Hello: We noticed this list has been very active the last few days, with a lot of talk about "advocacy, activism and other words that have nothing to do with marketing.
For the Ubuntu marketing team to be effective there needs to be finance support from the Canonical, we have been a member of this team and other Ubuntu loco for a couple of years and haven't seen anything that would efficiently sell Ubuntu to Windows users. Realistically, a marketing campaign needs to be directed to people that don't even know Ubuntu exists and in a clear and concise manner shows them why they want to ditch Windows. Expecting to go up against a mind set that there is no other choice then windows and a multi-billion dollar ad spend by Microsoft with no money is ridiculous. Obviously you are never going to out spend them on the delivery, but you could out do them in the area of production and then make use of what ever medium you can afford to get the word out. I run a Linux page on facebook that has about 4300 people and would be happy to let people join post anything about ubuntu there, I have found there is a solid ubuntu user base in addition to other types of linux. http://facebook.com/LinuxHelp Still there has to be a way of rasing money for the purpose of selling ubuntu, because selling is what marketing is all about. In order to sell anyone anything you have to let people know what is is it for them. Peace Mike F. Cocoa Beach, FL -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
