Can I get a direct link to the marketing materials that you were talking about I need it for a help marketing in tennessee On Mar 11, 2012 10:08 AM, "João Fernando" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello people, > Advertising materials that are produced or already have in international > languages and are available for editing may be included here in Espirito > Livre Magazine! Currently I have this work including a full page per issue > with > material provided by Eliane Domingos. But if you have other materials > ready, > I can use. I will be happy to publish. > > 2012/3/11 webmaster for Kracked Press Productions < > [email protected]> > > > > > One place where money is needed is providing handouts for the major > > events. There are events planned world wide for Linux and other shows > that > > LO could/should be a part of. > > > > I know what it costs for creating DVD and brochures to hand out to > people. > > I do it myself for my local area. Shows could be a place where you > could > > hand out 50, 100, 200, or more DVDs with LO "stuff" on them, plus > > brochures, and the typical free marketing items that companies tend to > give > > out to the people who visit their booths. I use to do such shows, either > > as a person working table for a group or just go to the shows. I cannot > do > > this now, but I remember what it was like. > > > > I know that an individual or small group cannot afford to pay for these > > discs, brochures, and other free handouts, by themselves unless they > really > > have a well paying job. The costs of doing a good presentation at a show > > can be rather large. There was some talk about sending a "single" copy > of > > a LO banner to the different lead persons of each show, to help reduce > the > > costs for the table display. But LO could have a "display kit" that goes > > to every single show, to reduce the costs. BUT, each show would have the > > cost for handing out media discs and everything else that people expect a > > table to have for free. > > > > Marketing expenses can be high. > > > > I sure do not have the money to spend if I was going to be sitting at a > > table for one of them and pay for the free handouts. I have enough to do > > just paying for all the DVDs, DVD movie cases, case inserts, and > brochures, > > that I hand out to my local community. I print them up a few at a time > > with my DVD printer and my color laser printer. Thin DVD-Movie cases > cost > > about 30 cents if you buy them in lots of 100 [shipping included] instead > > of buck or more if bought locally at 10 per box. I give out only as many > > as I can afford on my fixed income from my injuries forcing me to stop > > working a "normal job". > > > > So maybe someone can provide how much it costs to do the shows, and then > > look into having some of those costs provided by some type of "marketing > > account". > > > > > > > > > > On 03/10/2012 09:59 PM, Jean Weber wrote: > > > >> I should add that any request for books or money should say how the LO > >> community might benefit, and why the requester (individual or group) is > >> unable (or would find it difficult) to cover the cost themself. Each > >> request will be considered on its merits, and no one should assume that > any > >> particular request would be approved or declined. > >> > >> Jean > >> > >> On 11/03/2012, at 11:17, Jean Weber<[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Dave. > >>> Yes, that's a common use of the money: sending copies of user guides > >>> to people for various promotional purposes. (And that way the books > >>> are paid for by the publisher -- FoOD -- at the wholesale price, not > >>> the retail price, typically saving more than enough to cover > >>> shipping.) > >>> > >>> Please send your request, with details of which book (there are > >>> several in the LO series), why wanted, address for delivery, etc) to > >>> [email protected]**. Allow at least 4 weeks for delivery. > >>> > >>> Mind you, the covers on the current books don't look very exciting or > >>> professional. The next set of books will have a really nice cover... > >>> if the Docs team ever finishes an update so FoOD can publish it! > >>> > >>> --Jean > >>> > >>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 11:00, Dave Johnson<[email protected]**> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Can a marketing person request a printed LO user guide instead of > >>>> money? I > >>>> am approaching a Church School to adopt L O vice MSO. A book to show > >>>> them > >>>> in my presentation will help. > >>>> On Mar 10, 2012 6:24 PM, "Jean Weber"<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hi Tom, > >>>>> Are you supporting or objecting to having local groups request some > of > >>>>> the > >>>>> money that Friends of OpenDocument is holding? > >>>>> > >>>>> Jean > >>>>> > >>>>> On 11/03/2012, at 8:55, Tom Davies<[email protected]**> > wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Hi :) > >>>>>> I thought the plan was to have "local teams", such as the Brazilian, > >>>>>> or > >>>>>> > >>>>> the French or wherever, all administering their own finances and then > >>>>> giving maybe a flat rate as "Affiliation fees" or some such and then > >>>>> maybe > >>>>> a percentage too. > >>>>> > >>>>>> My personal feeling is that Local teams need to work towards being > >>>>>> > >>>>> self-sufficient and it would be great if they can cover their own > >>>>> sundry > >>>>> costs without always having to discuss minutia and waiting for TDF's > >>>>> BoD to > >>>>> approve a sundry expense. I don't see any problem with Local Teams > >>>>> being > >>>>> affiliated to both OOo and LO at the same time now. I guess some > >>>>> funds may > >>>>> need to be restricted to one or the other but that is something for > the > >>>>> bookkeeping records and end-of-year financial accounts. > >>>>> > >>>>>> Regards from > >>>>>> Tom :) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> --- On Sat, 10/3/12, ol klaus-jürgen weghorn<[email protected]> > >>>>>> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> From: ol klaus-jürgen weghorn<[email protected]> > >>>>>> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Funds available for marketing > >>>>>> > >>>>> LibreOffice > >>>>> > >>>>>> To: [email protected].**org< > [email protected]> > >>>>>> Date: Saturday, 10 March, 2012, 8:18 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Hi Jean, all, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Am 10.03.2012 05:13, schrieb Jean Weber: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Instead of giving the LO money to The Document Foundation > >>>>>>> for general expenses, we think it is better to make it available to > >>>>>>> cover expenses that The Document Foundation can't or won't > >>>>>>> deal with. Some examples might be the cost of marketing > >>>>>>> materials (including copies of the user guides) for tables at > events, > >>>>>>> attendance at events aimed at potential and actual customers > >>>>>>> (librarians, educators, etc), or just about anything that would be > >>>>>>> valuable for spreading awareness and growing the community > >>>>>>> and the customer base. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> 2 thoughts: > >>>>>> - maybe interesting for the BoD-ml (board-discuss@** > >>>>>> documentfoundation.org <[email protected]>) > >>>>>> > >>>>> too. > >>>>> > >>>>>> - maybe some part of the money for a travel refund (see point 12 of > >>>>>> the > >>>>>> > >>>>> BoD-tasks [1]? "We are not yet in a position to pay these" > >>>>> > >>>>>> [1] http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/Tasks< > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Tasks> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> --- > >>>>>> Grüße > >>>>>> k-j > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > >>>>>> > >>>>> marketing+help@global.**libreoffice.org< > marketing%[email protected]> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Problems? > >>>>>> > >>>>> http://www.libreoffice.org/**get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-** > >>>>> unsubscribe/< > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/** > >>>>>> Netiquette <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette> > >>>>>> List archive: http://listarchives.**libreoffice.org/global/** > >>>>>> marketing/ <http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/> > >>>>>> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot > be > >>>>>> > >>>>> deleted > >>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > >>>>>> > >>>>> marketing+help@global.**libreoffice.org< > marketing%[email protected]> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Problems? > >>>>>> > >>>>> http://www.libreoffice.org/**get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-** > >>>>> unsubscribe/< > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/** > >>>>>> Netiquette <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette> > >>>>>> List archive: http://listarchives.**libreoffice.org/global/** > >>>>>> marketing/ <http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/> > >>>>>> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot > be > >>>>>> > >>>>> deleted > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+help@global.** > >>>>> libreoffice.org <marketing%[email protected]> > >>>>> Problems? > >>>>> http://www.libreoffice.org/**get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-** > >>>>> unsubscribe/< > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/> > >>>>> Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/** > >>>>> Netiquette <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette> > >>>>> List archive: http://listarchives.**libreoffice.org/global/** > >>>>> marketing/ <http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/> > >>>>> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot > be > >>>>> deleted > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>> Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+help@global.** > >>>> libreoffice.org <marketing%[email protected]> > >>>> Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/**get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-** > >>>> unsubscribe/< > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/> > >>>> Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/** > >>>> Netiquette <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette> > >>>> List archive: http://listarchives.** > libreoffice.org/global/**marketing/< > http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/> > >>>> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > >>>> deleted > >>>> > >>>> > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+help@global.** > > libreoffice.org <marketing%[email protected]> > > Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/**get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-** > > unsubscribe/< > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/> > > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/** > > Netiquette <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette> > > List archive: http://listarchives.**libreoffice.org/global/**marketing/< > http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/> > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > > deleted > > > > > > -- > João Fernando Costa Júnior > Comunidade LibreOffice do ES / Iniciativa Espírito Livre / Equipe Bestlinux > GNU/Linux User #422133 > Ubuntu User #16167 > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
