Podcast appearances and mentions of aldo ghiozzi

Host Richard Bliss and Guest Aldo Ghiozzi discuss the merger of his company, Impressions, with Flat River Group.Flat River Group is one of the largest distributors of board games online through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target, Walmart and even Bed Bath & Beyond. In addition, Flat River Group is one of the largest fulfillment companies for Kickstarter projects. Aldo discusses the theory of wholesale and distribution being 60% discounted and you use volume to make up the difference.Aldo also challenges the assumption that a good showing on Kickstarter translates into good showing in distribution. This is also has become more complex and no longer an easy assumption.Aldo discusses the sales patterns he sees in the industry and how to predict how well they will do in distribution.

Want to go to KublaCon in San Francisco?!? Alan interviews some great peeps. Greg Spence of The Broken Token, Aldo Ghiozzi of Impressions, Ed Baraf of Pencil First Games, and Rick Loomis (Creator of Grimtooth's Traps collection). Sean also talks some biz. Music attribution: "Before I Sleep" by Muciojad

Gloomhaven is crushing it on Kickstarter. But not everyone is happy. Aldo Ghiozzi and I discuss the distribution channel and discounting. Many retailers and distributors have vocalized their frustration with Gloomhaven apparently taking all their customers by having tens of thousands of backers buy the game on Kickstarter. Is this a fair assessment? Aldo and I talk about it. Also, who is going to pay $140 for a game? We discuss the increasing price of so many games and the apparent willingness of gamers to hand over the money.

If you want your game to live forever and keep sending you checks in the mail, you have to get into distribution. Kickstarter gives you a large cash infusion but has difficulty maintaining momentum. Aldo Ghiozzi discusses how important distribution is. He works with retailers and distributors, including Target and Amazon, and shares insights into what it takes to get access to the distribution process for your Kickstarter game.

Is the Kickstarter bubble about to burst for the game industry? How many games should you publish after your Kickstarter campaign ends? Aldo Ghiozzi of Impressions returns from the GAMA trade show and gives us a quick update on what he tells his clients. And we discuss the tsunami of games hitting the market.

For our twenty-first episode, we talk with Aldo Ghiozzi, head of Impressions Games Distribution Services.  We talk about what Impressions is, and the gaming industry as a whole. 

Kickstarter and Table Top Gaming have a close relationship. Aldo Ghiozzi, Owner of Impressions, a Table Top Gaming Distribution company, discusses the impact of Kickstarter on the retails and distribution channels of board games and RPGs.He and I disagree on many points but always enjoy coming together to discuss.

Nearly every board game project on Kickstarter has to address the issue of how to get their board game into game stores and how many copies to print. Aldo Ghiozzi, CEO of Impessions, sits down to talk the numbers and how many copies does an average board game sell.