Study Group: Video Game Sellers(?)
Council Members in this Study Group: 76
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William GardnerFormerPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Eidos Inc.
William Gardner was most recently (05/08) the President and Chief Executive Officer at Eidos, Inc, a major videogame publisher, until the takeover of USA Sales by Time Warner. There he was responsible for rebuilding the business from finance, sales, marketing and operations perspectives. Previously,...
Director of Video Game Purchasing
Baker & Taylor, Inc.
Mauricio Polack is the Director of Video Game Purchasing, involved in managing the video game division at Baker & Taylor, Inc. In his current role, he works with both game publishers and retailers...
Lorne SchmunkVP of Merchandising, Electronics and Appliances
R.C. Willey Home Furnishings
Lorne Schmunk is the Vice President of Merchandising for Electronics and Appliances at RC Willey Home Furnishings, a Berkshire Hathaway Company. R.C. Willey has a retail sales base of US$ 800MM in home furnishings, appliances, flooring, and electronics operating in California, Idaho, Nevada, and Utah....
Joseph MorrisVice President & General Manager
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Joe Morris is the Vice President and General Manager at Konami Digital Entertainment, a video game publisher. He is responsible for digital distribution of entertainment content to North and South American wireless carriers, and managing business development for digital distribution of content into...
Managing Partner
Blue Ocean Management Group
Dave Sacco is the President of Sacco Management Group which focuses on specialty and entertainment sectors, where he has worked since 2004. He is also a Managing Partner at Blue Ocean Management Group, a private business development group focusing on retail and restaurant development. Mr. Sacco has...
Director, Marketing
Jack of All Games, Inc.
Joseph Abeyta is the Director of Marketing at Jack of All Games, a video game distributor in the United States, and wholly-owned subsidiary of Take 2 Interactive. Jack of All Games is also the exclusive distributor of 2K Games and Rockstar products. He is responsible for pricing for major accounts,...
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GLG NewsSMAnalyses by this Study Group's Experts(?)
There are several key implications from this price move. First of all, the X-Box 360 is not moving well at retail, and there is "push-back" from retail vendors to get the hardware moving again. This lack of movement is causing a slowdown in software sales, forcing developers and publishers to...
Is Sony preparing to launch a lower cost PS3 alternative in the US? How will a lower price point affect the current hardware market? Why will the consumer care?
ESA has pitched it about right, calling it a Media and Business Summit but one suspects most of the business that got done was also media-related.
The change to E3 has absolutely had an impact on the industry and it is for sure a major change. Change that will require the process to evolve. Some industry endemics love the change, others, not so much. Regardless, the industry is not going to die because of this change.
Retail gets the fact that they need to support the online channel and they are doing just that. Well, at least they say they are... However, are they doing everything that they need to in order to effectively support this part of the business? There are many inherent hurdles that are presented to a...
Most Common Company Types:
- Video / Music / Books Retailer
- Video Game Retailer
- Consumer Electronics Retailer
- Mass Merchandisers and Discounters
- Video Game Developer
- Video Game Distributor
- Video Game Publisher
- Department Stores
- Individual/Small Consultancy
Most Common Job Types:
- District Store Manager
- Store Manager
- Chief Executive Officer
- President
- Assistant Store Manager
- Principal
- Owner
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