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Quest for Fun!: December 2014
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014. What do I care about? In my business, I care about three things: I care about my employees, I care about my customers, and I care about the profitability of the business. I care about these things in that order. In the business, everything else is just details. Don't sweat the details. Sweat these other things. All else is the buzzing of flies. My employees come first. The customer is not always right. I take care of my people. Do we have to ask why? Tuesday, December 30, 2014.
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Quest for Fun!: The Copernican Problem (Tradecraft)
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Saturday, March 28, 2015. The Copernican Problem (Tradecraft). When things are going poorly in the business, I tend to blame myself. I look internally at processes. I consider working longer hours. I wonder if I missed an important sales trend. Was there rain? How about a presidential election? Do I need a vacation? When things are going well, as they are now, I give credit to the economy. I notice that the population of my county. Saturday, March 28, 2015. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Simple temp...
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Quest for Fun!: May 2015
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Thursday, May 21, 2015. Can You Take It? In the long run, this is losing them money. This is a product that has a current street value 30% higher than the MSRP. That's based on retailers opening boxes they received early and valuing cards. Although speculators will try to lowball estimates so they can buy low from fools, retailers now know better. Yet, many retailers still sell below MSRP. I will admit, we sold a small amount of ours early at a small discount while we gauged demand, but now? The best thi...
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Quest for Fun!: That Cards Against Humanity Game
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Thursday, May 7, 2015. That Cards Against Humanity Game. My general take on this game:. It's in bad taste, it's simplistic, and kind of dull as a game, other than trying to gauge the depravity of your friends (which can be amusing). I've played it once. Why is it popular? We live in a culture of perpetual outrage, and increasing fear of giving offense. You can have your business or your job taken from you with the wrong tweet or when someone has been slighted by your employee. Self identity is bullshit&#...
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Quest for Fun!: Third Place Theory and Game Stores
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Friday, April 17, 2015. Third Place Theory and Game Stores. I'm going on a road trip vacation this Summer and wouldn't you know it, I found a way to include some work. I'll be going through Portland and visiting Rainy Day Games. In Seattle I plan to see AFK Tavern. And Mox Boarding House. In Calgary I'll visit the largest game store in North America, The Sentry Box. This trip was really brainstorming how I could possibly visit The Sentry Box. Finally, in Salt Lake City, I'll visit The Nerd Store. Concess...
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Quest for Fun!: March 2015
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Sunday, March 29, 2015. Are you tired of your game store competitors not playing by the rules? Do you feel cheated that you follow all the regulations while they pay their employees in peanut butter sandwiches while skirting the law? Do you wish you could open up a box of legal whoop * * on them like a can of Popeye's spinach? You are in luck! For $499.99, we're now offering the Scrutiny Toolkit. Here are just some. Examples of what you'll find in the Scrutiny Toolkit:. The Taxes, Shmaxes supplement will...
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Quest for Fun!: April 2015
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Sunday, April 19, 2015. Mature Markets and Board Games. Our top 15 games account for 62% of sales. The top 30 usually accounts for around 80% of our sales. We sold games from 195 different companies. What's most interesting to me about Asmodee, is they've bought the top position in the board game market. Each of our other game categories is what marketers would traditionally call, mature. Board games has lacked a market leader, from that traditional definition sense. Has Asmodee done it? Anyone with even...
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Quest for Fun!: Mature Markets and Board Games
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Sunday, April 19, 2015. Mature Markets and Board Games. Our top 15 games account for 62% of sales. The top 30 usually accounts for around 80% of our sales. We sold games from 195 different companies. What's most interesting to me about Asmodee, is they've bought the top position in the board game market. Each of our other game categories is what marketers would traditionally call, mature. Board games has lacked a market leader, from that traditional definition sense. Has Asmodee done it? Anyone with even...
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Quest for Fun!: Profit Margins (Tradecraft)
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Saturday, April 4, 2015. Has been making the rounds online about a poll stating Americans think the average company has a 36% net profit margin, a number so grandiose that that it's five times reality. Granted, this is from the American Enterprise Institute, so it was probably written with the intent that I twirl my handlebar mustache and adjust my monocle as I declare to Buffy how the common people just don't understand us. Net profit of 7 cents). Why is this important? I believe there's a similar under...
