[members-discuss] Marketing? Really?

I like atlas and labs :(

On 10/22/13 7:49 PM, Daniel Stolpe wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Oct 2013, Sander Steffann wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just noticed this on the NCC website:
>> http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/jobs/current-openings/marketing-and-pr-manager
>>
>>>  From that page: " This is a high profile role within the organisation [...] to develop a high-level marketing, branding and PR strategy for all services."
>> and "General Duties: [...] Write powerful and engaging promotional content for the organisation?s products and services [...]"
>>
>> It really surprises me that the NCC, being a membership organisation, needs someone for marketing its products and services...
>>
>> I hope I am just misunderstanding this :-)
> Hi Sander,
>
> Well, you know, it doesn't surprise me that much, considering the
> employees talking about the NCC as a company while it in many ways is
> everything but a company. I think it has many similarities with a
> government entity. People do a lot of divese things and nobody is
> responsible for the financies. (Axel just goes to Nigel and says "I need
> 20 millinon euros next year, and then the board suggest a membership fee
> that will cover the expenses and we are done).
>
> According to the activity plan, about 30ish people work with the core
> business: registry services. And about 100 do other stuff. Of course there
> has to be some infrastructure around but I still don't get what all of
> them are doing.
>
> I would be very happy to see a document stating what the NCC are supposed
> to do. And not do.
>
> Atlas, and labs and "no name" services are things I could do without. For
> example
>
> Cheers,
>
> Daniel
>
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