RE: [phoenix-epic-dev] EPIC EclipseCon Promotion

["Ian Skerrett" <ian.skerrett@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: Re: [phoenix-epic-dev] EPIC EclipseCon Promotion

 

 

I agree with Mike on using "Promotion" or  "Conference Special" instead having a "Sale".  I would also try to answer the key question on the Eclipse plugin provider's mind on how we plan to promote this special.  They are more likely to react to conference push to get the word out.  Asking them to promote this special on the plugin provider web site almost defeats the incentive. 

 

>>>> Good suggestions.   I will change the name.  I will also add more detail on how we intend to promote the special.

 

Lastly, the "Offer a coupon or unique url on EPIC that allows the potential buyer to qualify for a discounted price." instruction leaves a lot of implementation questions on how we will facilitate the process.  We need to provide more details or at least suggest that more implementation details will follow based on their interest.  I personally think logistics details on the part of the plugin providers will be the biggest obstacle for this effort and most likely reason for them to turn it down.

 

>>>> Nathan and I talked about that.   He thinks he can add a new free text field on each plug-in page.   The provider would then need to populate that field with the directions on how to get the special prices.  So for EPIC I think the implementation will be simple, however, I do see your point about the add-in provider.

 

 

- Make sure that if a provider has several products they can only list one or two or whatever, but not necessarily all, of those they have on EPIC. For example, we might want to do a WindowBuilder promotion, but not do one for CodePro.

 

>>>>>  I was thinking that we want a short list, so the plug-ins get more visibility.   This is why I was limiting it to 10 products.  How about we say a company can have maximum 2 products included.