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= Promoting KDE =
== What does the Promo team do? ==
The Promo team in KDE attends trade fairs and conferences, informing visitors using a booth and giving talks. We also write news articles, work on release announcements and other content for our web pages.


We are in the process of updating the Promo team pages on this wiki, so that things are easier to find. Therefore you will see some new pages immediately below, but old ones that have not yet been moved follow afterwards
The KDE Promo team works on spreading the good word about the KDE Community, its software, projects, and events. We do that by attending conferences and trade fairs, where we give talks about the latest KDE technologies, show our software to visitors in live demos, and give out some sweet KDE swag.
 
We also write news articles, release announcements, social media updates, and help with producing visuals, videos, and written content for community websites.
 
We are in the process of updating the Promo team pages on this wiki to make things easier to find. It's possible that you will see some broken links or outdated content. If that happens, please let us know so we can fix it.
 
To understand better what we do, take a look at [[Promo's Long Term Goals]].


== How you can join our team ==
== How you can join our team ==


Joining the team is easy!  Just contact us and let us know what you're interested in helping with. The best way to reach the group is by [https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-promo joining our mailing list] and/or emailing us at [mailto:[email protected] [email protected]]. The three most common ways you can help include:
Joining the team is easy!  Just contact us and let us know what you're interested in helping with.  
 
The best way to get in touch is to join one of our communication channels. We have the #[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=kde-promo kde-promo] freenode [[Internet Relay Chat|IRC channel]]. The kde-promo IRC channel is bridged with [https://community.kde.org/Telegram#KDE_Promo Telegram] [https://t.me/joinchat/AEyx-0O8HKlHV7Cg7ZoSyA Group] and [https://community.kde.org/Matrix Matrix] (Room address: #freenode_#kde-promo:matrix.org). This means that you can join any of the three - IRC channel, Matrix room, Telegram group - and you won't miss anything.
 
We use the channels listed above for day-to-day communication. For announcements, important discussions and questions, you should join our [https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-promo mailing list] and email us at [mailto:[email protected] [email protected]]. The mailing list is also the place where you can introduce yourself as a new (or returning) contributor.
 
== How to start contributing to KDE Promo ==
 
The three most common ways to contribute to KDE Promo include:
   
   
# [http://community.kde.org/Promo/Get_Involved/Jobs Taking on a Junior Job] – These are perfect for people who want to volunteer their time but don't quite know where to get started. The goal of this page is to provide easier tasks that other team members have identified which a new person could get started with. We've even assigned mentors who have volunteered to help you along the way so that you have someone specific to ask questions to if you get stuck or need guidance.
1. [https://community.kde.org/Promo/People/Join#Follow_KDE_on_social_media Following KDE on social media] – This is the easiest way to contribute to KDE Promo. Just follow our social media accounts and start sharing the content we post! You can help us reach a new and wider audience by translating our posts into different languages spoken in your community. Of course, you can also craft your own posts about our software and community.
# [[Promo/ProposeIdeas|Proposing your own idea]] – See an opportunity to spread KDE that we haven't thought of? Want to get help with making it happen?  Let us know by contacting our mailing list so that we can provide feedback and potentially help you out along the way.   
 
# [http://community.kde.org/Promo/Events Representing KDE at an event] – We are always in need of people to represent KDE at conferences, local meetings, etc.  All you need is a passion for using KDE and the right materials. You provide the passion, we'll provide the rest!  Check out this section to download all the material you'll need to give a lecture or host a booth at an event.
2. [[Promo/ProposeIdeas|Proposing your own idea]] – See an opportunity to spread KDE that we haven't thought of? Want to get help with making it happen?  Let us know by contacting us. We can provide feedback and potentially help you out along the way.   
 
3. [http://community.kde.org/Promo/Events Representing KDE at an event] – We are always in need of people to represent KDE at conferences, trade shows, local meetups, etc.  All you need is a passion for using KDE and the right materials. You provide the passion, we'll provide the rest!  Check out this section to download all the material you'll need to give a lecture or host a booth at an event.
 
Last but not least, find more [https://community.kde.org/Promo/People/Join tasks and things you can do as a new Promo team member]!
 
== Useful Promo resources ==
 
There are usually many things going on within the Promo team. We use this wiki to store relevant information that can be shared with other community members.
 
Here is a selection of some useful resources that Promo team members commonly refer to.<br /><br />
 
* [https://phabricator.kde.org/project/view/222/ KDE Promo Workboard] - Central place where the Promo team manages all upcoming and ongoing tasks.
 
* [https://community.kde.org/Promo/People/social_media Social Media Channels] – Information about the social media channels we use to distribute news about KDE. ''Contains outdated content''
 
*[https://community.kde.org/Promo/Guidance/DosDonts#Social_Media Rules for Social Media] - Policies and guidelines that all Promo contributors must follow when posting to official KDE social media accounts.
 
* [https://community.kde.org/Schedules Release Schedules and Calendars] – Dates of upcoming and past releases, to keep track and help you prepare release announcements.
 
* [[/RA_guidelines|Release Announcement Guidelines]] – Tips for writing software release announcements.
 
* [[Promo/Dot|Contributing to the Dot]] - Advice for contributing to the Dot, [http://dot.kde.org our main news website].
 
* [[Promo/Guidance|Communication Guidance]] – Advice on articulating our software brands, describing our underlying technologies, engaging the press, and more. ''Contains outdated content''


== Reference materials ==
* [[/Material|Promo Material]] – Links to artwork, logos, banners, mascots, brochures, and other promotional material.


There are usually many things going on within the Promo team.  The wiki has become our home for keeping track of things and storing relevant information.  Everything that doesn't fit into one of the 3 activities listed above can be found in one of the following areas:
* [[/Instagram|Instagram]] – Instagram account


# [[Promo/Dot|Dot]] - information by and for dot editors (dot is our news site on [http://dot.kde.org dot.kde.org])
<br />You can also see the overview of [https://community.kde.org/Special:PrefixIndex/Promo all wiki pages in the Promo category].
# [[Promo/Guidance|Communication guidance]] – Read helpful tips on articulating our software brands, describing our underlying technologies, engaging the press, and more.
# [[/Channels|Communication channels]] – Obtain information about the tools such as the Dot, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc, which we use to spread news of KDE.
# [[/Releases|Release information]] – Learn what's new in the latest release and how you can show it off to the world.
# [[/Material|Material]] – Find artworks and other promotional material.
# [[/Scratchpad|Scratchpad]] – A home for miscellaneous “stuff” that doesn't have a real home yet but needed to be written down somewhere
# [[/RA_guidelines|Release Announcement Guidelines]] – Information about how a release announcement should look
# [https://phabricator.kde.org/project/view/222/ KDE Promo Workboard] - Information about upcoming and ongoing tasks for the Promo team.

Revision as of 18:11, 26 November 2020

Konqi on promotional work!

What does the Promo team do?

The KDE Promo team works on spreading the good word about the KDE Community, its software, projects, and events. We do that by attending conferences and trade fairs, where we give talks about the latest KDE technologies, show our software to visitors in live demos, and give out some sweet KDE swag.

We also write news articles, release announcements, social media updates, and help with producing visuals, videos, and written content for community websites.

We are in the process of updating the Promo team pages on this wiki to make things easier to find. It's possible that you will see some broken links or outdated content. If that happens, please let us know so we can fix it.

To understand better what we do, take a look at Promo's Long Term Goals.

How you can join our team

Joining the team is easy! Just contact us and let us know what you're interested in helping with.

The best way to get in touch is to join one of our communication channels. We have the #kde-promo freenode IRC channel. The kde-promo IRC channel is bridged with Telegram Group and Matrix (Room address: #freenode_#kde-promo:matrix.org). This means that you can join any of the three - IRC channel, Matrix room, Telegram group - and you won't miss anything.

We use the channels listed above for day-to-day communication. For announcements, important discussions and questions, you should join our mailing list and email us at [email protected]. The mailing list is also the place where you can introduce yourself as a new (or returning) contributor.

How to start contributing to KDE Promo

The three most common ways to contribute to KDE Promo include:

1. Following KDE on social media – This is the easiest way to contribute to KDE Promo. Just follow our social media accounts and start sharing the content we post! You can help us reach a new and wider audience by translating our posts into different languages spoken in your community. Of course, you can also craft your own posts about our software and community.

2. Proposing your own idea – See an opportunity to spread KDE that we haven't thought of? Want to get help with making it happen? Let us know by contacting us. We can provide feedback and potentially help you out along the way.

3. Representing KDE at an event – We are always in need of people to represent KDE at conferences, trade shows, local meetups, etc. All you need is a passion for using KDE and the right materials. You provide the passion, we'll provide the rest! Check out this section to download all the material you'll need to give a lecture or host a booth at an event.

Last but not least, find more tasks and things you can do as a new Promo team member!

Useful Promo resources

There are usually many things going on within the Promo team. We use this wiki to store relevant information that can be shared with other community members.

Here is a selection of some useful resources that Promo team members commonly refer to.

  • KDE Promo Workboard - Central place where the Promo team manages all upcoming and ongoing tasks.
  • Social Media Channels – Information about the social media channels we use to distribute news about KDE. Contains outdated content
  • Rules for Social Media - Policies and guidelines that all Promo contributors must follow when posting to official KDE social media accounts.
  • Communication Guidance – Advice on articulating our software brands, describing our underlying technologies, engaging the press, and more. Contains outdated content
  • Promo Material – Links to artwork, logos, banners, mascots, brochures, and other promotional material.


You can also see the overview of all wiki pages in the Promo category.