by Thomas Traplin | Jul 22, 2017 | Podcasts
The round table is back! John Coviello and Gary Sproul join me to discuss the recent changes in the gaming industry and their impact on the business. We go over Game Workshop changing their policy about online shopping carts, minimum advertised prices, and organized... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jul 1, 2017 | Podcasts
One of the most common threads among the game stores that have been featured on this podcast is that they provide their customers with an exceptional experience. Each transaction in your business fundamentally comes down to how your customer feels before, during, and... 
by Thomas Traplin | May 29, 2017 | Marketing, Podcasts
How would you like to wake up every day, knowing that your game store is steadily growing. Events are pulling in larger and larger numbers of people. The number of sales is going up, along with the size of each transaction. And your customers are happy to spend money... 
by Thomas Traplin | May 16, 2017 | Community, Marketing, Podcasts, Tech
In today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast we're talking about Great Bend's newest game store, Mind Sculpt Games. So new it doesn't exist yet. Usually, I interview game store owners that have been in business for a few years and have found some success already but... 
by Thomas Traplin | May 1, 2017 | Podcasts
In today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast, our special guest is the most excellent Lynn Potyen. Lynn is the owner of the The GameBoard in Sheboygan, WI and in the words of the Geek and Sundry article she was recently featured on: "She is a pioneer in many ways for... 
by Thomas Traplin | Apr 18, 2017 | Community, Podcasts, Tournaments
Guardian Games Portland, the Grandest Game Store in Portland is the subject of this episode of the Manaverse Podcast. Gene Joo is the special guest today, he's the Magic Department Manager of Guardian Games in Portland, and he shares the strategies that he's used to...