[Marketing] Case Studies

[Cameron Shorter]

So what is the most effective way to get case studies written?

How can we empower volunteers to do the majority - if not all the work?

What are the limitations of the existing 
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Case_Studies web page jump point?

Paul Ramsey wrote:
> Case studies, case studies, case studies, people say. I find that it
> takes me about half a day per study. Now, I am notoriously lazy, so
> you can take that number any way you like, but there it is. And the
> reason I'm not cranking out case studies for osgeo? It doesn't really
> scratch my itch. I've got a great lead for a new postgis study burning
> a hole in my desk right now... I'll get to it, someday.
>
> P.
>
> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at pobox.com> wrote:
>   
>> Michael P. Gerlek wrote:
>>     
>>> No apologies needed, imho -- such comments, when well thought out as
>>> you've
>>> done, are always helpful.
>>>
>>> Seems to be some confusion about the "marketing" and "website" charters.
>>>  At
>>> the risk of introducing a Naming Thread, I'd suggest the marketing team
>>> should really be considered as "MarCom" (Marketing/Communications) and
>>> thus
>>> responsible for the content/fodder on the web (whereas the icky
>>> HTMLification of said fodder is decidedly not a marketing team role).
>>>       
>> Folks,
>>
>> I don't think the website committee has felt it couldn't create various
>> content for the website like that discussed.  But the people involved
>> have just not had the energy and expertise to do so.  I'm confident we
>> (on the web site) would be most appreciative of content developed by
>> the marketing committee for the web site, as well as suggestions for
>> navigation, etc.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> --
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