Starting the OSMPA Project

Hello World.

About 10 (or so) days ago I tried to find an association in which other open source marketers are organized, xchange ideas, meet and so on. I could not find one. I found a massive number of marketing associations, pr-associations with their code of conducts .. and an even larger bunch of conf’rences .. but NADA, NOTHING, NIENTE for OSMPs like me (I work at brox, a german software company being just in the process of going open source - which also explains my horrible english writing capabilities).

Some hours later I found myself talking to some friends and collegues about that. And we all liked the idea of founding such an association. As an Open Source Project, of course. Again some hours later there was a name (OSMPA), a connected Domain (osmpa.org) and a Goo***-Group.

Today (again some days later) five other guys (from Europe and the U.S.) and me talked a bit, discussed at the Group, wrote an Invitation to you, the world. And put the basic website and weblog (this one) live.

If you like the idea, too: Just imagine what could be done another few days, weeks, months later.

Got it? Then you should join us.

How? Please download the invitation.pdf and we will soon meet at work building the worlds finest Organization for Open Source Marketers.

I am very much looking forward to getting to know each one of you “collegues” out there. And anyone else out there who’d like to help making OSMPA a great thing!

cya soon, regards, helge