[Deptheads]space and exposure

[Karl Kreder]

Perhaps there should be a small fee for a demo table, that way at least we
know who is serious about it and they can use it for anything but hold stock
\ sales, like for advertising signs or other stuff.

just an idea.

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Janice Sellers <janicemsj at gmail.com>
wrote:

> David didn't ask for a demo table this time.  I'll make sure to check
> with him specifically to see if he wants one for Gamex.
>
> The dealers that did ask for tables this time were War House, Conquest
> Miniatures, Strategic Retreat/Skrall, and GMT.  That's it.  And War
> House I had to keep harping on, because what they did was use the
> entire space around the *free* demo table as sales space.  They had a
> legitimate reason for why they didn't have demos going at the
> beginning (they only found out right before the con that their regular
> demo guy had died, which is a long, strange story, but as far as I can
> tell it's true), but I emphasized to them that if they didn't use the
> table for demos, they were going to have to pay for it, and that got
> them going a little.  I'm going to work closely with them for Gamex to
> ensure the free space is used appropriately.  The other three actually
> used their free space for demos.
>
> And just to clarify for anyone who isn't aware of how we've marketed
> this, dealers can ask for a free demo table as part of their booth,
> but it has to be used for demos only or they have to pay for it.  The
> idea was to make it easier for companies to demo the products and be
> able to immediately promote the sale.  As I've said, however, few
> dealers have wanted the free table.
>
> Janice
>
> On 2/26/08, Karl Kreder <zeotter at gmail.com> wrote:
> > The only dealer I know wants demo's at their tables are Gameology.
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