Hello Everyone! I would really like to get the wiki cleaned up when it comes to everything marketing. Here is just a quick proposal that I have, and if needed I will and probably should create a spec for it.
1. Create the Ubuntu Marketing Project, which everything we have communicated to date would fall under this. This would be a general Ubuntu Marketing Project, just like every other "Project" or "Company" would have. If we use the wiki for this, then fine, as I have created a temporary page at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Marketing This will allow us to separate the MarketingTeam, UbuntuMagazine, UbuntuVideos, PressTeam, and everything else to date as projects under the Ubuntu Marketing Project. All we really have done was created small projects for a project that hasn't even been created. Everything so far is a "type" of marketing. Marketing is much larger than that, and that is where the Ubuntu Marketing Project would come into play. I am no marketing genius, as I still have 3 or 4 semesters left prior to finishing my MBA, which is mostly with Entrepreneurship and what have you. I have seen outstanding work from John Baer in the community. From what I have seen and read, he knows marketing. I think with a little guidance in the FLOSS arena, and some Ubuntu schooling he could be great asset in getting something like this started. I am a "Geek" in all aspects of the definition, so I may not have just made sense, which I wouldn't doubt, but after talking to professor's and what not, they said that there needs to be a "Core" project, and since there is nothing "Marketing" on the ubuntu.com website or anywhere for that matter, they said the "Ubuntu Marketing Project" would be main as it would be Marketing. Then everything else would fall under it as campaigns or secondary projects. Here look at my simple flow chart, text style! UBUNTU MARKETING PROJECT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | SpreadUbuntu UbuntuMagazine UbuntuVideo PressTeam And even then, the SpreadUbuntu could actually fall under a Project called Campaigns, the Magazine and Video with Press and what not. Note this was just a quick brainstorm. This is something that needs input from everyone, especially you "Real" marketing people. Ubuntu needs Marketing, and that is exactly what I am trying to kick off here. All these secondary projects are great, but they are just small stepping stones in a project that hasn't even been created. Also note, it is 3:30am here in Chicago, and I am almost delirious, so I apologize for grammar and spelling right now ;) Thank you, and please comment, provide suggestions, create the project, like it, love it, hate it, just take a look with an open mind. We all want Ubuntu to continue on being strong, and growing stronger. Lets hold off on the minor aspects, take a step back and look at the big picture. Thanks again! -- Richard Johnson ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ubuntu.com <> kubuntu.com <> edubuntu.com <> xubuntu.com chi.ubuntu-us.com <> buntudot.org online everywhere as nixternal <><
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