TheDarknessX posted:Trust me no one has ever accused you of drinking to much water! LOL! And who you callin' they?!?
JohnJacksonMiller posted:Well, it was the big bugaboo when the NFL was looking to come to town. They kept hedging over whether there was enough money and fan commitment in the area to make a go of it. And income used to be a problem, but the place is so populous now I don't think that's seen as a roadblock any more. I hear what you're saying about Phoenix, but I think part of what helps there is that they have Atomic Comics, which as I seem to recall puts a lot of resources into local events. I think they also have a relatively larger pool of local talent to attend. Chaos Comics used to have its HQ out there, I think.
TNPredsFan posted:As for SMT, we haven't really advertised ourselves in the past couple of years. The old website died, and we chose not to have a fan table at MSC because of the horrible layout at the old hotel. Heck, we haven't even had t-shirts made since I joined the group. *looks at Lin for my promised t-shirt design* Let's face it, it's harder to generate enthusiasm for Star Wars when there are no new movies on the horizon. (No, the animated movie doesn't count.) I'm hopeful that we can start raising awareness for the group with some of the things we have in the hopper. There are things we can do to promote ourselves without spending a lot of money or resorting to renting a Ford family member.
Dork-Vader posted:You're the numbers guy, John- what do you think- and is there a way to increase awareness in Memphis or are we just spinning the wheels on the Batmobile..?
kellrob posted:I am all about a tshirt. I wear my Mid South Con shirt every Monday to work. I would love to brainstorm about how generate more interest in our little group. As far as the advertisment for MSC, your right. I tried last year to put out flyers and no one wanted them. I got the small video game resale shop out here to take some, but they refused to put up a poster in the window. I don't know where to try to put those kind of things out. I hope we will be able to get some good ideas together.
rhonderoo posted:Get. A. Good. Venue. Also, details like how good the food was at a con, or how well the Con Suite is run, even how nice the sleeping rooms are... a huge deal. I've done sales conventions with booths, as well as training conferences and team building excursions, and it always comes down to how organized you are, how well you treat your guests, what guests you have and how fair the price is. I'd be willing to help with the organizational details of anything we plan. True we don't have the resources that I have at International Paper when planning a conference, but a lot of things like organization of registering, etc. can still be applied. If we give ourselves time to do it right and use some fundraisers, we could put on a nice little show. Especially with some of your contacts, Lin.
