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In response to
"Sloooooow board."
by
Spawn
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Fine....go nominate my stores for an Eisner Award...
Posted by
Remlik (aka remlik)
Apr 11 '11, 13:36
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Eisner Award notes
Support of a wide variety of innovative material
Stock over 4000 Graphic Novel SKU
Carry comic material from over 35 different companies
Products carried include (but not limited too) keychains, clothing
(hats, hoodies, tshirts), glasses, buttons/magnets, figurines/statues,
toys, posters, games (board, miniature, CCGs, RPG), videos, cards
(sports/nonsports)
Knowledge
Attend retailer conventions
Routine reading of comic book informational sites including (but not
limited too) Bleeding Cool, Newsarama, CBR, ICV2, Diamond, Ainit cool
Using previews and other sources to keep abreast of current/future
projects from well known writers and artists.
Using this knowledge to inform our customers
Community activity
FCBD
Donate comics and other items to orgs such as Food banks, toys for
tots, goodwill, police charities, schools/libraries, clubs
Childrens museum comic exhibit � consulted, promoted and helped to
give away over 15000 comics throughout 2008-09
Talks about graphic novel, comics, and the art form given to schools,
libraries, and book clubs
Main GN provider for the Marion County Library system of Indianapolis
with over 15 branches throughout the city.
24 hour comics day
Quality of store image
website for both social interaction and information
POS system and other modern tech for customer management and inventory control
Electronic gift cards
Electronic in house loyalty program
Special programs involving Graphic Novels
Use of facebook and twitter for marketing and information
Comic book racks designed to allow comic to lay flat at a angle for
maximum viewing
Racking procedures that allow for merchandising.
1. Alphabetical order instead of by company or new this week
2. dedicated section to companies books for 1.00 program
3. dedicated section for all ages material
4. dedicated sections for GN from prominent comic writers
5. dedicated sections for GN based/written by prose authors
6. dedicated sections for bargain comics/GN
7. Merchandising on the comic rack that includes not only the
newest issue but the previous volumes of GN (so as to make catching up
on a characters adventures easier).
8. Compiling and selling of back issues as complete sets of
storylines based not only on how they are compiled in GN format but
sometimes whole runs of series. These are also merchandised on the
comic rack with the corresponding GN and comic issues.
9. racking comics based on families (X-men, Batman) when
necessary for add-on sales or crossovers.
Plastic runners along upper walls to display back issues and variant covers
Adherence to standard ethical business practices
1. Member of Better Business Bureau
2. 18 years in business
3. Winner of NUVO Best Comic Book Store in Indianapolis from 1995
� 2002 The only years they had the category.
4) Donate comics, cards, and toys to Riley Children's Hospital each
Christmas. Donate free comics for Halloween
5.) Provide comics to library and learning center at "Christel House
Academy", a charter school for underprivileged children
6.) Sponsored little league baseball, and basketball in 3 local townships
7.) Sponsored a bracket race car with our name and logo on the hood and doors
8.) Run a commercial and comics PSA spot on Indy Visitors Channel, the
local information channel default for over 10,000 hotel rooms
citywide.
- link (secure.comic-con.org)
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