<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> Since Funding for Press releases, Logo Soas, and Event Staffing, Banners, etc. will be a continued need going forward. Fundraising efforts should be a key topic during our weekly marketing meetings. Thinking like- "We are the Red Cross of Education" Red Cross does-Lots of Marketing-Lots of fundraising-Great results JT > Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:39:14 +0200 > From: sdaly.be@gmail.com > To: tomeu@sugarlabs.org > CC: marketing@lists.sugarlabs.org > Subject: Re: [Marketing] Categories for press release? > > Yes Tomeu I confirm that marketing can get expensive quickly :-) > > In fact to make the deadline I need to pay with PayPal, eReleases > needed a check a few days ago already to make today's submission > deadline. > > I spent $600 on the last release and $1000 on the branded USB sticks > so i'm *very* motivated to find some funding > > thanks > > Sean > > > > On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu@sugarlabs.org> wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 17:30, Sean DALY <sdaly.be@gmail.com> wrote: > >> So: > >> > >> * Education > >> * High Tech - Software > >> * High Tech - Public Sector/Government > >> * Nonprofit Industry > >> > >> keep in mind these are the categories journalists auto-select when > >> signing up for PR Newswire, they can sign up for as many as they like > >> > >> I agree that Public Sector is worth trying. > >> I'm not so sure about Nonproft Industry but I do think there is > >> potential for partnerships for example some special-interest groups > >> about health might want to support the creation of health-related > >> Activities > >> > >> Ouch my wallet although David said he would help me out with this one :-( > > > > Shouldn't we use SL's budget for this? And/or make a wider call for donations? > > > > Regards, > > > > Tomeu > > > >> Sean > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 5:20 PM, John Tierney <jtis4stx@hotmail.com> wrote: > >>> Shouldn't leave out Government Public Sector. In the end these are the > >>> people > >>> who will fund us for widespread deployment-They need to know we exist and > >>> how great Soas could be for schools with aging equipment. > >>> > >>> JT > >>> > >>>> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:15:40 +0200 > >>>> From: sdaly.be@gmail.com > >>>> To: Marketing@lists.sugarlabs.org > >>>> Subject: Re: [Marketing] Categories for press release? > >>>> > >>>> Keep in mind that a consistent goal we have is reminding the tech > >>>> pundits that we are alive and kicking ;-) > >>>> > >>>> Caroline - I'm not sure I understood you by "futile" do you mean > >>>> "useless" or "useful" ? :-) > >>>> > >>>> So shall we do these? > >>>> > >>>> * Education > >>>> * High Tech - Software > >>>> * Nonprofit Industry > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Sean > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Caroline Meeks > >>>> <caroline@solutiongrove.com> wrote: > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Sean DALY <sdaly.be@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> >> > >>>> >> * Education > >>>> >> * Children & Youth > >>>> >> * High Tech - Software > >>>> >> * High Tech - Public Sector/Government > >>>> >> * Parenting > >>>> >> * Nonprofit Industry > >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> eReleases gives us 2 free... then $100 per additional. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> reminder, last March 16th i had splurged a c-note and gone with the > >>>> >> first three targets above. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> this is of course complementary to our targeted mailing for the e-mail > >>>> >> addresses we have > >>>> >> > >>>> >> I think Education goes without saying, but it's a toss-up between the > >>>> >> next two as to which one should always be in... > >>>> >> > >>>> >> As we have the earlybird discount perhaps we should just go with the > >>>> >> first > >>>> >> four? > >>>> > > >>>> > I feel like  High Tech - Public Sector/Government and Nonprofit Industry > >>>> > are > >>>> > less futile for us right now.  In my mental model of the world, the > >>>> > people > >>>> > who are reading those that we want to reach are already subscribed to > >>>> > another category. > >>>> > > >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> input please thanks > >>>> >> > >>>> >> Sean > >>>> >> _______________________________________________ > >>>> >> Marketing mailing list > >>>> >> Marketing@lists.sugarlabs.org > >>>> >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > -- > >>>> > Caroline Meeks > >>>> > Solution Grove > >>>> > Caroline@SolutionGrove.com > >>>> > > >>>> > 617-500-3488 - Office > >>>> > 505-213-3268 - Fax > >>>> > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Marketing mailing list > >>>> Marketing@lists.sugarlabs.org > >>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Marketing mailing list > >> Marketing@lists.sugarlabs.org > >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Marketing mailing list > Marketing@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing </body> </html>