Hey, Does anyone think that a forum would be a really good place for discussions and info? It seems like mailing lists are good for announcements. Emails get lost quickly and deleted too. And it seems we don't have forum in the support page. Plus, wiki is more of a library/notebook than a discussion space. If anyone thinks it would be beneficial for all projects, we can always set it up with free forum services out there.
viktor -----Original Message----- From: Alexandro Colorado [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 9:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Marketing] Marketing Initiative Proposal On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:23:11 -0600, Italo Vignoli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alexandro Colorado wrote: > >> I agree with you in principle however this idea most be further develop >> to be able to aproach and follow steps to get this. I agree that if OOo >> gets endorsed by celebrities like Leo Laporte or John C. Dvorak they >> will get a lot of plugs for the products. However developing a >> strategy to aprocah this kind of guys really need some kind of know how. >> Talking wtih hungry journalist looking to stir the pot might fire back >> to us as we saw during the OOo Conference where just a journalist ride >> on the high profile of OOo name to nurture a scandal and draw eyes to >> his article. > > Alexandro, I have been handling this kind of programs as a consultant > for over 25 years, inside corporations and PR agencies. In Italy, where > I manage such a program, OOo has over 100 articles each month (average) > and a peak of 300 in September. In Italy, MS has fired their MS Office > PR Manager, because he wasn't able to keep OOo pace. Today, the press > stirs the MS Office pot (titles start to affirm that OOo has more users > than MS Office, which is not true at all, but this is their problem and > not our problem). > > I think we can scale to a higher level based on the experience we have > had in Italy (over 3 years now). > > Best, Italo > Any roadmap? Step by Step program? Even create some strategic documentation? Wiki on the marketing? Do we cold call writers from tech mags, invite them to have dinner? In the past I contact some magazines now I am writing for a couple of them. However I think this is trying to make a mountain by doing it yourself. I would more gladly pick up your brains and let other ones build this mountain for me. I also like dinners :D -- Alexandro Colorado Help the Tabasco Relief efforts: http://rootcoffee.blogspot.com/2007/11/race-to-save-mexico-flood-victims.htm l --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
