Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Hello from Nicaragua

2012-07-16 Thread William Moreno
Thanks Florian, I Like LibO to much, and I could be great to promove this amazing software 2012/7/16 Florian Effenberger > Hello, > > thank you very much for getting in touch, and welcome - it is great to > have you on board! :) This is the main marketing mailing list, so you have > found the ri

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Defining a marketing strategy

2012-07-16 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 07/16/2012 12:53 PM, Jean Weber wrote: On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 2:50 AM, Evans Ikua wrote: Just wondering, is there something like "regional distribution people"? Evans In some cases, yes. North America, for example, at least for DVDs. --Jean The LO North American Community DVD project h

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Defining a marketing strategy

2012-07-16 Thread Jean Weber
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 2:59 AM, Evans Ikua wrote: > Thanks Jean. One effective marketing strategy that I always think about > here is making the user manuals available in print. That can help LO make > some money, and also increase its visibility as users will get a point of > reference. Are ther

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Defining a marketing strategy

2012-07-16 Thread leif
Hi Charles, * Here are my few and humble thought... First of I think we should define our target. Who are we aiming at. Secondly we should define our preferred available channels. Third is to define our mission (didn't we actually do that already?) The target: We have already convinced the free

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Defining a marketing strategy

2012-07-16 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Seems to have gone quite well without one!!  Good work all! Regards from Tom :)  --- On Mon, 16/7/12, Evans Ikua wrote: From: Evans Ikua Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Defining a marketing strategy To: marketing@global.libreoffice.org Date: Monday, 16 July, 2012, 17:50 Just wonde

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Defining a marketing strategy

2012-07-16 Thread Evans Ikua
Thanks Jean. One effective marketing strategy that I always think about here is making the user manuals available in print. That can help LO make some money, and also increase its visibility as users will get a point of reference. Are there any guidelines on this or what is a person able to do and

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Defining a marketing strategy

2012-07-16 Thread Jean Weber
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 2:53 AM, Jean Weber wrote: > On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 2:50 AM, Evans Ikua wrote: >> Just wondering, is there something like "regional distribution people"? >> Evans > > In some cases, yes. North America, for example, at least for DVDs. > > --Jean I will try to find time t

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Defining a marketing strategy

2012-07-16 Thread Jean Weber
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 2:50 AM, Evans Ikua wrote: > Just wondering, is there something like "regional distribution people"? > Evans In some cases, yes. North America, for example, at least for DVDs. --Jean -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Defining a marketing strategy

2012-07-16 Thread Jean Weber
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 2:36 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P 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/

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Defining a marketing strategy

2012-07-16 Thread Evans Ikua
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

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Defining a marketing strategy

2012-07-16 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
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 guidelin

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Defining a marketing strategy

2012-07-16 Thread Evans Ikua
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.sch...@documentfoundation.or

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Defining a marketing strategy

2012-07-16 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
Hello Florian, Le Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:03:02 +0200, Florian Effenberger 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

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] SFD event coming up in Kenya

2012-07-16 Thread Evans Ikua
Thanks a lot Florian. I will take a look and get in touch. Evans On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Florian Effenberger < flo...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > Hello, > > Evans Ikua wrote on 2012-07-07 18:59: > > I have been lurking here for some time now. But I will be seeing some >> action s

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Defining a marketing strategy

2012-07-16 Thread Florian Effenberger
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 market

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Hello from Nicaragua

2012-07-16 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hello, thank you very much for getting in touch, and welcome - it is great to have you on board! :) This is the main marketing mailing list, so you have found the right place. There's also an additional design mailing list you may want to have a look at. William Moreno wrote on 2012-07-06 05

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] SFD event coming up in Kenya

2012-07-16 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hello, Evans Ikua wrote on 2012-07-07 18:59: I have been lurking here for some time now. But I will be seeing some action soon. We are planning a Software Freedom Day event on 1st September here in Nairobi, Kenya. I would love to take this opportunity to market LO and any pointers will be welcom

[libreoffice-marketing] more free publicity for LO.

2012-07-16 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
In an E-newsletter, I saw this: [quote] Here comes Office 2013 Microsoft is reported to unveil the next version of Office today. Details are limited, but it will likely be reworked to integrat