[Deptheads] Strategicon - Troubling Trend

[Tim]

Remember, before you get too advanced with any plans, you need to talk to me about the space you want to use.  There are always changes going on and other things that can’t change.  Bottom line, you need to run any space requirements through me, first.

 

Tim

 

 

From: deptheads-bounces at strategicon.net [mailto:deptheads-bounces at strategicon.net] On Behalf Of Kryssie
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 3:08 PM
To: deptheads at strategicon.net
Subject: Re: [Deptheads] Strategicon - Troubling Trend

 

Okay, back from my torture!

 

I have been wanting to get someone into a position in the Marketing department to solicit Kickstarters for our convention.  My original thought was that, since I send out marketing e-mails telling people about what's coming up at the conventions, we could do a section on "Kickstarters" that will be there (and they can be in any stage of funding)..  Ultimately, I'd like to have up to 3 Kickstarters that *we solicit* for each of the genres represented at the convention.  It gives people a chance to try something new and if they really like it, help make it a thing.  In my opinion, the gaming industry seems to be going through a shift to where many games are now crowdsourced--we need to be adaptable. If we lump them all in one area, for now, fine.  If we start charging Kickstarters, though, they may not come and we may miss out on opportunities to showcase games in the future.

 

What does it do for Strategicon?  It sets us apart as a convention who is open to up and coming games and ideas, rather than just "stuck in a rut" with the established companies.  We also get advertising from the Kickstarters.  How, you ask?  Because as part of the requirements I am going to put in place, they need to display a reciprocal banner on their information regarding Strategicon's support of their game (I'll have someone design an eye-catching ad).  They must include when they will be at our conventions and let people know they'll have a chance to play their games (and by "let people know" I mean in their Updates they send out).  People who may never have heard of Strategicon get to hear about us and get to come to the convention--to play a Kickstarter, then see the other amazing things we have to offer.

 

Don't worry!  I shan't take tables away from you without your knowledge or consent!  I have not entirely fleshed out how this is going to work...I'd only just pitched this whole thing to the board earlier this week because I just got a person who was interested in helping in this capacity.  SO!  I'm not sure how it's all going to work, but there would be communication and department head approvals involved.  Like, "Hey, Shane... Minions of Death, Fork it Over, and Flying Buttresses are three board game kickstarters we were interested in having at the convention.  Do you have table space to give them a total of 4 demo games over the weekend?"  Just for example.  Maybe 8.  I don't know.  But, if we bill them as events, it makes it easier to plan them.  Any other demos that are to be run can be run either in Open Gaming (which I'm hesitant to do) or, if we're actually using the area outside of the elevators in the Lower Lobby, there.  I think that's a great place for Open Gaming and Kickstarter Demos that are not on the schedule.  It's an easy to describe and get to location.



Kryssie Mackey
310.982.7632
"Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder...as is instant death.  
Avada Kedavra, Sweetie."

 

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