[Deptheads] The Saga Of The Three Con Names

Tue Apr 30 14:43:02 PDT 2013

FWIW, I'm in agreement with the idea that Strategicon should be the
overarching name, since we already do so much marketing through that name.
And I agree that trying to give each of the three conventions a unique
identity separate from the other two (as opposed to giving
*each*convention a theme) is a step in the wrong direction.

There's nothing wrong with *Strategicon Convention Group presents
Gamex,*or something along those lines.

On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Michael Russell <mikeinva8 at mac.com> wrote:

> Ok just wanted to get my two cents in on this before the final word comes
> down.  I think that we need to have either Strategicon or the name of the
> conventions on the banners for few reason.  One, not only are people at the
> hotel for the convention, but a lot of guest of the hotel walk through
> wondering what is going on.  With out Strategicon or the con names  on the
> banners there is NOTHING advertising who we are. When working the reg desk
> many many times people have noted the name Strategicon or the con name when
> asking what was going on.  Second if someone is new to the cons, this
> reaffirms they are in the right place, and with a move coming soon, I think
> we need this more than ever.
>
> As for the names of the Cons (Orccon, Gamex, Gateway) they have been those
> name for over 25-30 years(Yes me and Eric A. have been going to these con
> for that long), and have worked well (by the way for those of you that
> don't know this, Orccon stood for Orange county Convention) not the ugly
> beast :)   When ever I think of changing the names I think of companies
> that did that and it was a disaster - Think Radio Shack trying to change to
> "The Shack" how well did that work for them?   And all three names are
> something easy to remember, so when they get home and google it, right of
> the bat, strategicon come up, and that is what we want.
>
> As for each Convention having a "Theme" not bad but like someone else said
> have it very low key, like the program cover art of one con be board games,
> another war games and another RPG.  We do not want people saying "Oh I
> don't go to Gamex because that is there RPG con", we might loose people to
> something like that.
>
> So that is my two cents worth.
> Mike Russell
>
>
> On Apr 30, 2013, at 10:24 PM, Tim <tim at stugiii.com> wrote:
>
>  Mike will get the decision by tomorrow morning...
>
>
> On 4/30/2013 10:34 AM, Ryan McMullan wrote:
>
> In the interim before a bold leadership decision is made, I second just
> listing department name so the posters aren't in limbo.
>
> Ryan
> On Apr 30, 2013 9:32 AM, "evil5757 at aol.com" <evil5757 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>>  Everyone, the purpose of the banners is to let people know where they
>> are. Drop everything but the department. They know we're strategicon and
>> they know what convention it is! They're there!
>>
>>
>>  *Connected by Motorola*
>>
>>
>> mike fryer <darkbeerdrinker at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  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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