[ubuntu-uk] [marketing] Fun day event was Leaflets

[alan c]

Rob Beard wrote:
> Quoting Chris Rowson <christopherrowson at gmail.com>:
> 
>>>
>>> I'll post feedback on how it goes on Saturday evening/Sunday morning.
>>>
>>> Rob
>>
>> Cool, good luck mate :-)
>>
>> Chris
>>
> 
> Just wanted to give some feedback on the event I was arranging in Exeter.

Thanks, and Well Done for carrying it through!

[...]

> We had a variety of leaflets, both the text only versions (Alan Cock's  
> FOSS leaflets) and the Had Enough beta leaflet.

I have recently concluded upon reflection that the FOSS leaflet is too 
much of a culture shock mismatch to the user-in-the-street as it is. 
In fact at my recent computer fair I did not offer it, I only offered 
the Free and Open Source Software - 'Information' one. Whic is 
regularly offered and taken from the counter of a local computer shop.


> We managed to give out a few leaflets, and sold ONE copy of The  
> OpenCD.

may I ask what price? (off list if you wish)

> We couldn't sell any Ubuntu discs.  We also gave out a load  
> of Tux stickers.  Paul (one of the guys who was with me from the Devon  
> & Cornwall LUG) had the idea of printing Tux on some round Avery  
> labels which was popular.

Nice Idea! Sounds great for a popular street fun event.

[...]

> Something that was popular with the kids was a printed picture of a  
> penguin to colour in.  I found two pengun pictures (not tux, but  
> penguins) which I printed off (2 on an A4 sheet) which kids could then  
> colour in.

The back page of my 'Information' leaflet (see above) has an outline 
picture of tux. I have a larger copy if anyone needs it. I use it in 
A4 size as coloured in by -hand- with dayglo markers as a fun DIY flag 
on my infopoint table. Part of the idea is to distance myself from big 
business and suggest a more 'wholemeal' approach..... The simple non 
coloured leaflets also suggest this. However, the Shipit CD packs are 
attractive enough to be acceptable in the final decision stages of a 
newbie 'take'.

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alan cocks
Kubuntu user#10391