we don't like marketing proposals very much
That's true but I have the feeling that people don't like proposals in general very much lately. Which in my opinion is due to the fact that things are not transparent and there is no accountability when it comes to proposals...
Also I agree that not many people on hive are really good at marketing and the traditional marketing is maybe not what is working nowadays. I believe that if hive would offer a nice way to make profits, people would come by themselves...