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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 6737">How about we create a marketing campaign?&nbsp; Firefox and OpenOffice have been pretty successful at this.&nbsp; As a matter of fact, Firefox's looks almost too successful.&nbsp; <a href="http://news.com.com/Firefoxs+Times+ad+late+as+10+million+downloads+near/2100-1032_3-5481998.html" target="_blank">http://news.com.com/Firefoxs+Times+ad+late+as+10+million+downloads+near/2100-1032_3-5481998.html</a>After being an engineer for a couple of years at a global IT company (spent too much time on planes to Europe) I crossed over to the dark side and became a marketing manager.&nbsp; I'd be willing to see if I can put together a campaign.&nbsp; Things that jump out in my mind are:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">1. White papers on capabiliites and future 
2. Comparison with MCE2005 and maybe some other products (maybe even other open source products like Myth and Freevo.) 
3. Consistent messaging 
4. Media kit 
5. Maybe even a cool slogan... &quot;I want my MP!&quot;</li>
</ul>Just a thought...&nbsp; I'll crawl back under my rock now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 6737"] How about we create a marketing campaign? Firefox and OpenOffice have been pretty successful at this. As a matter of fact, Firefox's looks almost too successful. [url]http://news.com.com/Firefoxs+Times+ad+late+as+10+million+downloads+near/2100-1032_3-5481998.html[/url] After being an engineer for a couple of years at a global IT company (spent too much time on planes to Europe) I crossed over to the dark side and became a marketing manager. I'd be willing to see if I can put together a campaign. Things that jump out in my mind are: [list]1. White papers on capabiliites and future 2. Comparison with MCE2005 and maybe some other products (maybe even other open source products like Myth and Freevo.) 3. Consistent messaging 4. Media kit 5. Maybe even a cool slogan... "I want my MP!"[/list] Just a thought... I'll crawl back under my rock now. [/QUOTE]

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