Well said Mel!<br><br>I also favor stickers as Greg, for previous experiences in conferences and in FLOSS events in general, are the most sold items.<br><br>Also are we considering to make a Sugar online-store ?<br clear="all"> <br>Rafael Ortiz <br> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 1:43 AM, Greg Dekoenigsberg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gdk@redhat.com">gdk@redhat.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> On Thu, 29 Jan 2009, Mel Chua wrote:<br> <br> > SLOBs is at 3am NZ time, so the chances of me attending are slim, but I<br> > would like to make a motion that SL *not* allocate central budget for<br> > marketing materials.<br> ><br> > Instead, I'd like to suggest that SL provide a set of designs and easy<br> > manufacture/print options (as we're already doing for business cards and<br> > such) for things like lollipops, shirts, flyers, etc. - and encourage<br> > local groups to find the funds to get their own swag (and locally<br> > design/print/make their own as well).<br> ><br> > Local resourcefulness is a wonderful thing to cultivate. ;)<br> ><br> > --Mel<br> <br> </div>A big +1 to this.<br> <br> The downside: expect it to take some time.  We may consider jumpstarting<br> some schwag, but we must be *extremely* selective.  I favor stickers,<br> because they are cheap, and they get noticed.  That's why everyone does<br> them.<br> <br> --g<br> <font color="#888888"><br> --<br> Got an XO that you're not using?  Loan it to a needy developer!<br>   [[ <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Exchange_Registry" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Exchange_Registry</a> ]]<br> </font><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br> _______________________________________________<br> Marketing mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Marketing@lists.sugarlabs.org">Marketing@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br>