[Deptheads] The Saga Of The Three Con Names

[mike fryer]

Why is that a problem and why should there be a difference? All three are
game cons run by the same people at the same location, how different can
they be? When have they ever been different and all own by the same
person(s)?

Mike Fryer



On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Tim Keennon <tim at stugiii.com> wrote:

> That is the problem we have. There should be something different and there
> isn't at the moment.
>
> Not making the cons distinct entities is one of our issues.
>
> Tim
>
> Sent from my mobile device.
>
>
> On Apr 30, 2013, at 8:32 AM, Neil Figuracion <fadtwentythree at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I'll throw this question out:
>
> Other than time of year, what's different about each convention?
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Eric Nyquist <thatericn at aol.com> wrote:
>
>>  Hi -
>>
>> Since we've been the convention ownership, there definitely has been a moderately strong shift towards using Strategicon as a blanket term, versus the individual names. Back in "ye olde days" the phrase "Strategicon presents" was more boilerplate than identification; more of the background ownership than the out-front name and face for the conventions.
>>
>> My suggestion to harmonize the naming issue would be to do something like this on the flyers, con books, web, social media, etc.:
>>
>>
>> *ORCCON*
>>
>> *Strategicon's Winter Convention*
>>
>>
>>
>> *GAMEX*
>>
>> *Strategicon's Spring Convention*
>>
>>
>>
>> *GATEWAY*
>>
>> *Strategicon's Summer Convention*
>>
>> *
>> *
>>
>> *
>> *
>>
>> ... or we might consider *"Strategicon's Winter Gaming Convention"* or even *"Strategicon's Winter Event"*
>>
>>
>>
>> Recognized names are kept, no babies are thrown out with bathwater, while each con's identity is better defined and clarified.
>>
>>
>>
>> Eric N.
>>
>>
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