by Thomas Traplin | Apr 3, 2020 | Community, Fundamentals, Mindset, Podcasts, Tools
The situation is changing day by day and for many game store owners, business is anything but the usual. Social distancing and isolation have made the traditional model for local game stores unfeasible if not impossible. Hosting events is no longer an option and... 
by Thomas Traplin | Mar 29, 2020 | Marketing, Podcasts, Tech
Joe Masilotti is on the show to talk about how WeTabletop can help game store owners get in front of more customers and fill up their events more consistently. WeTabletop allows players looking for games to connect with store owners hosting those games, and they're... 
by Thomas Traplin | Mar 21, 2020 | Articles, Community, Marketing, Mindset
Covid-19 is the new reality game stores are going to have to deal with for the next 6-12 months, maybe longer, hopefully less. That means no events, no organized play, restrictions on the number of people allowed in a building at once, or being completely closed down... 
by Thomas Traplin | Mar 12, 2020 | Community, Fundamentals, Podcasts
Do you think the coronavirus isn’t as bad as the flu? I disagree, and maybe at the end of this podcast you might think differently. But at this point it doesn’t matter, the panic and fear is real. Governments are taking this seriously. Coronavirus is going... 
by Thomas Traplin | Apr 22, 2019 | Podcasts
For those who haven’t heard the tale, Pat’s Games was robbed a little over three years ago and the bad guys made off with over $60,000 worth of high value Magic cards. The story of the burglary went far and wide, ending up on magazines and news stories all around... 
by Thomas Traplin | Apr 16, 2019 | Articles, Marketing
You may have heard one particular nugget of wisdom before, it’s one I and my guests have articulated in various ways on the podcast multiple times. It goes a little something like this: Nobody buys on price. We know this is true based on our on personal... 
by Thomas Traplin | Apr 5, 2019 | Articles, Community, Tom's Blog
Pat’s Games has won their legal battle against the individual accused of stealing $65,000 worth of Magic: the Gathering cards from the business. According to security footage, the culprits broke into the shop during the night of January 4, 2016 and stole three... 
by Thomas Traplin | Apr 2, 2019 | Articles
When I first opened up shop well over a decade ago, there weren’t a lot of resources out there for game store owners. Certainly none that were easy to find and access. Even now, the knowledge and expertise to run a successful and profitable game store is rare... 
by Thomas Traplin | Feb 19, 2019 | Podcasts
Since the day I started the Manaverse Podcast I've wanted to interview certain people in particular. John Coviello and Gordan Johansen were high on my list, as well as Pat Johnson and Kelly Ackerman, KYT, Derium's, Card Kingdom, and many, many more. Pete Hoefling was... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jan 20, 2019 | Marketing, Podcasts, Tech, Tools
Over the course of the last year, Chatbots have been making a lot of noise in the industry. They are either the cutting edge in marketing technology, poised to change the way people interact with businesses, or they're a fad flash in the pan. Just another shiny object...