Hi :) Seems to have gone quite well without one!! Good work all! Regards from Tom :)
--- On Mon, 16/7/12, Evans Ikua <ikua.ev...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Evans Ikua <ikua.ev...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Defining a marketing strategy To: marketing@global.libreoffice.org Date: Monday, 16 July, 2012, 17:50 Just wondering, is there something like "regional distribution people"? Evans On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 7:36 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P < webmas...@krackedpress.com> wrote: > > I think a "marketing strategy" should have been well defined a year ago. > > I think TDF/LO is well behind in this part of the marketing of this great > product. > > Us regional distribution people are trying our best without a TDF/LO > marketing plan from The Board. Hopefully we will get some guidelines, > marketing materials [files to be printed locally] and other things that we > can "get" to help in our regional promotion of LO. > > Be nice to have promotional items like hats, polo shirts, and pens to help > promote the product. But, that can take time and marketing monies that > TDF/LO does not have, or the regional people do not have. One day, > hopefully. > > > On 07/16/2012 10:33 AM, Evans Ikua wrote: > >> I think this is an important discussion and something to chew on. I will >> also put in a few thoughts in the coming days, at least from my >> perspective >> and experience carrying out FOSS Advocacy in Africa. >> >> Evans >> >> On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Charles-H. Schulz < >> charles.schulz@**documentfoundation.org<charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org>> >> wrote: >> >> Hello Florian, >>> >>> Le Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:03:02 +0200, >>> Florian Effenberger <flo...@documentfoundation.org**> a écrit : >>> >>> Hi Charles, >>>> >>>> Charles-H.Schulz wrote on 2012-07-05 16:37: >>>> >>>>> This might be a long thread and I wish we will all stay on topic, >>>>> as it is an important subject. >>>>> >>>> thanks a lot for opening this so important topic, that indeed is very >>>> desirable to work on. It is similar to the topic of building a >>>> marketing/marketeer network that has been on the agenda for a while, >>>> but that I simply didn't manage to work on so far. >>>> >>>> How has the feedback on your posting been so far? I only spotted a >>>> few message - did you receive anything in private or on other >>>> channels? How shall we move on? Putting things in the wiki on a page, >>>> or planning a marketing call, hoping we get more participants this >>>> time? :-) >>>> >>> So for the moment, Jean is travelling, and a few others seem to be >>> waiting to have some time to take time with this as well, and I would >>> agree. I'll ping on this thread in 2 weeks or so. I would actually >>> point out that this is not at all about building a marketeers network, >>> as it is a discussion about strategic orientation of LibreOffice >>> marketing. >>> >>> However a call at some point might indeed prove necessary. My point is: >>> let's take our time with this, this topic is important, but of course, >>> input is welcome now. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> -- >>> Charles-H. Schulz >>> Co-founder & Director, The Document Foundation, >>> Zimmerstr. 69, 10117 Berlin, Germany >>> Rechtsfähige Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts >>> Legal details: >>> http://www.documentfoundation.**org/imprint<http://www.documentfoundation.org/imprint> >>> Mobile Number: +33 (0)6 98 65 54 24. >>> -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
