chad, I like the idea of a moderator... but could I suggest that a hitman may be more appropriate? boom boom, problem solved.
On 11 November 2012 12:53, Chad C. <cphus...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > To say it bluntly, God, please kill me now. Or, stop this moron from > saying another word. > > Everyone, I think you've already given him enough encouragement. Too > much blabbering with no value. > > How about another suggestion: a moderator for this list. > > > Chad C. > http://www.codeplex.com/site/users/view/Phusion > > > > On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 4:09 AM, jason <ja...@i-build-websites.co.uk>wrote: > >> Dan, >> >> >> >> If you would like to pay me and my team to spend time on it, then fine. >> >> >> >> I think we have shown, via a few quick emails, some 'quick wins' that can >> push orchard forward from today. >> >> >> >> I like plans, feasibility studies, competitive analysis, budgets, due >> diligence and all those things but I also like >> >> quick wins. >> >> >> >> Perhaps the Microsoft coders, who work on orchard can run down to >> marketing and say 'we need someone in our team, to work on orchard, >> weekends and evenings, like us' and watch them stare at the coders ! :) >> >> >> >> Jason >> www.i-build-websites.co.uk >> >> 07415 46 15 87 >> skype:jasonpalmer1971 >> >> The information contained in this e-mail is intended only for the >> individual to whom it is addressed It may contain privileged and >> confidential information. If you have received this message in error or >> there are any problems, please notify the sender immediately and delete the >> message from your computer. The unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or >> alteration of this message is prohibited. >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Dan Schlossberg [danschlossb...@gmail.com] >> *Sent:* 10 November 2012 20:06 >> *To:* orchard-discuss@lists.outercurve.org >> *Subject:* Re: the orchard cms pitch >> >> Very nice G. >> >> Jason, if u want to be taken seriously, you'll deliver something like >> this. With a real marketing plan, not a couple of sound bites and >> inspirational quotes. >> >> Marketing plans include words like channel, segment, persona, >> crowdsourcing, roi, metrics, marginal cost of customer acquisition, etc. >> >> we look forward to your next submission. :) >> >> >> Dan Schlossberg >> Chief Software Craftsman >> www.softwaresingularity.com >> (m) 678.361.6960 >> >> Sent from my iPhone. >> >> On Nov 10, 2012, at 2:04 PM, Andrej Gono <andrej.g...@millennium.sk> >> wrote: >> >> http://www.showorchard.com/ >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Nuno Duarte [mailto:nmdua...@gmail.com <nmdua...@gmail.com>] >> *Sent:* Saturday, November 10, 2012 7:52 PM >> *To:* orchard-discuss@lists.outercurve.org >> *Subject:* Re: the orchard cms pitch >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I Think there should be on the Orchard WebSite a list that references to >> real world production websites made using Orchard CMS (something where we >> could reference our work). >> >> Also on the Orchard Website Home Page there should be a list of companies >> that are using orchard (mainly the big ones). >> >> A lot of people look at orchard but doens´t really believe on the >> product, this way (stated above) i believe we could improve the marketing >> strategy. >> >> >> >> Nuno. >> >> On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 5:26 PM, jason <ja...@i-build-websites.co.uk> >> wrote: >> >> The way I look at it.... the pitch for orchard should be something like. >> >> >> >> 'A great and cleanly designed cms, with microsoft technology, great for >> learning c# coding backed by superb Microsoft programmers'... thats the >> pitch to the tech community... >> >> >> >> Pitch to user community would be something like.... >> >> >> >> 'New, smooth, advanced cms with all the features you need in the modern >> world'... >> >> >> >> People do not really need a zillion modules, they just need to do a few >> things like >> >> >> >> -contact form >> >> -facebook integration >> >> -map integration >> >> -video >> >> -blog >> >> -mailing list management >> >> >> >> so, for coders, it is 'nice to use, work with, clean' , perhaps could be >> plugged with video or something when people join >> >> website spark ? >> >> >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/web/websitespark/ >> >> >> >> The wordpress website is 100% marketing on the front page, orchard looks >> 100% technie in development, really needs >> >> just a little tweak there. >> >> >> >> I would push it as 'wordpress that old thing, orchard the new better >> thing'. >> >> >> >> Any thoughts on this ? >> >> >> >> >> Jason >> www.i-build-websites.co.uk >> >> 07415 46 15 87 >> skype:jasonpalmer1971 >> >> >> >> The information contained in this e-mail is intended only for the >> individual to whom it is addressed It may contain privileged and >> confidential information. If you have received this message in error or >> there are any problems, please notify the sender immediately and delete the >> message from your computer. The unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or >> alteration of this message is prohibited. >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* Kris van der Mast [kris.vanderm...@gmail.com] >> *Sent:* 10 November 2012 14:01 >> *To:* orchard-discuss@lists.outercurve.org >> *Subject:* Re: i propose i join orchard as the marketing guy >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> Orchard CMS could for sure use a bit more awareness. In your mail I >> didn't quite get the meaning of why things like the Bill and Melinda Gates >> foundation and Ghandi were pushed in and how they relate to Orchard CMS. If >> you could explain so please do. >> >> >> >> Marketing is about AIDA (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action), how you're >> going to make people aware of the existence of your product, make them >> interested in it and ultimately going to use/purchase it. Orchard Harvest, >> and the uploaded videos on youtube, were a good form of such awareness >> creation. As a shameless plug I might state that I also did so by giving a >> Microsoft (Belgium) live meeting last year about it and a couple of weeks >> ago I had a presentation about Orchard in Milan, Italy. >> >> >> >> The feedback I heard there from the local community is that Orchard is >> interesting but that it lacks a great deal of interesting >> modules/plugins/themes. WordPress already does have a rich ecosystem. Also >> it's hard to make new modules compared with for example Umbraco (never used >> that myself but I heard it from one of my attendees who has made quite a >> lot of implementations with it for his company). >> >> >> >> Grz, Kris. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Johan Pieterse < >> johan.piete...@microsoft.com> wrote: >> >> Jason, I apologize for shooting to quick from the hip. >> >> I agree, expose your ideas. Marketing is a difficult business nowadays. >> >> >> Sent from my Windows Phone >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From: *Dan Schlossberg >> *Sent: *10/11/2012 15:32 >> *To: *orchard-discuss@lists.outercurve.org >> *Subject: *Re: i propose i join orchard as the marketing guy >> >> >> >> Come on dude, u can't give us that easy!! >> >> >> >> Tell us what you marketing plan is going to be. How it will benefit the >> product, the community, the world. >> >> >> >> At least tell us how old you are! >> >> >> Dan Schlossberg >> >> Chief Software Craftsman >> >> www.softwaresingularity.com >> >> (m) 678.361.6960 >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone. >> >> >> On Nov 10, 2012, at 3:31 AM, jason <ja...@i-build-websites.co.uk> wrote: >> >> ok. will drop out and push kentico, how do i unsubscribe from this list >> ? >> >> >> >> >> Jason >> www.i-build-websites.co.uk >> >> 07415 46 15 87 >> skype:jasonpalmer1971 >> >> >> >> The information contained in this e-mail is intended only for the >> individual to whom it is addressed It may contain privileged and >> confidential information. If you have received this message in error or >> there are any problems, please notify the sender immediately and delete the >> message from your computer. The unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or >> alteration of this message is prohibited. >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* Johan Pieterse [jo...@webspot.co.za] >> *Sent:* 10 November 2012 07:28 >> *To:* orchard-discuss@lists.outercurve.org >> *Subject:* RE: i propose i join orchard as the marketing guy >> >> +1 >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From: *Arra J. Derderian >> *Sent: *10/11/2012 01:27 >> *To: *orchard-discuss@lists.outercurve.org >> *Subject: *RE: i propose i join orchard as the marketing guy >> >> Who is this clown? >> >> >> >> Arrs >> >> >> >> Sent from Windows Mail >> >> >> >> *From:* jason >> *Sent:* November 9, 2012 4:21 PM >> *To:* orchard-discuss@lists.outercurve.org >> *Subject:* i propose i join orchard as the marketing guy >> >> >> >> I have been coding since I was 14, I like to code a bit now, but I >> understand a bit more about marketing as well. >> >> >> >> My mentor is the ceo of a quoted firm, he says* a balanced team is key*, >> I would be proud to be associated >> >> with orchard microsoft, I say up with the bill and melinda foundation. >> >> >> >> up with orchard, i have a team of people behind me as well, in coding, >> marketing, publishing, film etc. >> >> >> >> I see bill and melinda making the world a better place, I do not see this >> with wordpress. >> >> >> >> gandhi tastic >> >> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qd-fAnHjPg >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Met vriendelijke groeten, Bien à vous, Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Kind >> regards, >> >> >> Kris van der Mast >> Microsoft MVP ASP.NET <http://asp.net/>/IIS <http://www.iis.net/>, ASP >> Insider <http://aspinsiders.com/Insiders.aspx>, Windows Azure Insider, >> Microsoft >> Extended Experts >> Team<http://msdn.microsoft.com/nl-be/hh560770#krisvandermast>member >> >> Blog: http://blog.krisvandermast.com/, Twitter: >> @KvdM<http://www.twitter.com/KvdM> >> >> Board member of azug <http://www.azug.be/>.be, Cloud >> Computing Competence Center Leader @ Ordina Belgium<http://www.ordina.be/> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- *Jonathan Ward* *Director, Artiphex Ltd* *Registered in England and Wales,** Company No. 7330578, VAT No. 995958723* * * *Recent projects: The Real Mary King's Close<http://www.realmarykingsclose.com/> , Kent Life <http://www.kentlife.org.uk/>, Creswell Crags<http://www.creswell-crags.org.uk>, The Insight Partnership <http://theinsightpartnership.co.uk/>, Soyo<http://soyo.me/>, Ay-Pe <http://www.ay-pe.com/>* *This message contains confidential information. 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