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Title: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: MktDirector on August 11, 2014, 12:55:23 am
As someone who's been an entrepreneur and self employed nearly all of my professional life, I've always been drawn to starting businesses.   As of today, I'll once again be self employed, as I am launching a new marketing company.   I'll continue on as brand champion for BitShares and will still be very involved with the BitShares team, but will no longer draw a salary.  I believe there will soon be a real need to market and promote new DACs and I want to focus my efforts on doing just that.   

One of our core values at BitShares has always been about decentralization.  In the next six months I expect the pace of decentralization to increase, even among BitShares as an organization.  We will have several businesses spring out of our core team, this one being just one of them.  I have put together an incredible team of my own and our primary focus in the next couple months will be in improving and promoting BitSharesX, as well as strategic marketing for several upcoming DACs.   

Expect in the near future to see a link for my company on the partners page and feel free to reach out if you're a project lead on a DAC and you'd like to discuss how we can help you with your marketing needs.   Thanks BitShares forum, and here's to even greater days ahead for BitShares! 

Bigger Than Bitcoin,
Brian
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: Pocket Sand on August 11, 2014, 01:02:01 am
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Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: onceuponatime on August 11, 2014, 01:11:03 am
I wish you very good luck and prosperity - as it will undoubtedly pay dividends to all of us.

Would you give a very brief outline of your business model? It might be an aid to people to know how to interact with your new venture.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: Musewhale on August 11, 2014, 02:15:47 am
Hope you to a new form of contribute to Bitshares..... +5% +5% +5%
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: cass on August 11, 2014, 02:22:17 am
 :o
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: bodenliu on August 11, 2014, 02:32:59 am
well...I hope you all the best

any candidate for this role right now? how about kevin harrington? :P :P
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: merockstar on August 11, 2014, 02:33:23 am
Does this mean you're participating as a hobbyist instead of a paid, pro marketing guy?

This would kind of disappoint me. I wanted to see what you would be able to do once the ball got rolling on bitUSD and BitShares Music.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: luckybit on August 11, 2014, 03:36:34 am
As someone who's been an entrepreneur and self employed nearly all of my professional life, I've always been drawn to starting businesses.   As of today, I'll once again be self employed, as I am launching a new marketing company.   I'll continue on as brand champion for BitShares and will still be very involved with the BitShares team, but will no longer draw a salary.  I believe there will soon be a real need to market and promote new DACs and I want to focus my efforts on doing just that.   

One of our core values at BitShares has always been about decentralization.  In the next six months I expect the pace of decentralization to increase, even among BitShares as an organization.  We will have several businesses spring out of our core team, this one being just one of them.  I have put together an incredible team of my own and our primary focus in the next couple months will be in improving and promoting BitSharesX, as well as strategic marketing for several upcoming DACs.   

Expect in the near future to see a link for my company on the partners page and feel free to reach out if you're a project lead on a DAC and you'd like to discuss how we can help you with your marketing needs.   Thanks BitShares forum, and here's to even greater days ahead for BitShares! 

Bigger Than Bitcoin,
Brian

Do you have a marketing plan to show us or something we can use to measure progress behind your efforts?

So far Bitshares X isn't even showing signs of growth so a lot of us are skeptical right now. When will we see positive results and what do you plan to do?
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: KeyhoteeCN on August 11, 2014, 03:49:47 am
good job!
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: ripplexiaoshan on August 11, 2014, 03:57:29 am
May I ask, is this part of the strategy of 3I or your own decision?
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: Stan on August 11, 2014, 04:06:29 am
well...I hope you all the best

any candidate for this role right now? how about kevin harrington? :P :P

He is moving from employee to independent entrepreneur with the same task but powerful new incentives and capabilities. 
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: Riverhead on August 11, 2014, 06:57:50 am
Good luck Brian!
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: testz on August 11, 2014, 07:38:54 am
Good luck!
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: cass on August 11, 2014, 09:20:40 am
well...I hope you all the best

any candidate for this role right now? how about kevin harrington? :P :P

He is moving from employee to independent entrepreneur with the same task but powerful new incentives and capabilities.

:) yeah - good choice - great for the community - power to the DACs +5%

Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: santaclause102 on August 11, 2014, 11:20:25 am
I am sure that this makes sense for I3, Bitshares and Brian!

I wonder though (complete speculation) if this is part of a decentralization for the purpose of decentralization strategy.

(Corporate) centralization can make things more efficient http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_the_firm
Centralization can also lead to inefficiency.
It should be a case by case decision.

To me a decentralized society is a goal in itself. Whether a decentralized Bitshares ecosystem is the most efficient way to reach this goal, to me would be an instrumental case by case decision.

Any "official" comment on the strategy? (if there is one) :) 
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: Riverhead on August 11, 2014, 11:52:39 am
I always wanted to run a completely virtual company almost as a lark.  Outsource HR, Development, Sales, Marketing, and Accounting and you could run the whole business from your dinning room :) .


On a more serious note having Marketing outsourced to Brian's new venture means he has a lot more skin in the game. Now promoting BitShares is not just a job for Brian. It's a potential feather in the portfolio of a new company. The stakes are much higher, the rewards much greater.


Or to put it in Doge-speak: Much Stake. Such Reward. So Marketing.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: rysgc on August 11, 2014, 12:34:35 pm
Good luck Brian in your new direction and I'm sure we'll hear more from you  +5%
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: bytemaster on August 11, 2014, 01:43:54 pm
FYI:  Brian is more enthused with BTSX than at any point in the past 9 months.  He is working for marketing of BTSX, VOTE, DNS, any any other DAC.   
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: MktDirector on August 11, 2014, 02:24:29 pm
Thanks guys.   My primary focus will be all about BitSharesX right now as the strategy for upcoming DACs is still being drafted.   Riverhead is right, I have a lot more skin in the game as I'll only be rewarded for my efforts and results now and no longer paid for my time. 

The marketing campaign we plan to run won't take effect overnight, but when it does, we expect to see significant adoption and inflow of capital to BitSharesX. We have targets for number of downloads, number of funded wallets, total market cap, etc.  So please, get your hands on BTSX now, while it's still cheap. I want the community to benefit from what's to come, since you all built this as much as any of us have. 

B
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: Riverhead on August 11, 2014, 02:30:05 pm
get your hands on BTSX now, while it's still cheap. I want the community to benefit from what's to come, since you all built this as much as any of us have. 


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Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: CLains on August 11, 2014, 02:46:22 pm
Sounds like an awesome plan guys!

I love that Brian, Toast, DACsunlimited etc. are getting their own ventures up and running. More skin in the game, more responsibility and boundless awesomeness.

we have targets for number of downloads, number of funded wallets, total market cap, etc.  So please, get your hands on BTSX now, while it's still cheap. I want the community to benefit from what's to come, since you all built this as much as any of us have. 

This is exactly it! All the best! If you succeed we all do. :)
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: santaclause102 on August 11, 2014, 02:55:02 pm
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We have targets for number of downloads, number of funded wallets, total market cap, etc. 
Is Brian the only one who is paid when those targets are met?
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: bytemaster on August 11, 2014, 02:58:57 pm
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We have targets for number of downloads, number of funded wallets, total market cap, etc. 
Is Brian the only one who is paid when those targets are met?

No
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: Riverhead on August 11, 2014, 03:00:17 pm
Sounds like an awesome plan guys!

I love that Brian, Toast, DACsunlimited etc. are getting their own ventures up and running. More skin in the game, more responsibility and boundless awesomeness.


Check out the new DAC Sun Limited website.  It looks awesome!
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: alt on August 11, 2014, 03:05:43 pm
Sounds like an awesome plan guys!

I love that Brian, Toast, DACsunlimited etc. are getting their own ventures up and running. More skin in the game, more responsibility and boundless awesomeness.


Check out the new DAC Sun Limited website.  It looks awesome!
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Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: santaclause102 on August 11, 2014, 03:06:51 pm
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We have targets for number of downloads, number of funded wallets, total market cap, etc. 
Is Brian the only one who is paid when those targets are met?

No
Freerider problem / group trap? Just trying to understand the incentive structure....
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: Ben Mason on August 11, 2014, 03:08:07 pm
 +5% Good luck Brian
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: GaltReport on August 11, 2014, 03:37:03 pm
...I have a lot more skin in the game as I'll only be rewarded for my efforts and results now and no longer paid for my time....

Good idea.  You now become more of an investor with great upside potential for your efforts.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: Empirical1 on August 11, 2014, 03:38:10 pm
Thanks guys.   My primary focus will be all about BitSharesX right now as the strategy for upcoming DACs is still being drafted.   Riverhead is right, I have a lot more skin in the game as I'll only be rewarded for my efforts and results now and no longer paid for my time. 

The marketing campaign we plan to run won't take effect overnight, but when it does, we expect to see significant adoption and inflow of capital to BitSharesX. We have targets for number of downloads, number of funded wallets, total market cap, etc.  So please, get your hands on BTSX now, while it's still cheap. I want the community to benefit from what's to come, since you all built this as much as any of us have. 

B

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Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: solaaire on August 11, 2014, 03:38:28 pm
 +5% best of luck brian!
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: bitcoinba on August 11, 2014, 04:05:32 pm
Does this mean that BTS/I3 are going to be open to funding new and different marketing entities or efforts?

Is there any strategy or breakdown on marketing efforts, results and/or analytics?  Any type of github like organization dedicated to the marketing efforts that have been produced so far and what the future goals are?
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: Stan on August 11, 2014, 04:30:25 pm
Does this mean that BTS/I3 are going to be open to funding new and different marketing entities or efforts?

Is there any strategy or breakdown on marketing efforts, results and/or analytics?  Any type of github like organization dedicated to the marketing efforts that have been produced so far and what the future goals are?

Anything is possible.  The only thing you should conclude right now is that we are implementing a two-pronged marketing plan - one developed by the Chinese community and one developed in St. Martin.

We are very optimistic about each of them separately.  Considered together ... kapow!

(http://peregrinu.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/bullish.jpg)
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: Gentso1 on August 11, 2014, 05:20:40 pm
Does this mean that BTS/I3 are going to be open to funding new and different marketing entities or efforts?

Is there any strategy or breakdown on marketing efforts, results and/or analytics?  Any type of github like organization dedicated to the marketing efforts that have been produced so far and what the future goals are?

Anything is possible.  The only thing you should conclude right now is that we are implementing a two-pronged marketing plan - one developed by the Chinese community and one developed in St. Martin.

We are very optimistic about each of them separately.  Considered together ... kapow!

(http://peregrinu.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/bullish.jpg)

I think this is a great approach to marketing. Everyone is kinda going about it the best way they can but with all of us having the same goal. We may not agree on the roads to get their but as long as we get there thats the important part.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: liondani on August 11, 2014, 09:26:15 pm
Thanks guys.   My primary focus will be all about BitSharesX right now as the strategy for upcoming DACs is still being drafted.   Riverhead is right, I have a lot more skin in the game as I'll only be rewarded for my efforts and results now and no longer paid for my time. 

The marketing campaign we plan to run won't take effect overnight, but when it does, we expect to see significant adoption and inflow of capital to BitSharesX. We have targets for number of downloads, number of funded wallets, total market cap, etc.  So please, get your hands on BTSX now, while it's still cheap. I want the community to benefit from what's to come, since you all built this as much as any of us have. 

B
please don't post again. Every time you do, I am getting crazy because  I have no more money  to invest on  BTSX...  :'(
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: onceuponatime on December 13, 2014, 02:29:06 am
Quote
We have targets for number of downloads, number of funded wallets, total market cap, etc. 
Is Brian the only one who is paid when those targets are met?

No
Freerider problem / group trap? Just trying to understand the incentive structure....

Yes, I would also like to understand the incentive structure, especially now that a member of Brian's team is asking for delegate pay.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: lzr1900 on December 13, 2014, 04:18:52 am
Just tell us what B had done during the last 4 months?
he seems didn't make any progress.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: mitao on December 13, 2014, 08:04:26 pm

Just tell us what B had done during the last 4 months?
he seems didn't make any progress.


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Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: NewMine on December 13, 2014, 09:43:57 pm
"Next month", "Quarter X 201X", "Can't divulge our plans", "huge marketing push coming soon". The check is always in the mail responses are very alarming. There is a pattern here.

My guess is the Marketing team sucked all the funds they could get away with without producing. I3 has to stand by the erroneous decisions due to the scam landscape in the altcoin hobby. A internal controversy could make or break these things. So, I3 keeps kicking the can hoping Bitshares will catch fire on its own throug no help from the marketing team.

If anyone from Brian's team gets a 100% delegate elected, I will be divesting. I would rather Stacey from MethodX's team be a 100% delegate. Then again maybe Method and Stacey are already part of Brian's team? Has MethodX revealed his identity?
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: hpenvy on December 13, 2014, 10:05:29 pm
Then again maybe Method and Stacey are already part of Brian's team? Has MethodX revealed his identity?

The only thing that matters to me is results.

https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=12131.0

MethodX's initiative has encouraged a large group of people busting ass for this community daily in the marketing side of the house on NullStreet.  He could be the Jolly Green Giant for all I care, results.  All our efforts are completely open on NullStreet.

Open Source Software Should Never Have Closed Source Marketing
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: Method-X on December 13, 2014, 10:49:17 pm
"Next month", "Quarter X 201X", "Can't divulge our plans", "huge marketing push coming soon". The check is always in the mail responses are very alarming. There is a pattern here.

My guess is the Marketing team sucked all the funds they could get away with without producing. I3 has to stand by the erroneous decisions due to the scam landscape in the altcoin hobby. A internal controversy could make or break these things. So, I3 keeps kicking the can hoping Bitshares will catch fire on its own throug no help from the marketing team.

If anyone from Brian's team gets a 100% delegate elected, I will be divesting. I would rather Stacey from MethodX's team be a 100% delegate. Then again maybe Method and Stacey are already part of Brian's team? Has MethodX revealed his identity?

All members of this community who I communicate with regularly know who I am. My name is Matt MacPherson. Add me to Facebook, follow me on Twitter... whatever. I am not a member of Brians marketing team. I welcome you to join nullstreet and see first hand the progress being made by community members.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: liondani on December 13, 2014, 11:14:10 pm
Open Source Software Should Never Have Closed Source Marketing

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Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: toast on December 14, 2014, 12:44:42 am
"Next month", "Quarter X 201X", "Can't divulge our plans", "huge marketing push coming soon". The check is always in the mail responses are very alarming. There is a pattern here.

My guess is the Marketing team sucked all the funds they could get away with without producing. I3 has to stand by the erroneous decisions due to the scam landscape in the altcoin hobby. A internal controversy could make or break these things. So, I3 keeps kicking the can hoping Bitshares will catch fire on its own throug no help from the marketing team.

If anyone from Brian's team gets a 100% delegate elected, I will be divesting. I would rather Stacey from MethodX's team be a 100% delegate. Then again maybe Method and Stacey are already part of Brian's team? Has MethodX revealed his identity?

Your "guesses" are accurate though, aren't they? Dan stopped paying brian a salary and instead gave him + new outside marketers from st martin a conditional reward. Meanwhile he is both supporting outside marketing attempts and trying to do some sort of marketing thing with FMV and adam.

There's no controversies to be had, there was no scam (maliciousness), only a lack of results and accountability.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: eagleeye on December 14, 2014, 07:00:02 am
IMHO, I believe that incentives should be shared with the unofficial marketing team and anyone who contributes positively on nullstreet.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: merlin0113 on December 14, 2014, 12:57:38 pm
IMHO, I believe that incentives should be shared with the unofficial marketing team and anyone who contributes positively on nullstreet.

We are talking about millions of BTS and it's much more expensive by then. So say yes to your suggestion means say yes to massive potential talents being employed by blockchain.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: NewMine on December 15, 2014, 03:27:44 am
"Next month", "Quarter X 201X", "Can't divulge our plans", "huge marketing push coming soon". The check is always in the mail responses are very alarming. There is a pattern here.

My guess is the Marketing team sucked all the funds they could get away with without producing. I3 has to stand by the erroneous decisions due to the scam landscape in the altcoin hobby. A internal controversy could make or break these things. So, I3 keeps kicking the can hoping Bitshares will catch fire on its own throug no help from the marketing team.

If anyone from Brian's team gets a 100% delegate elected, I will be divesting. I would rather Stacey from MethodX's team be a 100% delegate. Then again maybe Method and Stacey are already part of Brian's team? Has MethodX revealed his identity?

All members of this community who I communicate with regularly know who I am. My name is Matt MacPherson. Add me to Facebook, follow me on Twitter... whatever. I am not a member of Brians marketing team. I welcome you to join nullstreet and see first hand the progress being made by community members.

I was being facetious about you being part of Brian's team.

By the way, you are doing good work. You have done more in two-three months than Brian's team has done in over a year. Here he got $100k and BTS and you are getting about $1500/mo in BTS you have to liquidate just to bankroll any marketing, go figure. Keep it up if you can afford to float it! My guess is you will have to put up a chunk of your own money (you might want to check the opportunity cost on that money, buy more bts vs. spending money on marketing) to do any realistic viable advertising. I think there were a couple other delegates wanting to do marketing and sought out advertising only to find it would take months-years to gather enough bts to fund a decent highly viewed ad.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: Method-X on December 15, 2014, 03:41:31 am
"Next month", "Quarter X 201X", "Can't divulge our plans", "huge marketing push coming soon". The check is always in the mail responses are very alarming. There is a pattern here.

My guess is the Marketing team sucked all the funds they could get away with without producing. I3 has to stand by the erroneous decisions due to the scam landscape in the altcoin hobby. A internal controversy could make or break these things. So, I3 keeps kicking the can hoping Bitshares will catch fire on its own throug no help from the marketing team.

If anyone from Brian's team gets a 100% delegate elected, I will be divesting. I would rather Stacey from MethodX's team be a 100% delegate. Then again maybe Method and Stacey are already part of Brian's team? Has MethodX revealed his identity?

All members of this community who I communicate with regularly know who I am. My name is Matt MacPherson. Add me to Facebook, follow me on Twitter... whatever. I am not a member of Brians marketing team. I welcome you to join nullstreet and see first hand the progress being made by community members.

I was being facetious about you being part of Brian's team.

By the way, you are doing good work. You have done more in two-three months than Brian's team has done in over a year. Here he got $100k and BTS and you are getting about $1500/mo in BTS you have to liquidate just to bankroll any marketing, go figure. Keep it up if you can afford to float it! My guess is you will have to put up a chunk of your own money (you might want to check the opportunity cost on that money, buy more bts vs. spending money on marketing) to do any realistic viable advertising. I think there were a couple other delegates wanting to do marketing and sought out advertising only to find it would take months-years to gather enough bts to fund a decent highly viewed ad.

I will allow myself to be exploited temporarily. I'm fully aware of what's going on. I view this as more than just an investment and am genuinely committed to decentralized solutions and the social change it will inevitably bring about. For that, I think it's worth being taken advantage of. Otherwise, no rational person would ever do what I'm doing.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: NewMine on December 15, 2014, 06:24:34 am
"Next month", "Quarter X 201X", "Can't divulge our plans", "huge marketing push coming soon". The check is always in the mail responses are very alarming. There is a pattern here.

My guess is the Marketing team sucked all the funds they could get away with without producing. I3 has to stand by the erroneous decisions due to the scam landscape in the altcoin hobby. A internal controversy could make or break these things. So, I3 keeps kicking the can hoping Bitshares will catch fire on its own throug no help from the marketing team.

If anyone from Brian's team gets a 100% delegate elected, I will be divesting. I would rather Stacey from MethodX's team be a 100% delegate. Then again maybe Method and Stacey are already part of Brian's team? Has MethodX revealed his identity?

All members of this community who I communicate with regularly know who I am. My name is Matt MacPherson. Add me to Facebook, follow me on Twitter... whatever. I am not a member of Brians marketing team. I welcome you to join nullstreet and see first hand the progress being made by community members.

I was being facetious about you being part of Brian's team.

By the way, you are doing good work. You have done more in two-three months than Brian's team has done in over a year. Here he got $100k and BTS and you are getting about $1500/mo in BTS you have to liquidate just to bankroll any marketing, go figure. Keep it up if you can afford to float it! My guess is you will have to put up a chunk of your own money (you might want to check the opportunity cost on that money, buy more bts vs. spending money on marketing) to do any realistic viable advertising. I think there were a couple other delegates wanting to do marketing and sought out advertising only to find it would take months-years to gather enough bts to fund a decent highly viewed ad.

+5% I know I'm getting completely screwed and will allow myself to be exploited temporarily. I'm fully aware of what's going on. I view this as more than just an investment and am genuinely committed to decentralized solutions and the social change it will inevitably bring about. For that, I think it's worth being taken advantage of. Otherwise, no rational person would ever do what I'm doing.

Well said. Hopefully I3 will step up and help you and others, which if i recall was "supposed" to be the plan. "Bootstrapping" was a term thrown around during AGS funding. I don't see any bootstrapping happening besides for the questionable (according to me) FMV plan.

I just hope you don't look back and find out you wasted your money or could've put that money into BTS as a long term investment. I really dont think BTS is all of a sudden going to the moon. Especially taking the FMV route. It's going to be a long ride, probably 6 years before we get near $1/bts.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: eagleeye on December 15, 2014, 07:02:45 am
"Next month", "Quarter X 201X", "Can't divulge our plans", "huge marketing push coming soon". The check is always in the mail responses are very alarming. There is a pattern here.

My guess is the Marketing team sucked all the funds they could get away with without producing. I3 has to stand by the erroneous decisions due to the scam landscape in the altcoin hobby. A internal controversy could make or break these things. So, I3 keeps kicking the can hoping Bitshares will catch fire on its own throug no help from the marketing team.

If anyone from Brian's team gets a 100% delegate elected, I will be divesting. I would rather Stacey from MethodX's team be a 100% delegate. Then again maybe Method and Stacey are already part of Brian's team? Has MethodX revealed his identity?

All members of this community who I communicate with regularly know who I am. My name is Matt MacPherson. Add me to Facebook, follow me on Twitter... whatever. I am not a member of Brians marketing team. I welcome you to join nullstreet and see first hand the progress being made by community members.

I was being facetious about you being part of Brian's team.

By the way, you are doing good work. You have done more in two-three months than Brian's team has done in over a year. Here he got $100k and BTS and you are getting about $1500/mo in BTS you have to liquidate just to bankroll any marketing, go figure. Keep it up if you can afford to float it! My guess is you will have to put up a chunk of your own money (you might want to check the opportunity cost on that money, buy more bts vs. spending money on marketing) to do any realistic viable advertising. I think there were a couple other delegates wanting to do marketing and sought out advertising only to find it would take months-years to gather enough bts to fund a decent highly viewed ad.

I will allow myself to be exploited temporarily. I'm fully aware of what's going on. I view this as more than just an investment and am genuinely committed to decentralized solutions and the social change it will inevitably bring about. For that, I think it's worth being taken advantage of. Otherwise, no rational person would ever do what I'm doing.

We will know who drives growth, it will be pretty easy to see.

I believe Brian P talked a good story that is all.  I think he is a "brain" for doing it but he needs to step up or else bitshares is not going to be where its at.

Its the saying "If you talk the talk, can you walk the walk."
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: lil_jay890 on December 15, 2014, 08:41:01 am
You all have been told the marketing campaign starts when 1.0 is released... Why do you insist on complaining about this?  Do you want BM to come on here and tell you for hundredth time what you already know? Is that really going to make you feel better?
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: sumantso on December 15, 2014, 09:18:57 am
You all have been told the marketing campaign starts when 1.0 is released... Why do you insist on complaining about this?  Do you want BM to come on here and tell you for hundredth time what you already know? Is that really going to make you feel better?

In the meantime Bitreserve is running away with BitOIL and BitGLD, and they are far away from their '1.0' product either. Keep sleeping and all opportunities will be lost one by one.

So far Brian's contributions have been a good video, and a vapid website.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: fredafrica on December 15, 2014, 12:00:20 pm
well...I hope you all the best

any candidate for this role right now? how about kevin harrington? :P :P

He is moving from employee to independent entrepreneur with the same task but powerful new incentives and capabilities.

Hey Stan, I have a plan to promote the market in Africa for BTS. What do you think about this? I wish you gonna support me.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: Method-X on December 15, 2014, 01:50:47 pm
well...I hope you all the best

any candidate for this role right now? how about kevin harrington? :P :P

He is moving from employee to independent entrepreneur with the same task but powerful new incentives and capabilities.

Hey Stan, I have a plan to promote the market in Africa for BTS. What do you think about this? I wish you gonna support me.

It's not Stans job to support you. It's the collective shareholders in general. Make a delegate proposal in the delegate sub, lay out your plan in detail and see if your idea is worth funding. I'm eager to hear what your plan is!
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: cass on December 15, 2014, 02:11:00 pm
well...I hope you all the best

any candidate for this role right now? how about kevin harrington? :P :P

He is moving from employee to independent entrepreneur with the same task but powerful new incentives and capabilities.

Hey Stan, I have a plan to promote the market in Africa for BTS. What do you think about this? I wish you gonna support me.

It's not Stans job to support you. It's the collective shareholders in general. Make a delegate proposal in the delegate sub, lay out your plan in detail and see if your idea is worth funding. I'm eager to hear what your plan is!

 +5% africa could be a great potential market, if we get mobile light weight wallets out there asap :)
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: fredafrica on December 15, 2014, 03:34:58 pm
well...I hope you all the best

any candidate for this role right now? how about kevin harrington? :P :P

He is moving from employee to independent entrepreneur with the same task but powerful new incentives and capabilities.

Hey Stan, I have a plan to promote the market in Africa for BTS. What do you think about this? I wish you gonna support me.

It's not Stans job to support you. It's the collective shareholders in general. Make a delegate proposal in the delegate sub, lay out your plan in detail and see if your idea is worth funding. I'm eager to hear what your plan is!
Cool! I will!
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: fredafrica on December 15, 2014, 03:37:34 pm
well...I hope you all the best

any candidate for this role right now? how about kevin harrington? :P :P

He is moving from employee to independent entrepreneur with the same task but powerful new incentives and capabilities.

Hey Stan, I have a plan to promote the market in Africa for BTS. What do you think about this? I wish you gonna support me.

It's not Stans job to support you. It's the collective shareholders in general. Make a delegate proposal in the delegate sub, lay out your plan in detail and see if your idea is worth funding. I'm eager to hear what your plan is!

 +5% africa could be a great potential market, if we get mobile light weight wallets out there asap :)

I will. I have been in Africa country for more than four year. I worked as a marketing there. So I know why lots of guys there need currency digital and how the application could be there!
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: oco101 on December 15, 2014, 04:22:29 pm
well...I hope you all the best

any candidate for this role right now? how about kevin harrington? :P :P

He is moving from employee to independent entrepreneur with the same task but powerful new incentives and capabilities.

Hey Stan, I have a plan to promote the market in Africa for BTS. What do you think about this? I wish you gonna support me.

It's not Stans job to support you. It's the collective shareholders in general. Make a delegate proposal in the delegate sub, lay out your plan in detail and see if your idea is worth funding. I'm eager to hear what your plan is!

 +5% africa could be a great potential market, if we get mobile light weight wallets out there asap :)

I will. I have been in Africa country for more than four year. I worked as a marketing there. So I know why lots of guys there need currency digital and how the application could be there!

I just come back from Mali and literally at every corner of the street there is a Orange booth, for people to transfer money with their phone. Orange charge about 3% fee for every transfer witch is a lot. Yes the potential is big but there are tons of problems to overcome. Anyway  looking forward to see your delegate proposition. What country you have been in Africa ?
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: donkeypong on December 15, 2014, 06:05:26 pm
I understand M-PESA is very big in some parts of Africa.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: fredafrica on December 16, 2014, 03:17:47 am
well...I hope you all the best

any candidate for this role right now? how about kevin harrington? :P :P

He is moving from employee to independent entrepreneur with the same task but powerful new incentives and capabilities.

Hey Stan, I have a plan to promote the market in Africa for BTS. What do you think about this? I wish you gonna support me.

It's not Stans job to support you. It's the collective shareholders in general. Make a delegate proposal in the delegate sub, lay out your plan in detail and see if your idea is worth funding. I'm eager to hear what your plan is!

 +5% africa could be a great potential market, if we get mobile light weight wallets out there asap :)

I will. I have been in Africa country for more than four year. I worked as a marketing there. So I know why lots of guys there need currency digital and how the application could be there!

I just come back from Mali and literally at every corner of the street there is a Orange booth, for people to transfer money with their phone. Orange charge about 3% fee for every transfer witch is a lot. Yes the potential is big but there are tons of problems to overcome. Anyway  looking forward to see your delegate proposition. What country you have been in Africa ?

Angola
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: fredafrica on December 16, 2014, 03:23:52 am
I understand M-PESA is very big in some parts of Africa.

But they almost lost in SA.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: fredafrica on December 16, 2014, 03:25:21 am
well...I hope you all the best

any candidate for this role right now? how about kevin harrington? :P :P

He is moving from employee to independent entrepreneur with the same task but powerful new incentives and capabilities.

Hey Stan, I have a plan to promote the market in Africa for BTS. What do you think about this? I wish you gonna support me.

It's not Stans job to support you. It's the collective shareholders in general. Make a delegate proposal in the delegate sub, lay out your plan in detail and see if your idea is worth funding. I'm eager to hear what your plan is!

 +5% africa could be a great potential market, if we get mobile light weight wallets out there asap :)

I will. I have been in Africa country for more than four year. I worked as a marketing there. So I know why lots of guys there need currency digital and how the application could be there!

I just come back from Mali and literally at every corner of the street there is a Orange booth, for people to transfer money with their phone. Orange charge about 3% fee for every transfer witch is a lot. Yes the potential is big but there are tons of problems to overcome. Anyway  looking forward to see your delegate proposition. What country you have been in Africa ?

I was in SA, Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabuwe for many years and know almost all the chinese company and client there.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: oco101 on December 16, 2014, 03:46:48 am
I understand M-PESA is very big in some parts of Africa.

But they almost lost in SA.

M-Pesa is big but the transaction fee are very high for such poor countrys, People are so poor that if they could transfer money without those fee they will do it in a heartbeat.  I've been in a few African country and the mobile payment is huge. There is a big market there for sure but it not easy, I guess the best way will be some kind of partnership with a phone company.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: fredafrica on December 16, 2014, 04:09:25 am
I understand M-PESA is very big in some parts of Africa.

But they almost lost in SA.

M-Pesa is big but the transaction fee are very high for such poor countrys, People are so poor that if they could transfer money without those fee they will do it in a heartbeat.  I've been in a few African country and the mobile payment is huge. There is a big market there for sure but it not easy, I guess the best way will be some kind of partnership with a phone company.

I know what's you meaning. But I have already got my solution for specially people in Africa. It is not easy to expain you just in the forum. We are you now and maybe we can talk in person. And also I wish you gonna give me more ideas.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: oco101 on December 16, 2014, 04:27:08 am
I understand M-PESA is very big in some parts of Africa.

But they almost lost in SA.

M-Pesa is big but the transaction fee are very high for such poor countrys, People are so poor that if they could transfer money without those fee they will do it in a heartbeat.  I've been in a few African country and the mobile payment is huge. There is a big market there for sure but it not easy, I guess the best way will be some kind of partnership with a phone company.

I know what's you meaning. But I have already got my solution for specially people in Africa. It is not easy to expain you just in the forum. We are you now and maybe we can talk in person. And also I wish you gonna give me more ideas.

Sure I send you a PM.
Title: Re: New Chapter for MktDirector
Post by: fredafrica on December 16, 2014, 05:25:49 am
I understand M-PESA is very big in some parts of Africa.

But they almost lost in SA.

M-Pesa is big but the transaction fee are very high for such poor countrys, People are so poor that if they could transfer money without those fee they will do it in a heartbeat.  I've been in a few African country and the mobile payment is huge. There is a big market there for sure but it not easy, I guess the best way will be some kind of partnership with a phone company.

I know what's you meaning. But I have already got my solution for specially people in Africa. It is not easy to expain you just in the forum. We are you now and maybe we can talk in person. And also I wish you gonna give me more ideas.

Sure I send you a PM.

Got it! And I will answer you soon.