We have been doing a whirlwind of shows over the last few weeks and it's been crazy! We have our BIG, FAT LAUNCH in my hometown at Indy PopCon, we've gotten some awesome reviews and finally I'll give you a down and dirty Dallas Comic Con recap.
Indy PopCon Hometown Launch!
Indy PopCon, which is being held May 30 to June 1 at the Indiana Convention
Center, is going to be an amazing convention organized by the coolest
group of local guys. We have the pleasure of working with them to
promote our journals. Indy is my hometown and for all of these reasons,
we are making this event our BIG RELEASE! We'll be right up front in
booth 912 and will also be handing out fliers with the most awesome
promotion to go along with our launch! Come out and see us!
You can pre-order your journal NOW for pick up in our booth! $40 for journal and bag,
ORDER HERE!
Reviews!
Next up, we've had two new and amazing reviews coming in! Geek Girl with Curves Amy Ratcliffe posted a wonderful review of the journal on her blog, which can be found
here. And from my hometown peeps, Awkward Geeks posted a great review
here. We were SO PROUD when we read these reviews. Even now I get goosebumps. What we are doing feels so right, I can't wait for
everyone to catch up with us and GET IT. (remember, we're kinda impatient.) This is why I know we'll be successful. Because it feels so right.
Dallas
This is a show that used to be a lot smaller. And at a
different convention center. FanExpo bought this con last year and
moved it to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Dallas Convention Center. We went
into this event knowing that it might be a little rough for many
reasons. First, a new owner is always going to have some logistics they
are not unfamiliar with. And new location adds even more potential
pitfalls. Finally, we were unable to get any response from the show
management regarding marketing opportunities for the journal. At all. We
have found that our biggest challenge is getting the word out to people
about the journal and what it is. When people get it, THEY GET IT AND
LOVE IT. A cosplayer and media darling, Dallas Fan Girl, did make a
wonderful
review video and hold a contest, so at least we had that for promotion.
So
we charged forward. Only to wait in line for TWO AND A HALF HOURS.
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| The meaning of vendor hell right here. |
Yes.
Those of you who know Ted and I understand that we are not patient
people. Frankly, that's how we get so much done. But we actually handled
this pretty well. Ted got out and took pictures of the hundred + cars
behind us in line. At one point, the men handing out the pink papers
that indicated we could drive up to the dock to unload just drove off.
And said nothing about coming back or what the hell we were supposed to
do next. I was tweeting and emailing like crazy. I can only assume the
other vendors don't know how to use Twitter or are much more delicate
than I. When things are done badly, I feel compelled to let the
organizers know. Why do I do this? Because I have worked with the BEST
before in convention management and I have seen how well it can be done.
Rant
over. Set up went smoothly after that but we were concerned that there
were no banners or numbers indicating the aisles. Our plan was to hand
out fliers with our booth number and a special promotion. But it they
couldn't find the booth or even the aisle, how would they find us?
Before
the show opened, my brothers-in-law and an awesome friend of theirs
handed out hundreds of fliers. This can be pretty hard work because
people can be very cold when you're out there trying to sell something.
But for those people who stopped, listened and bought a journal, we
thank you! Generally speaking, the 3 day pass and VIP people were simply
awesome to us.
So the show went and there was a big
crowd there. It was ok, but not great, which is pretty much what we
expected given that there were no marketing opportunities for us there. I
did some great shots at the show:
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| Finally got to see Samantha! <3 |
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| Artist Amanda Tolleson |
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| Artist Logan Pack |
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| BABY (Supernatural) |
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| Walking Dead Panel! Merle and The Governor |
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| Our fabulous and branded booth |
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| Panel notes, mostly from Stan lee |
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| Hover Craft! |
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| Sorry, had to post this for the 100th time |
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Coming to Indy PopCon? Stop by booth 912 to enter for your chance to win 2 VIP Passes to next year’s 2015 Indy PopCon and a $200 Amazon Gift Card! 
