Grapevine Star Entertainment Inc. Announces Demented Dragon LLC to Add Music concerts to its Current Manga Marketing and Promotion Efforts
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) July 18, 2007 -- Grapevine Star Entertainment Inc., a licensing content and product development company, and Demented Dragon LLC, an Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based Manga publisher, announced the launch of its marketing and promotion plan to support its Manga book titles and its promotion and licensing partners.
Grapevine Star Entertainment management has over 30 years of experience working on licensed product, having led the engineering and development of product lines that include Star Wars, Bandai, SEGA, Sanrio, TONKA, HASBRO, among others.
The following provides an overview of Demented Dragon advertising and promotion plans over the next 12 months. The company plans to include its promotion and licensing partner's logo and marketing message as an integral part of its program throughout the year.
* Ads in Animerica magazine and other publications at Walden Books, (Borders) all year
* Ads in Shojo Beat Magazine
* Leadership presence at over 25 anime conventions coast to coast and in the UK
* TV commercials and events
* Web advertisement on major Anime web sites, such sites as anime news network, cosplay.com
* Providing promotional items for over 25 conventions/events and book signings, including New York Anime Festival etc. Chris Hazelton will be featured at Dragon-Con in Atlanta
* Sponsorship of live concerts featuring hot, local and national music artists - for example, featuring the music artist Volitaire, (his music is carried by Hot Topic) at the New York Anime Festival
* Books will be reviewed regularly by popular music groups
* Walk around characters will be available for store appearances
"We continue to be very excited about working with Demented Dragon to build their brand image. We are currently talking with several major retailers who are uniquely positioned to benefit from Demented Dragon's comprehensive marketing and promotion plan," says Jacob R. Miles III, President and Founder of Grapevine Star Entertainment.
"We are very excited about our marketing plan, we will be present at the major cons where our musicians, artists and authors will be featured. We are also looking forward to working with our licensing partners to fully integrate them into our marketing efforts," says Amanda T.
Publisher, Demented Dragon LLC.
Grapevine Star Entertainment Inc. is looking for additional licensees and retailers. A limited number of exclusive opportunities are available. For inquiries and more information, contact Jacob R. Miles III at 817-410-4705.
About Grapevine Star Entertainment Inc.
Grapevine Star Entertainment Inc., is a data driven entertainment company that provides services including licensing, toy, product development, content production and representation. The company has over 30 years of experience working with major companies. Grapevine Star Entertainment owns and/or represents over 25 entertainment properties. For more information visit www.grapevinestar.com
About Demented Dragon LLC
Demented Dragon LLC is similar to Tokyo Pop and VIZ, they publish and distribute Manga, Japanese style comic books along with RPGs, Role Playing Games by Manga artist in Japan and America. A listing of Demented Dragon titles can be found online at www.dementeddragon.com
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