[Marketing] Being An Ambassador

[John Tierney]

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 JT
> Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:38:48 -040
> From: mel at melchua.com
> To: caroline at solutiongrove.com
> CC: marketing at lists.sugarlabs.org
> Subject: Re: [Marketing] Being An Ambassador
> 
> > Can anyone think of something we can call Sugar "Ambassadors" that is 
> > friendly, youthful and egalitarian and will put teachers into a mindset 
> > where they believe that by trying, experimenting and especially playing, 
> > they can learn to use Sugar and use it to help their kids learn.
> 
> Free-association:
> 
> When I think about the folks who've taught me things in a Sugar-like 
> manner, they're usually the people I just call friends. Friends, 
> buddies, people who you can go "ooh, shiny, isn't this neat?" around, 
> and they'll encourage you. Sometimes big siblings. Sugar Sibs, Sugar 
> Buddies, and Sugar Friends are either (1) redundant with the UI or (2) 
> just sound weird, though.
> 
> Sugar Scouts? (Advance parties foraging for interesting things - also, 
> girl/boy scout troops association.) Sugar Greeters? The Sugar Welcome Wagon?
> 
> I keep thinking about arriving to my first day at kindergarten, 
> terrified, and getting a huge welcome and hug from my wonderful first 
> classroom teacher, Mrs. Liss, who showed me all these cool stations I 
> could play with (painting! books! water table! goldfish!). What do you 
> call that?
> 
> The Sugar Doormat? Welcome mat? (Hm, "mat" may not be the best word.) I 
> personally have nothing against the word "ambassador" - it doesn't carry 
> a ton of baggage for me - but I can see where you're coming from.
> 
> Sugar Taste-testers? (Cue Mary Poppins music here.) Test-drivers?
> 
> I'm sure other people have better ideas than this...
> 
> --Mel
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