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If you are interested in becoming a member of the team, please join the [https://launchpad.net/people/marketingteam Launchpad marketing team] and sign up for the mailing list. We welcome all members, at all levels of skill and commiment to be assigned to a variety of new and established projects. | If you are interested in becoming a member of the team, please join the forum at UbuntuPeople.com and add your name to the list on this page. |
Find Us
MarketingTeam Forums: http://www.ubuntupeople.com/file/forums/
IRC Channel: #ubuntu-marketing on irc.freenode.org
Marketing Team
The Marketing Team's primary objective is to fix [http://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/1 Bug #1] by promoting Ubuntu through traditional and non-traditional marketing activities.
Scope
The Marketing Team is responsible for all aspects of Marketing the Ubuntu distribution and liasing with all related teams, both upstream and downstream. The responsibilities of the team are to:
- Provide a unified front to enable the proliferation of the Ubuntu distribution, inclusive of all marketing activities
- Creatively advocate and positively promote the Ubuntu distribution on behalf of the Ubuntu community
- Understand and respond to the requirements of individuals intersted in migrating to the Ubuntu distrbution, make it esier for others to do so.
- Understand the need to find zero-cost and cost-effective awareness strategies that allow for unlimited scalability
- Provide resources that enable positive and accurate press coverage with a long reach
- Develop long-standing stakeholder relationships that encourage open dialogue and deeper understanding
- Remain approachable by all members of the general public, regardless of technical ability
- Remain an 'open' team, understanding that a perfect marketing team recognises that all users are potential advocates
- Be prepared to change and mould to the waves of market forces whilst resolute in our founding principles
- Respect and incorporate the views of the one another, the FOSS and Ubuntu community, Canonical Ltd and all users
- Ensure professionalism and Quality of Service at all times
The process of brainstorming, developing, progressing, constructing, deploying, supporting, measuring and applying quality control to, all activities related to marketing remains within the focus of this group. The particular vehicle(s) chosen to implement these activities may range from printed media to electronic media, conferences and presentations to games and competitions. The very foundation of a successful MartketingTeam is diversity itself and the scalability of zero- and low-cost intiatives.
Projects
(To be updated) This is a list of proposed projects / sub-teams for further development, listed in alphabetical order. Please add your name to the list as a member or contact us if you would like to get involved. We are looking for Project Managers and Team Members:
PROJECT
BRIEF
PROJECT LEAD
MEMBERS
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[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing DIY Marketing]
A resource kit to promote and distribute Ubuntu CDs
Your name here
[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IndustryInterface Industry Interface]
To lever commercial Linux software development
Your name here
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spreadubuntu.org website and exposure
[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarketingTeamUbuntuDay Ubuntu Day]
A marketing day kit
Your name here
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[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazine Ubuntu Magazine]
PDF magazine: Insight into Ubuntu and the Community
Tikal26
[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuPeople Ubuntu People]
A one-touch contact point for conference delegates
[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PressTeam Press Team]
Local (external) media relations. focus: New users
Eldo Varghese
[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TechPressTeam Tech Press Team]
Monitor and submit reviews (internal - tech)
Your name here
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We will expand each of these projects as they develop and request approval from the Community Council as they mature. If _you_ have an idea for a project, please do become a member and visit the brainstorming area to feel it out. These can be linked to via a Project-specific Wiki.
Brainstorming
Please use the forum for this purpose: http://www.ubuntupeople.com/file/forums/viewforum.php?f=1
International Migration
These teams will be required to assist the [:LoCoTeamList:Local community teams] with International Migration and directly support the marketing effort in local languages:
COUNTRY
MARKETING CONTACT
MEMBERS
Canada
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Germany
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Ireland
Japan
WPowell
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South Africa
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Sweden
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US - West Coast
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US - Midwest
US - East Coast
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US - South
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UK
CL
Czech Republic
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Liaison
To expedite communication between the Marketing Team and external influences, a Member has been assigned as a Liaison Officer to each group / discipline:
ROLE
LIAISON OFFICER
Art Team Liaison
Canonical Liaison
Documentation Team Liaison
Installation Team Liaison
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Local Team Liaison
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New User Network Liaison
Members
If you are interested in becoming a member of the team, please join the forum at UbuntuPeople.com and add your name to the list on this page.
Resources
[https://launchpad.net/people/marketingteam Launchpad page]
- ["DIYMarketing"] - resources to create your own marketing materials
- ["Presentations"]
[http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=73132 Marketing Ubuntu Original Thread]
UbuntuMarketing - Use as resource, update, re-organise and centralise team
BreezyMarketing - Use as resource, update, re-organise and centralise team
Mailing list: [https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing ubuntu-marketing ML]
Launchpad Team: https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-marketing
MarketingTeam (last edited 2021-08-09 09:12:01 by fitojb)