[Plone-conference] Plone promotion media

[T. Kim Nguyen]

Sorry to hear that, Aaron. 

Please have a look at Plone.com. It is for high level decision makers and people totally new to Plone. It has success stories that highlight how Plone has been deployed. 

Our marketing budget is very small but has nothing to do with our software quality :)

As to whether it's necessary to have local people supporting Plone, I'd say there are many companies and individuals with long histories of developing and supporting Plone projects remotely who would be happy to assist. Many of these are listed on Plone.com as well. 

Good luck

    Kim 



On Oct 6, 2015, at 1:57 AM, Aaron Williams <diddyfunk at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Plone conf,

Sorry i cant make it to the Plone conf this year, my CEO has decided "it doesnt fit with the direction we're heading".

Which is to say he is looking at other options than Plone due to 
He perceives little or no media coverage of Plone wins
Lack of support people (in Perth, Western Australia)
Perception that it's hard to learn ie you can't get contractors
Is there any suggestions on how to address these perceptions?

We are likely to get .Net or Sharepoint in the medium term to address this which will be a big step backwards as far as i'm concerned as a developer... we have a very customised system maintained and developed by a small team... if we go to a .Net / Sharepoint solution the costs will be huge, change will be cumbersome etc

Any Plone wins / marketing i can sling towards the CEO or the rest of the business to keep them onside would be appreciated.

Sorry for the cross promo but it's kinda related to our business no longer sending anyone to Plone conf.

Regards,
Aaron Williams

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