by Thomas Traplin | Mar 7, 2025 | Articles, Marketing
Love it or hate it, sending emails for your game store is a great way to stay connected to your customers and drive sales in store and online. Even if you think email is dead and you’re someone who unsubscribes from every email newsletter that finds it’s... 
by Thomas Traplin | Mar 4, 2025 | Articles, Marketing
As a tabletop game retailer, you’re in the business of selling storytelling and shared experiences. You are a purveyor of good times. A connoisseur of fun with friends and family. A dispenser of quests and epic adventures. You’re selling products that I would argue... 
by Thomas Traplin | Oct 28, 2024 | Marketing
“There are 3 kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” -Mark Twain When you’re running a game store, it’s easy to zero in on specific metrics or products. You see a particular board game sitting on the shelf for months, and your instinct is to... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jan 10, 2023 | Articles, Marketing, Sales
In today’s competitive marketplace, having a strong brand can be the key to attracting and retaining customers, setting your game store apart from the competition, and ultimately driving sales. But what is a brand, exactly? Simply put, a brand is the identity... 
by Thomas Traplin | Mar 4, 2022 | Marketing, Podcasts
Jake Tanner is the owner Unplugged Gaming in Manlius New York. Jake came into the tabletop gaming business from a different angle than most of the game store owners that have been featured on the podcast. Before launching Unplugged Gaming, Jake, along with his... 
by Thomas Traplin | Feb 21, 2022 | Marketing, Podcasts, Tech
For most game store owners, SEO is techno jargon. Something that only the biggest ecommerce businesses need to think about. I've also heard variations of the sentiment that it’s impossible to compete with the big players like BGG and Amazon in the search engines....