Re: Informix marketing... or lack of!!!!

Ron M. Flannery <rflanner@speedlink.net> wrote: >On Tue, 2 May 2000, Art S. Kagel wrote: > >> Also check out Ron Flanagan's interview with Dexmier at his book's Web >site: >> www.informixhandbook.com, Jean addresses the new marketing effort >(ahum). > >Who is Ron Flannagan? Maybe he meant Ron Flannahan. Easy mistake. Or was it Rob Flannelhand? > >________________________________________________________________________ >Ron Flannery <mailto:rflanner@informixhandbook.com>, 248-887-8470x40 > >Lead author, Informix Handbook President, One Point Solutions > "Your Complete Reference" "Informix & Web/Database solutions" > http://www.informixhandbook.com http://www.one-point.com >________________________________________________________________________ >On Tue, 2 May 2000, Art S. Kagel wrote: > >> Also check out Ron Flanagan's interview with Dexmier at his book's Web site: >> www.informixhandbook.com, Jean addresses the new marketing effort (ahum). >> >> Art S. Kagel >> >> Hal Maner wrote: >> > >> > Informix did start a new marketing campaign this year. There was a full >> > page ad in the Wall Street Journal recently. They say there will be more. >> > There does seem to be a master plan. The current management is aware of the >> > weaknesses of the past. Ask those who were at the Forum 2000 in DC a couple >> > of months ago... >> > >> > ... and I must say that the Wall Street Journal is probably a better medium >> > if you are targeting the CEO/CIO types than the NBA playoffs on TV. I must >> > admit that sometimes I do get a little envious of Oracle's advertising >> > budget myself!!!. >> > >> > Hal Maner >> > M Systems International, Inc. >> > www.msystemsintl.com >> > >> > Kudzi Muchaka <KMuchaka@HAFresno.org> wrote in message >> > news:8ekcam$jk4$1@news.xmission.com... >> > > >> > > i have been watching the NBA playoffs and i must say i am tired of seeing >> > the Oracle commercial during every break. Does Informix have plans to let >> > the world know that they are still around? maybe its time to start learning >> > about Oracle... maybe that is why CIOs and CEOs choose the other product... >> > they have forgotten that there is another option out there, called Informix. >> > maybe they have a grand master plan in the works... you think... maybe... >> > perhaps... hopefully... >> > > >> > carlos Currently on hiatus from unemployment. ---------------------- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com