We have been talking quite a bit about our products on press right now and how we make sure the right ones get on a boat before the potential new policies on tariffs take effect. It would be one thing to be worrying about our normal product schedule—and we are—butRead More →
First I would like to say Happy Mothers day to the three great mothers in my life. My Mom, Mary, without whom none of this craziness would be possible. My Wife, Julie, without whom none of this would be worth while My Mother in Law, Jeanne, who welcomed thisRead More →
In a past life our main marketing effort was to give out free sample decks for our CCGs. In our years of publishing CCGs we gave away over one million decks. The sampling model worked for CCGs because a CCG is a lot like the razor and razor blades business.Read More →
I am a big fan of Sunday morning news shows. I appreciate a show that gives me highlights of the things, good and bad, that happened during the week, and then do an hour and a half of feel-good stories about things I would normally not follow-up on but enjoyRead More →
MAY “May more than any other month of the year wants us to feel alive.” Fennel Hudson May is pretty awesome. I live in California so we do not get the major change from winter to spring like other places but the flowers are blooming, the barbecue has a freshRead More →
Our industry is growing, and it also changing at a pace we often cannot control. It is likely that more new games will be released over the next year than any year prior. That has been the case for the last five years. A retailer recently described dealing with allRead More →