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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.

[https://launchpad.net/people/marketingteam Lanunchpad page]

Recent Highlights

If it was anyone here, come forth and take credit, but the Breezy Badger release is getting some press coverage.

Scope

The Marketing Team is responsible for all aspects of Marketing the Ubuntu distibution 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 activites
  • Creatively advocate and positively promote the Ubuntu distrbution on behalf of the Ubuntu community
  • Understand and respond to the requirements of individuals intersted in migrating to the Ubuntu distrbution
  • Understand the need to find zero- and cost-effective awareness strategies that allow for unlimited scalability
  • Provide resources that enable postive 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

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:

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

International Migration

These teams will be required to assist the [:LoCoTeamList:Local teams] with International Migration and directly support the marketing effort in local languages:

Liaison

To expedite communication bewteen 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

    MattHarwood

    Canonical Liaison

    LloydHardy

    Documentation Team Liaison

    CoreyBurger

    Installation Team Liaison

    -

    Local Team Liaison

    -

Press Relations

Press relations actvity for Ubuntu. Includes review monitoring and presenting Ubuntu to the media. Adminstered by DaejuanJacobs

Members

If you are interested in becoming a member of the team, please put your name on the list below 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:

Mailing List

Please sign up for the [http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing ubuntu-marketing] mailing list.

Resources

CategoryUbuntuTeams