2009/3/6 John McCreesh <[email protected]>: > On Thu, March 5, 2009 08:45, Richard Rothwell wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Given the current downturn in TV and press advertising in the UK (and >> probably most of the rest of the world), is it possible to raise enough >> money to fund a small ad campaign for OO.org? ... >> Am I being absurd? Is this possible? Is it impossible to raise, say £10k >> for such a project? I'd put in £100 if 100 others did - something like >> pledge bank? > > I think the important question is how could we use this to meet our > marketing goal for this year, which is to attract new developers and > contributors to the project? and whether the money would be more effective > if it was used in a different way?
That rather depends if the money would be available for any other project - it may be easier to raise money for this than for other things. I'm not sure that advertising on the TV is the best way to get developers, though it would a conciousness raising exercise. rgds, Richard --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
