Marketing Minutes March 25, 2025
By Mike Kritzer on 2025-03-26 20:12 in Marketing Team
Date: Tuesday, 25th March 2025, 11:06-12:07 GMT-07:00
Attendees: Tom van der Laan, Mike Kritzer, Outreach DC OSM
Next steps
- Tom van der Laan discussed the possibility of the German agency creating merchandise for an upcoming birthday and contributing to the marketing team, indicating a potential next step in collaboration.
- Tom van der Laan will contact a German designer to arrange merchandise for the anniversary celebration, aiming to have fresh designs ready.
- Mike offers to help Angelica with editing images, indicating a willingness to contribute despite his previous concerns about commitment.
- The team agreed to pick dates for meetings to discuss the necessary updates for the Joomla 5 landing page in preparation for Joomla 6.
- Tom van der Laan will prepare the timeline for the next meeting to ensure clarity on the meeting goals.
Topics & Highlights
1. Discussion of Recent Event and Collaboration Opportunities
- Fact Tom van der Laan mentioned attending Juma Camp in Germany two weeks ago, indicating the timing of the event and his engagement with other participants.
- Next steps Tom van der Laan discussed the possibility of the German agency creating merchandise for an upcoming Joomla anniversary and contributing to the marketing team, indicating a potential next step in collaboration.
2. Merchandise Planning for Anniversary
- Next steps Tom van der Laan will contact a German designer to arrange merchandise for the anniversary celebration, aiming to have fresh designs ready.
- Concern There is a concern about the lack of resources to organize a physical event for the anniversary, leading to the consideration of an online celebration instead.
3. Access and Tracking Issues
- Concern There is a concern raised about the inability to track user interactions with buttons on the website, which affects the ability to confirm user engagement.
- Decision It was decided that tracking could potentially be added using Google Tag Manager to gain better insights into user interactions moving forward.
4. Joomla 6 Launch Preparation
- Decision The team decided to prioritize updating the launch page for Joomla 6 as the most important task, while putting the Joomla 3 campaign on hold due to limited resources.
- Next steps The team agreed to pick dates for meetings to discuss the necessary updates for the Joomla 5 landing page in preparation for Joomla 6.
5. Marketing Team Responsibilities and Challenges
- Next steps Mike offers to help Angelica with editing images, indicating a willingness to contribute despite his previous concerns about commitment.
- Task Mike Kritzer and Outreach DC OSM will collaborate on preparing content and images for social media related to the Joomla 6 launch.
6. Meeting Timing and Goals
- Next steps Tom van der Laan will prepare the timeline for the next meeting to ensure clarity on the meeting goals.
- Decision It was agreed that a timeline should be presented in the next meeting to clarify the goals and objectives.