Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Funding Wishlist

On 10/16/2012 10:17 AM, Marc Paré wrote:
> Hi Tim,
>
> Le 2012-10-14 10:59, webmaster-Kracked_P_P a écrit :
> > Could there be more online material thatcan be downloaded and printer
> > locally?
> >
> > Create a list of materials - with their files links - in one place that
> > will be all that a local promoter needs? The current marketing site does
> > not have what is needed.
> >
> > Banners - several sizes - for hanging on wall, table, and a sign-stand.
> > SWAG - well if there is a company that offers a good price on limited
> > quantities, that would be great.
> > Promotional cards for LO and where to buy the books
> > DVDs - like what the NA-DVD project has created would be nice for
> > localized events.
> > Brochures - like Drew created for the NA-DVD project are always needed
> > for booths.
> >
> > "Official" LO shirts - polo-style for the boot personnel would make them
> > look more professional.
> >
> > I wonder if there would be an ability to sell some of the LO books at
> > such events.
> >
> > If a local person, like me, could be able to download the files and get
> > them printed locally, and order the shirt and SWAG items for
> > himself/herself, that would be great. Providing the funds to create
> > these items for local events that would help promote LO would be great
> > as well.
> >
> > I know that, even in a smaller community area where I live, we have
> > different "events" where a booth to display LO might work. These are not
> > "software events" but ones that the community tends to go to. Then there
> > are the events for community businesses. Having a booth at one of those
> > promoting LO might get them to start to think about LO for their
> > business, or at least for their homes.
>
> I think this is another sort of marketing strategy but not really of 
> this topic. We are looking for funding wishlist item. If you are 
> suggesting a fund of $$$ where a local group could access to print off 
> materials as they need, I don't think I would be for this. The problem 
> with this is that it is very easy to abuse such a system and difficult 
> to monitor for empirical data. If a locality finds enough conferences 
> to go to, then, IMO, the local group should try to find ways to raise 
> money to pay for the print materials. In most cases a simple "donation 
> jar" would do the trick. Or they could also ask for some money from 
> the TDF/LibreOffice by submitting a request with projected costs.
>
> As for materials available on our site for marketing purposes, you 
> will find a section that I started "Conference kt" on the marketing 
> wiki page[1] that would also address what you speak of. It is just a 
> matter of keeping it up to date with new materials. Feel free to add 
> to it as you see more materials being added. We should try to provide 
> enough "ready for print" materials on that section for anyone to print 
> locally. It just needs to be updated by all of us on the marketing team.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Marc
>
>
> [1] http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing
Yes
There needs to be "ready to print" materials.
Also, like Lulu, there might be a market for "make on demand" shirts, 
hats, and other items that can be used at a local event. Drew was 
looking into a service like that, but I do not know how far he got.

The more materials available for the local marketing people, the 
better.  If there was a "make on demand" list of items and companies, 
then they will have a better idea on how much it would cost, instead of 
trying to find service themselves to make the low quantity items like 
shirts and such.

Since I have mobility issues, now, I no longer can travel to events like 
I use to for an info and sales booth at model railroad shows. So, I hope 
to find out if the business-to-business "shows" would be a viable event 
for a LO table.  If so, then I will need to come up with the money for 
professionally made DVDs.  3.5.7 [if it ever gets out of the RC2 stage] 
and 3.6.3/.4 when it comes out.




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