Have you tried guerilla marketing? Perhaps a post to a popular discussion site, emphasizing the edgy, rebellious angle. Who doesn't want to spend money buying a product to demonstrate their contempt for our consumption/money-oriented culture?
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#12Go find alternative distribution channels. Have you tried walking into local head shops and asking them if they'd stock it? If so, find out who their main distributors are, and go talk to them. How about running banner ads on 4chan ( http://www.4chan.org/advertise )? Are there other websites with similar audiences and lack of censorship?
I would second this, you are going to have to go direct to niche sites that hold your target demographic and do deals directly with the site. Sites that revolve around social drinking and partying would be your prime advertisement venues, but the mainstream is not going to touch it and rightfully so. Even if it is not that offensive, it has the potential to turn off more individuals that view the advertisement, than the niche sales can replace. So it is a simple decision for them, they deal in the mainstream.
You may be able to target certain bars with a bulk deal, in which they purchase decks for patrons. As well, you may want to do demographic studies to find out which age, culture, gender are more apt to be consumers, then heavily target that market via campaigns directly to sites they hang out on.
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#13You need to get a game like this picked up by spencer's gifts or a similar novelty shop. Their brand is known for carrying this type of merch and if your game has promise, as you seem to indicate, you should give it a real chance. Go with a big player who already has the buyers.
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#14Perhaps you're not looking for an explanation as to why people rejected this game, but for the sake of being obvious you can sum it up in one word: immature. This is soon to be 2012. Your proposition is from a time long since passed probably in the Reagan-Thatcher years, times and attitudes have moved on. It's no longer acceptable to promote this kind of lifestyle, and that's pretty much why "everyone" has rejected t…
Hi Chris, Not sure if you had the opportunity to see the cards...Just wanted to clarify. this is just a drinking card game with a lot of F
Yes I saw the game, and yes I get it. I just don't think there is a massive market for this because attitudes have changed.
My point was that this is what the rejections are telling you too.
Re: My product is outlawed... What next?
#15Go find alternative distribution channels. Have you tried walking into local head shops and asking them if they'd stock it? If so, find out who their main distributors are, and go talk to them. How about running banner ads on 4chan ( http://www.4chan.org/advertise )? Are there other websites with similar audiences and lack of censorship?
Advertising on 4chan is a good idea that i never thought about, I have always posted to their boards...
I will ad that to my list. Thanks
Re: My product is outlawed... What next?
#16Go find alternative distribution channels. Have you tried walking into local head shops and asking them if they'd stock it? If so, find out who their main distributors are, and go talk to them. How about running banner ads on 4chan ( http://www.4chan.org/advertise )? Are there other websites with similar audiences and lack of censorship?
I would second this, you are going to have to go direct to niche sites that hold your target demographic and do deals directly with the site. Sites that revolve around social drinking and partying would be your prime advertisement venues, but the mainstream is not going to touch it and rightfully so. Even if it is not that offensive, it has the potential to turn off more individuals that view the advertisement, than…
I have tried bars. Not many are open because of the name of the game. The few bars that agreed and what worked for me is when I did a promotion and have been there physically (I sold all the decks I took there).
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would second this, you are going to have to go direct to niche sites that hold your target demographic and do deals directly with the site. Sites that revolve around social drinking and partying would be your prime advertisement venues, but the mainstream is not going to touch it and rightfully so. Even if it is not that offensive, it has the potential to turn off more individuals that view the advertisement, than…
I have tried bars. Not many are open because of the name of the game. The few bars that agreed and what worked for me is when I did a promotion and have been there physically (I sold all the decks I took there).
Bring them to Australia and sell them to the Kevin "Bloody" Wilson bogan crowd. The F word is the worst swear in the USA, whereas in Australia it's not so bad.
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#18Really appreciate you taking the time for the feedback. I have little do list now.
As a token of appreciation and if you are interested I will send you a deck
email [ fthiscardgame At Gmail Dot Com ] with your address (Just USA). If you like the game you can paypal me $14.99 to the same address or what you think is appropriate.
I have 20 decks that I can send. 1 per person
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#19I think you're probably having a harder time of it because you're in the USA where the middle finger is so offensive it still gets blurred out on TV (like no-one can look at their own middle finger!)
In the UK I have a feeling it would sell far better. Try to contact some of the online stores that sell items for stag weekends (bachelor parties)
Perhaps shoot a video with some University/College guys showing how much fun the game is.
Re: My product is outlawed... What next?
#20I think you're probably having a harder time of it because you're in the USA where the middle finger is so offensive it still gets blurred out on TV (like no-one can look at their own middle finger!) In the UK I have a feeling it would sell far better. Try to contact some of the online stores that sell items for stag weekends (bachelor parties) Perhaps shoot a video with some University/College guys showing how much…
Yes you are right. I was in UK this summer to attend a wedding. I visited a few liquor stores in Hayes to get a feel, they instantly bought the game. Unfortunately I just had few samples.
http://youtu.be/lFwJNuaydJE