[Marketing] Input required OSGeo Marketing supplies

[Eli Adam]

On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 1:18 PM, Cameron Shorter
<cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
> In prior years discussions on the marketing led us to think that we should
> be outsoucing the production of OSGeo related supplies to external
> company(s). Eg: http://www.cafepress.com/ (Beyond the idea, we did very
> little to follow through on this).

cafepress is more oriented towards selling very small quantities, like
1.  Or 10.  Also, The OSGeo cafe press has not been doing lots of
business over the years.

>
> We work out the list of products which should be created, provide the source
> data/image/... then let the external provider manage the selling and
> delivery process. We can later decide if OSGeo wishes to pay for certain
> items for certain events.

They are available here for instance,
http://www.cafepress.com/osgeo/1752240, however, that would be the
worst way to purchase bulk stickers.

Eli

>
> Cheers, Cameron
>
>
>
>
> On 10/2/17 7:59 am, Eli Adam wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 12:44 PM, Marc Vloemans <marcvloemans1 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Marketing list members,
>>>
>>> Regarding Eli's suggestion below that stickers (And perhaps flyers etc
>>> too?) be printed centrally and shipped to event organisers and perhaps other
>>> OSGeo stakeholders, I require your thoughts on this.
>>
>> Shipping supplies is not my suggestion.  My suggestion is to have bulk
>> supplies available at FOSS4G.  Attendees from chapters all over the
>> world who attend FOSS4G can take those stickers in bulk with them back
>> to various regions of the world for distribution at local chapters and
>> events.
>>
>>> My own initial thoughts, I have already expressed, but perhaps there are
>>> other considerations to take into account?
>>
>> Your thoughts on this idea?
>>
>> Best regards, Eli
>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>> Marc Vloemans
>>>
>>>
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>>>>> On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 10:59 AM, Marc Vloemans
>>>>> <marcvloemans1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Maxi et al.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regarding reimbursement of flyers and stickers;
>>>>> - stickers best be printed locally (printing overseas And shipment is
>>>>> not
>>>>> quite cost And time efficient)
>>>>
>>>> Maybe 3,000 stickers can be printed and distributed in bulk to local
>>>> chapter representatives at FOSS4G?  That might be the cheapest way to
>>>> distribute them around the world.  In my opinion, the more stickers
>>>> the better; anywhere someone wants to promote OSGeo is worth a
>>>> sticker.
>>>>
>>>> Eli
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