Marketing Team meeting notes 2026-05-19 @ 12h UTC

Attending: Astrid, Brian, Tania, Guido, Rikupekka

Items from last meeting

  • T-shirts: Beethoven celebrating 10 Years of Volto & 10 Years of Beethoven Sprint on t-shirt design :clap:
  • plone.org whole site update: work continues on next.plone.org and dev.plone.org, including front page copy and design refinements. The Marketing Team confirmed that it owns approval and stewardship of the new website.
  • Showcase section (Tania): now part of the broader next.plone.org project.
  • Feedback workflows using the experimental non-PLIP review process are being tested with the Sponsorship requirements text for possible future site improvements.
  • PloneConf 2026: Guido prepared communication planning and business track content. Social channel updates and refreshed conference branding are in progress.
  • Plone 6.2 release: release announcement preparations continue, including news content, visuals, and coordinated social media rollout once released.
  • Plone Labs: discussions continue around branding and visibility for the initiative.
  • Accessibility Team: another meeting is coming soon; Marketing will coordinate communication support as needed.
  • Calendar items for the next two weeks were identified, including meeting notes publication, case studies, and Plone 6.2 social promotion.

New items

  • Content team for plone.org: a dedicated IA/content working group has formed including Tania, Guido, Karel, Astrid, Rikupekka, Brian, and Fred. A dedicated Discord channel has been created to coordinate next.plone.org content and structure work.
  • Release announcement group of people (from Marketing and Release Managers) to chat on May 20, 2026 - using 6.2 release to find a good way to coordinate future release announcements.
  • Brand and marketing guidelines: discussion around maintaining Plone’s brand voice through collaborative editorial stewardship.
  • June Plone Newsletter: planning has started.
  • Jon Cherry sessions: the community plans to continue the online discussions and work towards presenting outcomes at Plone Conference 2026.
  • Community recognition programme: receiving attention at current Beethoven Sprint.
  • AI's impact on contribution: the team noted Drupal’s published AI contribution policy as a possible reference point for future Plone discussions.

Meeting ends: 13h12 UTC

Next meeting: June 2, 2026 @ 15h UTC

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