Gorkem, Thanks for these tips. They're very useful!
On 7/1/05, Görkem Çetin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > By the way, the following activity items help a lot while one acts as a > OpenOffice.org <http://OpenOffice.org> lobbyist targeted to media. I'm > adding an effectiveness > ranking next to each item, also. > > - Send "Did you know" type of e-mails to country wide editors: The > e-mails can be found anywhere. Just look at the journals, watch TV, > search Google etc. A warm opening message, followed by a two-paragraph > information about OpenOffice.org <http://OpenOffice.org> benefits, > not-so-technical features > will alert the editor when she sees the word > "OpenOffice.org<http://OpenOffice.org>" > elsewhere > (rank: 7/10). > > - Send localized OpenOffice.org <http://OpenOffice.org> news mails and > official bulletins: Take > your time - you are not in a hurry. Most probably the editors didn't > hear the news you sent. Being late for 2 days is OK (8/10). Try to > include success stories in your e-mails. > > - Just hang up the telephone and speak: Do not be ashamed of this. If > you don't talk to programme makers, columnists, they won't know you, and > OpenOffice.org <http://OpenOffice.org> in general. If you can't reach > them, try next week, > another week, another week. Keep a log of whom you talked and when (9/10). > > - Use your title: If you are resposible of the marketing activities of > OpenOffice.org <http://OpenOffice.org> in your country, speak up and > mention this several times > (ok, don't bother her.. :-) (8/10). > > - Ask for other opportunities: If you are interviewed and/or show up on > the radio/TV, this means that you are candidate for another. Ask your > mate if she knows F/OSS knowledgable editors around her and request to > act as a mediator (9/10). > > Please note that you may not get an immediate effect. Just be insistive > and continuously try to get in touch, say, every one month - technology > editors usually try hard to hunt for context rich news and you're really > doing good if you supply them OpenOffice.org <http://OpenOffice.org>related > materials. They'll > be grateful to you :-) > > I'm not a marketing expert - these are just my 2c opinions. > > Regards > Görkem > > Travis Newton yazmış: > > >I have to say that this will help OOo out a lot! Very cool! > > > >Travis Newton > > > >On 7/1/05, Görkem Çetin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>RKVS Raman yazmış: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Hello > >>> > >>>Great news Gorkem. Keep it up. > >>> > >>>Is is possible to some clips with the community? > >>> > >>>-Raman > >>>BharateeyaOO.o > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>Hi > >> > >>I have requested the programme CD. Will let you know when it's ready. > >> > >>Best wishes > >>Görkem > >> > >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
