2006 ENnies discussion

[Psion]

I said this last year and got flamed to hell for it, the Ennies aren't valid advertising. A nomination is great, an award is better, but (at least for print publishers) neither is going to drive massive sales (this is certainly different for some .pdf publishers).

If anyone thinks that the Ennies staff is under any illusions here, that person is mistaken.

If perchance I am mistaken and someone on the Ennies staff thinks that, they need to pay more attention to the discussions in the Ennies forum. And, well, to the dozens and dozens of people we had to explain precisely what the Ennies are every year.

Though we are aware than the visibility of the awards is low, this is a topic that we are always considering means to address. And hopefully, as the visibility improves, so will its value to publishers. And it is clear from discussions with publishers that some publishers do make the decision on whether or not to enter based upon the perceived advertising value.

The primary goal of the Ennies is to recognize the efforts of the hard working and creative folks in the RPG industry. But the more people that recognize the Ennies, the more meaningful our efforts to become.

 

[IronWolf]

I'd like to bring this out to everyone: How did you find the length of the ceremony? If we were able to secure the hall for an additional hour- either with a live act or DJ- how many people would want to stick around?

I attended the ceremony this past Gen Con. I thought the length was pretty reasonable. You folks kept the show moving and there was very little downtime between award announcements. So I thought the pacing was good. And I think you were right, it was wrapping up by 10:30pm or so if I recall correctly.

If there was a DJ or live act afterwards I probably would have stuck around for that as well.