These marketing campaigns are exactly what is needed. You could have a global marketing structure tapping into so many different markets all using a plethora of marketing techniques. It would be more efficient than a centralized corporate structure because each delegate wouldn't be pigeon holed to one or two forms of advertising mandated by the corporate structure.
This is very interesting. So in reality the role of the delegates are to be a lot of different things. Sort of like general purpose contractors of the Bitshares community who will serve the interest of the Bitshares community while also signing blocks in support of the company? I guess the whole electioneering process is what has me confused but it does make sense because how else would we determine who gets hired?
I like what it could lead into and it makes a lot of sense.
I think the expectations should and will be ever changing. Right now, because the "value" of the fees barely equal what it costs to run a dedicated low end server, the expectation should be no more than running the a secure VPS.
It's hard to know if you can be good at something if you don't know what the role requires. Most jobs at least have a list of expectations but this is very different. We will have to do away with all the notions we used to have about what a job is and think of this as a sort of duty to the network.
There probably needs to be a sort of cohesive philosophy around it but I'm thinking a delegate has a duty to promote Bitshares (bring it toward mainstream adoption), sign blocks so the transactions work, and if any other necessary duties have to be taken for the benefit of the Bitshares network then the delegates would volunteer to take them on just as long as it's something reasonable.
Votes for delegates should be based on that minimal expectation as of now. Delegates who are promising "big" things that command not only revenue but a profit on top are just being unrealistic and pandering to the high hopes that everyone has for the project. I was one of those who promised more than what could be produced. Sure, a delegate could run in the "red" and use his/her own money to do the things they promised until they are in the "black". How long would you expect them to do that?
Exactly my point. At this point we can't even be sure that BitUSD will peg to the dollar. Once we know that market assets work then we'll be able to make promises. It's all testing and experimenting right now to me though and I don't want to pay $10 a month to test out being a delegate.
At this early stage marketing needs to be centralized by I3 or whatever the entity that controls the Angel fund. Once profits can be made at a 1000 times what they are now, the marketing delegates should have the bank roll to carry the marketing torch across the globe.
Thanks for the feedback and support!
I think you have good vision and that is important.
You have my vote. If I run as a delegate I hope I can seek your vote when that time comes.