. >>> >>> If you want to lead the marketing effort, I think its incumbent upon >>> you to either ask Samson to go over the feedback he got and use it to >>> improve his proposal document and share a new version, if that is the >>> next step you think he should take; or, to draft your own document >>> that lays out the strategy that you think we ought to be working on >>> together, and solicit comments on it. >>> >>> Do you see alternative actions to take to lead this somewhere? I'm >>> eager to hear them :) >>> >>> If you agree those 2 paths forward would be good, please take one. >>> >>> > It's true that I am more interested in marketing to teachers than >>> recruiting >>> > FLOSS developers, but with social media it's more important than ever >>> to >>> > have an integrated plan. >>> >>> If you want an integrated plan, please work with Samson and myself and >>> all other members to create one :) >>> >>> I am also waiting for a reply to my email asking you to provide links >>> to the plans written in the past. >>> >>> > Dave, if this doesn't make sense to you, you can coordinate marketing >>> from >>> > now on, I'm not sure I have the energy to repeat myself over and over. >>> I can >>> > only say I know what works and what doesn't, and randomness in >>> marketing >>> > doesn't. >>> >>> I don't think Samson and I are opposed to following your lead. >>> >>> If you think our approach is 'random,' then please do work on a >>> structured approach with us. >>> >>> Rather, I think what Samson and I are opposed to is inaction; you said >>> on the call the other day - >>> https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Vision_proposal_2016/Call_1 - that you >>> have been "mystified" for the last 2-3 years on how to market Sugar, >>> that in the early days you developed a good strategy - which I am yet >>> to read - but a crisis developed in how to get tasks that you think >>> needed to be done to become completed within a volunteer community. >>> You didn't do them yourself, and no one did them, and so the marketing >>> aspects of Sugar have dried up. >>> >>> Well, here is me and Samson eager to volunteer and get things going. >>> >>> If you want to "assign" tasks to us, we might say that we don't take >>> orders. Sure. But if you want to work with us to list all the possible >>> tasks, and to prioritise them, and then to do these tasks yourself and >>> ask us to join you in doing them, then I expect we will be happy to >>> join you. >>> >>> Samson, do you agree? >>> >> >>
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