On Saturday, March 26, 2011 20:28:36 Bryen M. Yunashko wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-03-26 at 12:24 -0700, James Mason wrote:
> > I'd rather give a $5 to every 5th person than a $1 item to everyone.
> > Plus, some of our market segments are covered for (nearly) free. I
> > plan to have a small space at LFNW for doing penguin & geeko origami.
> > The paper costs ~$5 for 100 pieces, and a single laminated sheet
> > provides the full instructions. Some people don't know the product; a
> > promo DVD is ideal for them, something of slightly higher value may be
> > in order for longer-time users or advocates. Its a great way to
> > reconnect, say "thank you" to the users, and generate buzz :)
>
> I LOVE IT! While the kids come along and insist on playing with the
> origami, the parents will have no choice but to stand there and chat
> with us about openSUSE. >:)
>
> We should certainly make this a recommendation for everyone to try in
> their booths. Extremely low-cost way to get people to visit our
> booths.
Yeah, we had something like this at the openSUSE booth at Linuxtag - great.
Not only kids but also many adults came (depends on what you do).
Is that kind of activity documented in the wiki as inpiration for ambassadors?
Andreas
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