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

Posted in 2000

Ron M. Flannery — Tue, 2 May 2000 13:15:22 -0400 (EDT) — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

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? ________________________________________________________________________ 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... > > > >

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Carlson@WHSmith — Tue, 02 May 2000 14:11:09 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

"Ron M. Flannery" 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? > > ________________________________________________________________________ > 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 > ________________________________________________________________________ Hey, Ron, you changed your name . . . . . better update the website . . . 8-) BTW, cool website. -- John Carlson Informix DBA WHSmith USA #include std_disclaimer.h /* These are my opinions, not my company's opinion */