Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Please, Make the Ubuntu Leaflets as easy to get as the Live CD's (Freddy Martinez)
Hello: Of course when I made this suggestion I didn't want to exclude people that are "not in business": > > As a side issue, perhaps having a nice leaflet with support services > (Canonical,LoCos etc) would be good to hand out with CDs. I'd like > to look at the leaflet as well, however I am not in the business > community, ideally all the resources would be shared as it will help > the general community. > > -- > Best, > Freddy Martinez There are a lot of advantages of using the "leaflets" to promote Ubuntu instead of the Live-CD, since they are a lot less expensive to produce and are always applicable to the most current version of the software. The leaflet which is awesome is the one at the link below (in pdf): https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=Ubuntu_leaflet.pdf It is attractive and tells people just enough to get them interested in Ubuntu, with out "over selling it". One of the thing that I have had to learn is when introducing something to people is not to overwhelm they with too much information. People that have been in the computing trade for many years will back Ubuntu as long as it remains free in the sense of the GNU project definition of free software. Cooperative marketing with people in the GNU/LINUX programming and technical support community can help all of us. Thank You Mike Feravolo Orlando, Florida 407-412-7042 -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Please, Make the Ubuntu Leaflets as easy to get as the Live CD's
As a side issue, perhaps having a nice leaflet with support services (Canonical,LoCos etc) would be good to hand out with CDs. I'd like to look at the leaflet as well, however I am not in the business community, ideally all the resources would be shared as it will help the general community. -- Best, Freddy Martinez Ubuntu. Linux for human beings. www.chi.ubuntu-us.org -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Please, Make the Ubuntu Leaflets as easy to get as the Live CD's
Chris Rowson wrote: >> Taking this into consideration; I would like to ask the good people at >> Canonical to make the leaflets available to business people like myself >> in the same manner as they make the Live-CD's available to everyone for >> free. >> >> > That certainly sounds like a pretty good idea. > > I wouldn't have though it'd be too difficult for Canonical to set > something like this up using the ship it service. I work in an IT > department that supports areas like libraries and adult education. > > I'm sure if I could just order leaflets it'd be easy to get them > placed in areas like that. > > Chris > Gerry and I have had a chat and it sounds like something we could help out with. It's unlikely that we could provide leaflets through Shipit, but possible from the shop. Would you be able to send me the artwork of the leaflet you guys have been giving out so we can have a look? Thanks, Kat -- Kat Kinnie Marketing Manager | Tel +44 207 630 2479 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 27th Floor | 21-24 Millbank Tower | Millbank | London | SW1P 4QP Ubuntu - Linux for human beings | www.ubuntu.com | www.canonical.com -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
Re: [ubuntu-marketing] Please, Make the Ubuntu Leaflets as easy to get as the Live CD's
> Taking this into consideration; I would like to ask the good people at > Canonical to make the leaflets available to business people like myself > in the same manner as they make the Live-CD's available to everyone for > free. > That certainly sounds like a pretty good idea. I wouldn't have though it'd be too difficult for Canonical to set something like this up using the ship it service. I work in an IT department that supports areas like libraries and adult education. I'm sure if I could just order leaflets it'd be easy to get them placed in areas like that. Chris -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
[ubuntu-marketing] Please, Make the Ubuntu Leaflets as easy to get as the Live CD's
Good Day People: As strong protagonists of Free Software we will always recommend that our customers use GNU/Linux and other free software applications instead of proprietary software. After a couple of months of attending business networking and other chamber of commerce style events with both the Live-CD and the Ubuntu Leaflets. We have noticed that whenever we offer people both the Live-CD and the leaflet together, that most of the time they give us back the CD and keep the leaflet. Taking this into consideration; I would like to ask the good people at Canonical to make the leaflets available to business people like myself in the same manner as they make the Live-CD's available to everyone for free. That way business people like us can distribute the leaflets to people in our local community. At business networking organizations and chambers of commerce's. This is very effective method of advertising to business owners and people in other professions outside of the field of computer science. As members of these types of organizations you often get the opportunity to distribute information to people in a cost effective manner. For example direct mailings, display racks, table top events, etc. Short run printing the leaflets ourselves would be impractical. However, printing them on a 4-color offset press by the hundreds of thousands would cost pennies a copy vs. about a dollar (or more) each in short run using a color laser printer or photo-copier. The leaflets are awesome like they are now and removing the heavy red print would alter the presentation and possibly make them less effective. Which is why it would be a good idea to make them available to people to distribute them to other people using business networking channels. Thank You Mike Feravolo Orlando, Florida Call: 407-412-7042 -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list ubuntu-marketing@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
