Hi Matt, contributing to open source projects in the area of marketing is not like consulting
to a regular business, so please expect delays and/or replies which may look weird. Most of the
people in the project do not have any kind of marketing background, and in some cases see
marketing as an issue rather than an opportunity.
In addition, many people are volunteers, and people who are paid like Mike and me do not work
full time, and do cover all continents, talking with journalists, supporting local communities,
handling branding issues, preparing announcements, managing marketing budgets, speaking at
conferences, representing TDF at global level (EU, governments, NGOs, ...), writing blog posts,
preparing slide decks for events, writing the Annual Report, and organizing LibreOffice
Conferences.
I may have missed some tasks, but I am definitely involved almost on a daily basis on all the
above tasks. Mike is focusing on slightly different tasks, but the overall workload is the
same. All this, with a marketing budget close to zero euro (if compared to any competitor's
marketing budget).
So, please be patient. In open source projects, patience is one of the most important assets of
good contributors.
All that said, I think it makes sense to have a call in early March to discuss about future
marketing activities.
Best regards, Italo
On 2/25/26 13:29, strange.flute9055@fastmail.com wrote:
And again... All goes quiet. That's why I can't help.
On Tue, 24 Feb 2026, at 10:55 AM, strange.flute9055@fastmail.com wrote:
I'd be interested to know about audiences too, as a copywriter keen to
help out. I've asked before but there's been no answer.
Matt
On Tue, 24 Feb 2026, at 1:03 PM, Sebastian Brower wrote:
Hi Mike,
Thanks for sending those links. I took a look at the schools and university
flyers and i think they are really good - Especially the modern design. I
have some areas I believe I can improve upon and would love to take a shot
myself. Any source files would be a great help. Also would you mind letting
me know the target audience for the flyer? Are we targeting an average
student or a tech-savvy one?
Thank you,
Sebastian
On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 2:34 AM Mike Saunders <
mike.saunders@documentfoundation.org> wrote:
Hi Sebastian,
On 20/02/2026 11:29, Sebastian Brower wrote:
>
The main areas that I would like to work on: flyers and graphics
Great, thanks for offering to help! We have flyers that we hand out at
events, in various languages, such as:
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2021/04/23/libreoffice-flyers-for-schools-and-universities-help-us-to-hand-them-out/
And a more modern design:
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2021/07/15/libreoffice-flyer-for-schools-and-universities-extra-design/
What do you think? If you'd like to work on improved designs, I can send
you the source file.
Regarding graphics, we have recently contracted a design agency to
improve our graphics, creating things more consistent with our branding,
like:
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/LO_26_2-light.png
But of course, there's lots to do. Is there anything in particular
you've seen, that you'd like to work on, or could be improved?
Cheers!
Mike
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