A few minutes ago, TOKYOPOP released a call for interns for a summer tour.
Here’s what I can tell you:
1. TOKYOPOP is going on tour! Hitting up cons, local bookstores and libraries and just generally getting themselves out there. You should keep an eye out in case they come your way. There will probably be contests, giveaways and the like. Fun stuff, you know.
2. It’s going to be HUUUUUGE in a lot of ways. Too bad I can’t tell you how so yet. Have fun speculating.
3. I wish I could go on it. It looks like a lot of fun, but this internship is my last class. Considering how I’ve landed myself a job already, I’ve got plenty of reasons to not join this tour. Also, I suck on camera and that’s one of their requirements.
4. This means TOKYOPOP is looking to spread its reach. A grassroots tour is an interesting way of doing it. (I can’t help but compare it to election campaigns since there’s a tour involved.) I know of a few of the exciting things that’ll be part of the tour, but I imagine there’s much much more that I don’t know about it. I’m excited to see what exactly will happen.It sounds like a pretty cool way to connect with fans face-to-face. The only other way fans usually get to connect with publishers is at cons!
Let’s see what surprises this tour will bring us!
P.S. Great way to get some college credit AND travel the country.
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Good marketing strategy/tactic. Are there any listings for Cons/Cities yet?
Not that I know of. It’s probably still being worked on, as the tour’s going to be a rather large undertaking. 😛
They just recently posted the dates 🙂
http://www.tokyopop.com/Stupa/tp_article/3037923.html
Los Angeles, CA (Anime Expo), July 3
San Francisco, CA, July 5
Salt Lake City, UT, July 8
Denver, CO, July 11
Kansas City, MO, July 13
Dallas, TX, July 15
Albuquerque, NM, July 18
Phoenix, AZ, July 20
San Diego, CA (Comic-Con), July 23
Oklahoma City, OK, July 27
Nashville, TN, July 28
Washington, DC, July 30
Baltimore, MD (Otakon), July 31
New York, NY, August 3
Philadelphia, PA, August 4
Indianapolis, IN (Gen Con), August 7
Louisville, KY, August 9
Atlanta, GA, August 11
New Orleans, LA, August 14
Chicago, IL (Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con), August 21
I sneakily think that you are one of the TP interns, am I right? I believe we met a few weeks ago. I kicked you off your computer.
haha I am! I love your Blog 😀 Laura just told me this was your blog after I was showing it to her and I was like wait I’ve met her haha Small world!!
Hehe, I’m glad you like it. It’s great that the TP people like it too. :3 I don’t usually talk about TP stuff because they are my employer now, but I hope you read it anyway!