Presenters: Sandro Groganz Track: marketing and business Proceedings Have Been Posted: no Session Description:
SESSION OVERVIEW Most of us know that Open Source is a viable business model - but how does one market an Open Source product? This talk will provide insights for OSS vendors, contributors, associations and investors.
TRACK The Drupal ecosystem
AGENDA * Open Source business models * Defining a marketing strategy * Corporate identity * Branding and positioning * Product marketing * Community building * Media relations (blogs, PR, …)
GOALS This presentation will showcase examples from the Open Source domain with a special eye on Drupal and it will provide hands-on advice about how to unfold and participate in a vital Open Source ecosystem where geeks and customers alike contribute to value creation.
RESOURCES The presenter maintains a weblog and wiki where he publishes information about open-source marketing at http://sandro.groganz.com/weblog/ and http://sandro.groganz.com/wiki/Category:OpenSourceMarketing.