EDIT:

This proposal was created due to Adam Steeber's request on [AAG #117](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfJeSNacxdw) to have more proposals and ideas for the Kusama DV to crunch on. I discussed these on [AAG  #119](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK0co2NNjs0). The purpose of these bounties is to form proto-collectives around ideas in principle. By creating these bounties and segregating this funding it does the following:

1) Shows that the community supports an idea in principle which should incentivize people to work toward that idea.
2) Allows us to have discussions on structure and mechanisms at a later date
3) It reduces the burn on the treasury (We have burned $1.5M on kusama in the last year alone). By putting 50% of the treasury into bounties based on ideas in principle, we reduce the burn rate by 50%. 

Stake Plus will not be involved in any of these proto-collectives as either curator or as a member. These are ideas that I've (Tom) had rolling around in my brain and thought I would shoot them out. I look forward to seeing ideas presented by other agents.

If there is a person or team interested in leading this collective, they should put together a proper proposal and apply with that idea along with a full set of curators using the bounty.proposeCurator() extrinsic. If no one steps forward, at minimum we're reducing the burn and these funds can be reaped back to treasury in the future.

The provided proposal document is meant to be a framework of how I was approaching the idea.


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This proposal requests funding from the Polkadot Treasury to establish a Regional Marketing Proto Collective, allocating $75,000 to up to 20 teams for guerrilla marketing campaigns aimed at promoting Polkadot. Through this initiative, community members will engage in innovative advertising efforts, guided by elected Regional Marketing Directors, to enhance Polkadot's visibility and adoption.

Proposal: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d5l3GL8ppTGDkhiB2hFglnMCuUF4tu8ymSM-U7oq0o8/edit?usp=sharing

- **Problem Statement:** Adam Steeber requested more proposals and ideas for the Kusama DV to consider, aiming to reduce the burn rate on the treasury and incentivize community involvement.
- **Significance:** Reducing the burn rate on the treasury by 50% through bounties based on community-supported ideas.
- **Proposed Solution:** Establish a Regional Marketing Proto Collective with $75,000 allocated to 20 teams for guerrilla marketing campaigns promoting Polkadot.
- **Expected Outcomes:** Enhanced visibility and adoption of Polkadot through innovative advertising efforts led by elected Regional Marketing Directors.

#365 Regional Marketing Proto-Collective