[Board] OSGeo marketing material for the world

Fri Mar 3 07:26:17 PST 2017

I am all for getting organized, we should review the exhibition pack
<https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Marketing_Committee#Marketing_Activities> offer
that is currently on our wiki to make sure it is sustainable from a
volunteer perspective. Currently the wiki just offers to cover funding for
non-consumable items (part of planing OSGeo local chapters I suspect).

*OSGeo Exhibition Pack*
*100% funding covered for the non-consumable items in one Exhibition Pack
per OSGeo Local Organising Committee, as outlined in: Exhibition Pack*

We can take the discussion to the marketing committee mailing list.
--
Jody Garnett

On 3 March 2017 at 00:26, Marc Vloemans <marcvloemans1 at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hi All,
>
> Although I feel OSGeo should support local chapters And others in their
> outreach And promotional activities, we have to give this an extra thought.
> We receive more often likewise requests nowadays. And post-hoc scrambling
> is the worst option in a volunteer organisation.
>
> I the past our website provided the files to be printed and financed
> locally. However If a new set up is to be decided we need:
> - money-budget dedicated to either 'printing-for-the-world' vs where do we
> feel our few dollars will have most impact (region, country, audience).
> - an admin to keep track on a rather detailed level how much is spend
> against a certain budget (we are talking up to 100USD here there everywhere)
> - a well thought through process and communication which manages
> expectations and does not burn out a volunteer
> - the new brand in place (why throwing away hours and money for stuff
> ending in the bin)
> - time/volunteer to do the actual printing, packaging and shipping, who
> also has room for storaging flyers and stickers.
> - establish the tipping point where shipmentcost are an acceptable part of
> the shipment value.
> - somebody in the Marketing Committee to approve each collateral request
> - Michael's cooperation and time to bookkeep several reimbursements per
> year extra
>
> The above is not effective or efficient.
> I propose we involve local chapters in this type of exercise. These are
> our/OSGeo actual ears, hands, feet on the ground.
> Provide them with collateral (mind you, not money), once per year.
> Effective, time/energy/money efficient.
> For regions without local chapter.....a great opportunity to incentivise
> and help reach out by establishing a local chapter. For US....that would
> perhaps mean regional ones.
>
> If the above comes across as cumbersome...the alternative is a nightmare.
>
> Kind regards,
> Marc Vloemans
>
>
> Op 2 mrt. 2017 om 16:27 heeft Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> het
> volgende geschreven:
>
> With a functioning marketing committee please send your requests there
> (the board has delegated responsibility/budget here to a committee so we do
> not need to approve everything one by one like last year).
>
> Aside:
> - The subject has been raised during marketing meeting in december - and
> there was a really nice idea of setting up a website where our members
> could "order" a marketing collateral box and make this less difficult for
> everyone.
> - I note during website/rebranding thing I would expect new marketing
> collateral to be produced this year (so please do not print too much!).
>
> And more importantly thanks to both of you for hitting the open source
> outreach - go OSGeo :)
>
>
> --
> Jody Garnett
>
> On 2 March 2017 at 05:58, Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Astrid, all,
>>
>> Actually I have the exact same issue: I will be keynoting at several
>> events in the next few months with exhibition booths, and yesterday I was
>> thinking of doing the usual: editing the posters/flyers in OSGeo SVN and
>> printing, and looking for stickers etc.  But since I am not the only one in
>> this boat (as Astrid mentioned) maybe the revived Marketing Committee could
>> be handing this, and shipping out exhibition packages to those in need
>> (such as Astrid and myself?).  Otherwise we are duplicating efforts &
>> wondering how to pay for this all...
>>
>> -jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2017-03-02 9:43 AM, Michael Smith wrote:
>>
>>> That would make sense to me if that¹s something simple and easy for Till.
>>>
>>> I'm cc'ing the board list to get the boards input on this.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> ----
>>> Michael Smith
>>> OSGeo Foundation Treasurer
>>> treasurer at osgeo.org
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: "Astrid Emde (OSGeo)" <astrid_emde at osgeo.org>
>>> Date: Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 6:17 AM
>>> To: Michael Smith <michael.smith.erdc at gmail.com>
>>> Cc: <till.adams at fossgis.de>
>>> Subject: OSGeo marketing material
>>>
>>> Hi Michael,
>>>>
>>>> here is Astrid Emde from Germany FOSSGIS writing.
>>>>
>>>> I have a question about the OSGeo marketing material.
>>>>
>>>> I am in the marketing committee and would like to order marketing
>>>> material for OSGeo like sticker. The idea is to send material to
>>>> conferences and local chapters...
>>>>
>>>> Now is the question about how to pay the material.
>>>>
>>>> Till mentioned that there is still money from FOSS4G in Bonn. Can I take
>>>> this money to pay for the material?
>>>>
>>>> Best regards Astrid
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Astrid_Emde
>>>>
>>>
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