by Thomas Traplin | Sep 5, 2017 | Podcasts, Sales, Tech, Tools
Nate Petersen is the owner of Backstage Hobbies and Games, West Michigan's premier vintage Video Game, Board Game, and Trading Card Game store. This episode isn't just a feature on Nate's game store in Michigan. Nate is also the Director of Retail Operations at ION... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jul 18, 2017 | Articles, Marketing, Tech
Magic: the Gathering tournaments are the bread and butter of many local game stores. They grow your community of players and help you sell boosters and singles to a captive and eager customer base. What’s not to love? But why stop there? Technology has made it... 
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 | Apr 24, 2017 | Articles, Tech
Facebook is giving your LGS a great way to reach new customers. WiFi is pretty ubiquitous at this point, it’s almost a guarantee that your business has an internet connection and there’s a very good chance that it’s set up on a wireless network.... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jan 9, 2017 | Fundamentals, Podcasts, Sales, Tech
In this episode of the Manaverse Podcast, the hosts of the show look back on 2016 and do a postmortem report. It's always a good idea to look back on what went right and what went wrong. You can learn some very valuable lessons from your past if you have the data and... 
by Thomas Traplin | Oct 3, 2016 | Community, Podcasts, Tech
The problems with Pucatrade are the subject of the show today, specifically the release of the Future Site update and the effects of its crumbling economy. After a fundraising campaign and many months of development time, Pucatrade's newest incarnation has left many...