Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Suggestions re: slogans (native language groups)

2011-04-27 Thread Riemer Thalen
Hi Marc, Please see my inline responses. 2011/4/27 Marc Paré > Hi Rimer > > Le 2011-04-27 10:18, Riemer Thalen a écrit : > > Hi Marc, >> >> Having been an advertising copywriter for over thirty years, I'd like to >> participate for a Dutch slogan. >

Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Suggestions re: slogans (native language groups)

2011-04-27 Thread Riemer Thalen
Hi Marc, Having been an advertising copywriter for over thirty years, I'd like to participate for a Dutch slogan. Slogans tend to be language-specific. What sounds well and convincingly in one language, might not in another. However, generally speaking the * positioning* of LibreOffice should be

Re: Fwd: [libreoffice-marketing] BrOffice product and community will be called LibreOffice

2011-04-24 Thread Riemer Thalen
Some time ago, Ubuntu/Canonical ran a "100 paper cuts" campaign. Users could report little things that annoyed them and could be fixed easily. I think LibO should follow that example (apart from the former users survey). But you know best, so I guess it is not going to happen. Bye, R

Re: Fwd: [libreoffice-marketing] BrOffice product and community will be called LibreOffice

2011-04-23 Thread Riemer Thalen
That was the initianal point I tried to make. It turns out the opinion leaders in the community do not agree with me. So be it. 2011/4/24 Jon Hamkins > On 04/23/2011 03:21 PM, Italo Vignoli wrote: > >> On 4/23/11 10:07 PM, Riemer Thalen wrote: >> > > I agree 99% with It

Fwd: [libreoffice-marketing] BrOffice product and community will be called LibreOffice

2011-04-23 Thread Riemer Thalen
oodwill transfer would almost certainly be the most catastrophical decision ever made by the BrOffice community... Please, think it over. Kind regards, Riemer Thalen marketing consultant -- Forwarded message -- From: Luiz Date: 2011/4/23 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Br

[libreoffice-marketing] The LibO developers need input from former users. A proposal. (readable version)

2011-04-19 Thread Riemer Thalen
Hi all, My name is Riemer Thalen and I am not a programmer. I'm a marketing guy. For the last couple of years I have been wondering: how come so many people pay hundreds of dollars for MS Office when they can have OOo/LibO for free? Apparently, many people feel LibO does not match MS O

[libreoffice-marketing] The LibO developers need input from former users. A proposal.

2011-04-19 Thread Riemer Thalen
Hi all,My name is Riemer Thalen and I am not a programmer. I'm a marketing guy. For the last couple of years I have been wondering: how come so many people pay hundreds of dollars for MS Office when they can have OOo/LibO for free?Apparently, many people feel LibO does not