Julie Bixby <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>The idea of my first post was to address the concerns that the e3000 wasn't
>getting enough publicity. Making a card for Carly is fine, but that still
>doesn't alert others outside HP (besides, I thought the "contact HP's
>executives" idea had already been tried to no avail?). If you do a card,
>you could take a photo of people wearing their owl T-shirts to accompany
>it.
>
>I was talking to a friend today about the ad idea, and he suggested a
>cheaper alternative: having the president of the user group (or anyone,
>really) write a letter to the editor of INFOWORLD. Something to the effect
>of, "Saw the article on the AS400--have been waiting ever since for your
>article on the HP e3000--when's it due?" Or it could directly address the
>non-promotion issue. Whatever he or she wants to write. Even if it
>doesn't get printed, at least you've told INFOWORLD your community exists,
>which is part of the point, no?
>
>What are the one-day ad rates for the local Philly papers?
I am very impressed by the points you make, Julie.
Isn't it silly that here we are, trying to do HP's job? The HP3000 is
HP's product, after all!
Were I an HP corporate manager, I would appoint you, on the spot, as THE
person in charge of letting the world know about MPE. You would, naturally,
get a generous budget and my full support. (Notice that I wrote "letting
the world know about MPE" and not "letting the installed HP3000 base know
about MPE" :-)
Meanwhile, I have the strong suspicion that one of the "local Philly papers"
uses MPE and TurboIMAGE. Does anybody know somebody there who, perhaps,
has a friend who happens to be a reporter?
Reporters live (die?) by deadlines. Even though I am not a reporter, I am
way beyond my bed deadline.
Owlishly,
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