Re: [board-discuss] Involvement of the board in the Marketing Plan

2020-07-02 Thread Thorsten Behrens
Hi Sam, first off, thx a lot - for engaging in detail, and with constructive criticism! Just a few comments, to perhaps adjust perception - Sam Tuke wrote: > Drafting a 5 year marketing plan following indecisiveness > from the board is a job for a diplomat, not a marketer. > Guessing and

Re: [board-discuss] Involvement of the board in the Marketing Plan

2020-07-02 Thread Sam Tuke
On 26/06/2020 18:50, Michael Meeks wrote: > Interestingly the slides were also posted here a week ago, and > discussed in a public board meeting last week too (IIRC). [...] That's great; I must have missed it, though I am subscribed. First five rounds of drafting with the board, the final check

Re: [board-discuss] Involvement of the board in the Marketing Plan

2020-07-02 Thread Sam Tuke
Hi Daniel, On 26/06/2020 23:16, Daniel Armando Rodriguez wrote: > Given the importance of adopting a medium-term plan such as the one > under discussion, in my role as a Board Member I recognize that it is > extremely important to hear different voices. Me too. Hearing voices serves no purpose

Re: [board-discuss] Involvement of the board in the Marketing Plan

2020-07-02 Thread Sam Tuke
Thanks everyone for your replies. Replying message by message, starting with Franklin. On 26/06/2020 19:50, Franklin Weng wrote: > I have regularly attended the marketing meeting, no matter the > heated ones like yesterday, or small ones with only three people > including me. That's great to

Re: [board-discuss] Involvement of the board in the Marketing Plan

2020-06-26 Thread Daniel Armando Rodriguez
Hi, I was at the meeting too. Given the importance of adopting a medium-term plan such as the one under discussion, in my role as a Board Member I recognize that it is extremely important to hear different voices. In fact, I would have liked yesterday's meeting to have been attended by more

Re: [board-discuss] Involvement of the board in the Marketing Plan

2020-06-26 Thread Franklin Weng
Hi Sam, I was there in the meeting too, just like many of the marketing meetings in the past.  I have  regularly attended the marketing meeting, no matter the heated ones like yesterday, or small ones with only three people including me. Before this marketing meeting, there has been some

Re: [board-discuss] Involvement of the board in the Marketing Plan

2020-06-26 Thread William Gathoye (LibreOffice)
Hi Sam, Michael, Thanks again for your interesting questions about KPIs during the meeting. Always glad to be able to learn something new wrt. business marketing (e.g. USP, etc.) ;) > the link disappearing is annoying; but IIRC we have no E-mail > attachments on-list. The reason behind the

Re: [board-discuss] Involvement of the board in the Marketing Plan

2020-06-26 Thread Michael Meeks
Hi Sam, On 26/06/2020 17:32, Sam Tuke wrote: > It seems like only one member of the current Board of Directors was > present in that meeting (though there may have been some who stayed > silent; please correct me). Interestingly the slides were also posted here a week ago, and discussed

[board-discuss] Involvement of the board in the Marketing Plan

2020-06-26 Thread Sam Tuke
Hi All, thanks to yesterday's marketing call, marketing team members had an opportunity to discuss the 5 year Marketing plan currently being drafted by Italo. It seems like only one member of the current Board of Directors was present in that meeting (though there may have been some who stayed