FOR INDEPENDENT GAME STORES & GAMING COMMUNITIES
More Players. More Game Nights. Less Marketing Work.
Running a game store takes enough time without having to constantly worry about advertising, social media, and getting the word out about your next event.
Rabid Realms and River Spirit Media have teamed up to help local game stores promote their events, reach more gamers, and stay visible online.
From monthly event videos and local advertising to business listings and automated social posts, we provide the tools and promotion to help your store get discovered.
See How the Partnership Works
Your Next Game Night Shouldn't Be a Well-Kept Secret.
You could have a great community, a packed event calendar, and plenty of opportunities for new players to join. But if people don't know what's happening, they're unlikely to show up.
Maybe you're hosting weekly Commander nights, Pokémon tournaments, D&D campaigns, prereleases, or casual tabletop gatherings.
The challenge isn't always coming up with events. It's finding the time to consistently promote them while managing everything else that comes with running a store.
That's where we come in.
Our Game Store Partnership combines professional marketing systems with gaming-focused content and promotion, giving you more ways to reach potential customers without taking on all the work yourself.
Everything You Need to Keep Your Events in Front of Local Gamers
Get Found Where People Are Searching
Business Listings & Local Visibility
We help establish and maintain your store's information across a network of online business directories, making it easier for potential customers to find your location, hours, contact information, and website.
You'll also receive a dedicated listing on Rabid Realms, connecting your store with people looking for gaming communities, local stores, and places to play.
Keep Your Events in Front of Your Community
RSM Social Planner & Automated Event Posts
Promoting the same weekly event shouldn't mean recreating the same post every week.
We'll help connect your social accounts to the RSM Social Planner and establish recurring promotions for up to four regular event series.
Hosting Commander every Friday? Running Pokémon every Saturday? We can help schedule those reminders in advance.
You'll also have access to the Social Planner to create and schedule your own announcements, with onboarding and basic support from our team.
Give Players a Reason to Show Up
Monthly Event Calendar & Video Roundup
Every month, we'll turn your upcoming events into a professionally designed calendar graphic and a short, narrated promotional video.
The video highlights what's happening at your store, giving people a quick introduction to upcoming game nights, special events, and opportunities to participate.
Produced by Rabid Realms, your video can be shared on your own channels and published through ours.
One monthly schedule. Multiple ways to promote it.
Reach Beyond Your Existing Followers
Rabid Realms Promotion & Paid Advertising
Social posts are useful, but they don't always reach people who haven't discovered your store yet.
That's why your partnership includes $30 in monthly paid advertising toward promoting your events to a relevant local audience.
Your monthly event video also becomes a Rabid Realms partner feature, giving your store additional exposure through our gaming-focused media channels.
Want to promote a special tournament or increase your advertising budget? Additional promotion is available.
See How Your Promotion Performs
Basic Monthly Reporting
We'll provide a straightforward summary of your promotional activity, including available advertising reach, video engagement, and event-link clicks.
Our goal is to help you understand what's getting attention and where we can improve.
See What Your Store's Monthly
Promotion Could Look Like
Imagine having a professionally produced monthly event announcement ready to share, paired with scheduled reminders and local advertising.
Your customers get an easier way to see what's happening. You spend less time trying to keep everyone informed.
How the Partnership Works
Share Your Upcoming Events
Send us your schedule for the following month by the 15th, including event dates, times, registration details, and anything special you want to highlight.
We Create Your Monthly Content
We'll prepare your branded event calendar and narrated roundup video for your approval.
We Get the Word Out
We aim to begin promoting the following month's events around the 20th, giving early events additional time to gain attention.
Your content is shared through the participating store and Rabid Realms channels, with paid advertising included.
Your Recurring Promotions Keep Working
Regular event reminders can run on a recurring schedule, while you retain access to your Social Planner for new announcements.
We'll continue coordinating your monthly promotion and helping maintain the marketing tools included in your partnership.
Marketing Support Built for Independent Game Stores
Founding Game Store Partner
$300/month
One-Time Setup: $300
This covers your initial onboarding, account connections, marketing setup, directory listing, recurring event configuration, and reusable content templates.
Additional advertising, website development, special event campaigns, and custom video coverage are available separately.
Your partnership includes:
- Business listings syndication and maintenance
- Dedicated Rabid Realms store directory listing
- RSM Social Planner access and basic support
- Setup of up to four recurring event promotion series
- One professionally designed monthly event calendar
- One narrated monthly event roundup video
- Publication and promotion through Rabid Realms
- $30 in monthly paid advertising
- Monthly coordination and basic performance reporting
Built by Gamers. Backed by Marketing Experience.
Rabid Realms is a gaming media and community brand exploring video games, tabletop gaming, collectibles, and the people and places that bring these hobbies together.
We're gamers ourselves. We enjoy getting around the table, discovering new games, participating in local events, and supporting the stores that make those experiences possible.
Through River Spirit Media, we also bring professional marketing experience, content production, business systems, and automation to the table.
This partnership brings those two worlds together.
Our priority is helping your store succeed.
Along the way, we're building a gaming media network that helps people discover more of the communities, businesses, and events that make the hobby worthwhile.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need an existing website?
No. We can work with your existing website or event registration links, and your Rabid Realms directory listing provides another place for people to discover your store.
If you need a website, River Spirit Media can help with that separately.
Do I need to create the monthly videos myself?
No. You provide your event information and any available imagery or branding. Rabid Realms handles the included video production.
Can I still manage my own social media?
Absolutely. You'll receive access to the RSM Social Planner, allowing you to create and schedule your own content alongside the recurring promotions we help establish.
What if my events change throughout the month?
Let us know when something changes. We'll help maintain the included recurring promotions and event information within the scope of your partnership. Significant last-minute production changes may require additional work.
Can I spend more than $30 on advertising?
Yes. The included advertising allocation is a starting point. You can increase your promotional budget or arrange dedicated campaigns for major events.
Does this guarantee more people will attend my events?
No marketing service can guarantee attendance. Our focus is consistent promotion, reaching relevant local audiences, improving event visibility, and helping interested gamers find their way to your store.
Who provides the marketing services?
River Spirit Media provides the marketing systems, account support, and client services. Rabid Realms produces and distributes the gaming-focused media and promotional content.
Ready to Get More Eyes on Your Next Game Night?
Whether you're trying to grow your Commander nights, introduce new players to tabletop gaming, or simply make it easier for people to discover your store, we'd love to learn more about what you're building.
Tell us about your store, your events, and what you'd like to accomplish.
Rabid Realms Game Store Partnership
Gaming-focused media and promotion powered by River Spirit Media.
Paid advertising is subject to platform availability and campaign requirements. Results vary by store, market, and event.
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