Hi Sally, I just spotted this post on our users ML: http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/couchdb-user/201504.mbox/%3CCAPMhwa4wV3PN6oG0xCjs6V0OM%3DZ3MocXCYM-e19hVcUPK%2Bn%2BOg%40mail.gmail.com%3E
I guess based on that feedback you can work with Giovanni for a complete and official testimonial. Let me know if I can help! Best, Robert On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 5:19 AM, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Robert. > > I'm still planning to approach this from the PR/Marketing standpoint, so > my intention was to connect with the appropriate contact/gatekeeper with a > "referral"/"reminder" as to whom from the organization was part of the > project (e.g. a Committer, on the dev@ list, etc) or is using the product > (if known). > > As such, if there are any internal contacts who are amenable to me telling > their PR team something along the lines of "we've been working with [NAME] > on Apache CouchDB and would love to have a testimonial about your > experience", the request tends to go more smoothly, as they'll have someone > specific to connect with. Often, PR folk tend to say "no" unless there's a > personal link somewhere. > > I hope this makes sense :-) > > Warmly, > Sally > > [From the mobile; please excuse top-posting, spelling/spacing errors, and > brevity] > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Robert Kowalski" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>, "Sally Khudairi" <[email protected]> > Subject: CouchDB users interview > Date: Fri, Apr 17, 2015 23:07 > > I think I have, can you give me a short reminder what the process would be > be like? What steps do I have to take and which steps are you taking and > what is the result? > > On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 3:21 AM, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi everyone --a quick follow-up on this. >> Do we have any low-hanging fruit? Otherwise I'll just plow through the PR >> contacts and will let you know who is amenable to working with us. >> Thanks so much,Sally >> >> From: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Cc: TheApacheFoundation <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, 28 March 2015, 13:08 >> Subject: Re: Fwd: CouchDB users interview >> >> Thanks, Andy. >> This is a great idea --I've been discussing a similar approach with the >> ASF Fundraising team. Nice to see we're in synch on this. >> Yes, I'll be happy to reach out to help obtain interviews and >> testimonials. Is this your primary list or do you have some low-hanging >> fruit that are "friends of CouchDB" and ready to chat now? >> I'm traveling over the next couple of weeks and might have some >> connectivity issues during this time, and would prefer to start with our >> friendlies first. >> One thing that is helpful is if we have a technical contact within these >> groups whom we can leverage where possible. So if you can pass on our >> contact's name(s), coordinates (so I can copy them on any emails), and role >> in the project (if any on a formal basis), that would be terrific. >> And, of course, we presumably have inside contacts with Cordova, for >> example. Do let me know which organizations you'd like me to help with :-) >> Cheers & chat soon,Sally >> >> >> From: Andy Wenk <[email protected]> >> To: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >> Cc: TheApacheFoundation <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, 28 March 2015, 10:36 >> Subject: Fwd: CouchDB users interview >> >> Dear Sally, >> Alex, a fellow PMC member and others at the marketing list of the CouchDB >> project had the great idea to start a interview series with big players in >> the tech industry who are using CouchDB. We are now looking for people at >> these companies we can contact. The list is as follows: >> >> AppleBBCCERNNodeJS/NPMDrupalSoundcloud >> Erlang SolutionsApache Cordova >> Microsoft >> Please find more details below how these companies / projects use CouchDB. >> Can you help us with some contacts? Or do you have any advice how to find >> out, who are the people we should contact at these companies? >> Thank you so much for any help ;-) >> Warm regards >> Andy >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Alexander Shorin <[email protected]> >> Date: 27 March 2015 at 12:44 >> Subject: Re: CouchDB users interview >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, >> Andreas Wenk <[email protected]> >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 1:52 PM, Andy Wenk <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Can someone send a list of companies we would like to contact? >> >> From my point of view: >> >> - Apple: they have CouchDB included in XCode server >> - BBC: >> http://www.erlang-factory.com/conference/London2009/speakers/endafarrell >> - CERN: http://readwrite.com/2010/08/26/lhc-couchdb >> >> - NodeJS/NPM: they had a couple of posts about their experience with >> CouchDB and troubles they had, but it would be good to ask them some >> more questions about >> - Drupal community: they don't technically uses CouchDB, but the >> replication protocol >> - Soundcloud: iirc they uses CouchDB as well or also just replication >> protocol >> - Erlang Solutions: https://elearning.erlang-solutions.com/couchdb/ >> - Apache Cordova: their plugins registry >> http://http://plugins.cordova.io is driven by CouchDB >> - Microsoft: Yaron Goland seems very active on replication@ ML and may >> know something >> >> - Cloudant/IBM, PouchDB and Hoodie/Neighborhoodie: I think, there is >> no need to explain why (: >> >> These are big fishes, but any success with them could attract the >> others. Most urls on CouchDB in the Wild page are not giving much >> hope, but you can walk among them and pick few links which you likes. >> >> In additional, may be some call on Twitter / ML / Socialmedia may be >> helpful. >> >> -- >> ,,,^..^,,, >> >> >> >> -- >> Andy Wenk >> Hamburg - Germany >> RockIt! >> >> http://www.couchdb-buch.de >> http://www.pg-praxisbuch.de >> >> GPG fingerprint: C044 8322 9E12 1483 4FEC 9452 B65D 6BE3 9ED3 9588 >> https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/andywenk.asc >> >> >> >> >> >> > >
