Hi Bernhard,
----- Ursprüngliche Mail ---- > Von: Bernhard Dippold <[email protected]> > An: [email protected] > Gesendet: Montag, den 12. Juli 2010, 13:57:07 Uhr > Betreff: Re: [marketing] What to do for 10 years OpenOffice.org? > > Hi Liz,* > > (great to read you here :-) ) > :-) Thanks (more inline below) > Elizabeth Matthis schrieb: > > Hi Florian, Hi All, > > > > > > [...] > > > > The question I have is what kind of frisbee: fabric with wire in rim, >plastic > > disc, plastic/rubber ring (flat like the ring of saturn)... I think the most > > impt thing is that they be light weight and compact size to transport. > > Then >they > > are a big improvement over heavy t-shirts and any other give-aways marketing > > folks otherwise have to drag around or in Florian's case, carry on their >backs. > > ;-) > > Even if the idea of a foldable ring instead of a fixed sized disc is > striking, >it loses the advantage of the similarity between the disc and the OOo symbol >("gull orb"). OK, I see your point. > > Reaching both goals would be possible with the foldable flexi-flyers (like >those: >http://www.inkhead.com/ui/imageInc/imageByID.asp?prodimgid=9508&imgquality=100&width=475), > but my feeling (it's nothing more than a feeling) tells me, that they are >considered minor quality to "real" plastic Frisbees. > I'm sure the Frisbee company would agree with you. :-) > A Frisbee in my eyes is a piece of sports equipment, not only a toy. > > Another point is that the phrase "Freedom Frisbee" can't be used for any > other >article than a real Frisbee. > So I'll jump ahead here and respond to the point you make in your PS below about the name "Frisbee". Since it is a trademarked name, we wouldn't want to get into trouble using "Freedom Frisbee" in writing, even if we call it that at the event and in private mails. I see that official sites selling merchandise stay away from the name "Frisbee", instead using "flyer" or "flying disc" or just "disc". I just checked a mini version of the item in question that is on the table here at my parents' house in the USA and it is labeled a "mini flyer" on the back. So my suggestion would be "Freedom Flyer" or "Freedom Flyers". Not as obvious because the word "flyer" can mean many things (frequent flyer on an airplane, or a brochure, for example), but in context (i.e. you have just been handed one of the plastic discs) just as cute and memorable. Since we were trying to promote ourselves as an environmentally conscious project, here is a site I found environmentally friendly products on (recycled plastic, etc) just for some examples: http://promotional.throwthings.com/ProductSearch/QSResults.aspx?Ntt=Environmentally+Friendly+Products+Flying+Discs&kid=32395858&Ne=50&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&BWS=0|5&N=0&DPSV_Id=202509&No=48&Ntk=WordSearchAsiLinename&Nr=LMSiteEligibility:1&pSRVC_Id=65 > Just my personal thoughts... > > Best regards > > Bernhard Best regards, Liz > > PS: My mail client (SeaMonkey) tells me to capitalize "Frisbee". Does > anybody >know if there is a word mark on the name? This would become problematic if we >promote "Freedom Frisbees"... > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
