Company legal name: Inkworks
Headquarters: 4320 Delta Lake Dr., Raleigh, NC 27612
Phone: 919-786-0070
Fax: 919-786-9150
Website URL: www.inkworkscards.com
Business founded: 1995
Employees: 10
Number of locations: 2
Consumer/Customer service contact:
Contact name: Sue Lake
Phone: 919-786-0070 (ext. 226)
Fax: 919-786-9150
E-mail: info@inkworkscards.com
First-time retailer contact:
Contact name: Doug Dohmen
Phone: 919-786-0070 (ext. 232)
Fax: 919-786-9150
E-mail: vpsales@inkworkscards.com
First-time distributor contact:
Contact name: Allan Caplan
Phone: 919-786-0070 (ext. 230)
Fax: 919-786-9150
E-mail: allanc@inkworkscards.com
Properties
Inkworks has numerous outside properties based on many highly popular pop culture movies and television properties. Some of which include: Andromeda, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, Roswell, The Simpsons, VIP, X-Files, James Bond, Lara Croft Tomb Raider, The Mummy Returns, Planet of the Apes (Classic), Jurassic Park 3, and many more.
Products
Produces a wide range of entertainment trading cards based on popular television, music and film properties. Also produces card binders to accompany each trading card release. Products sold through such channels as the specialty brick and mortar retailers, which include comic stores, convenience stores, toy stores, trading card stores, video stores, and video game stores; and catalogue retailers and e-commerce retailers.
Becoming an account
Inkworks does not sell directly to consumers. Numerous distributors carry Inkworks products and a list can be obtained through Inkworks. Retailers wishing to order directly may do so (for new and backlist products). For wholesale retailers a retail certificate is required; a short form application is available for those wanting to only order occasional C.O.D. shipments; and first time wholesale customers can use a credit card. Standard terms are 2%10 net 30. Maximum credit terms: net 30.
Marketing
Consumer marketing: advertising in magazines, online, radio and distributor catalogues. Conventions regularly attended and website maintained. Trade marketing: advertising in trade magazines, online, and distributor catalogues. Trade shows attended. Trade area of website is available. Retailer mailings, mass e-mails and trade marketing are done as well.
Products/orders
Orders solicited in advance of production and order response used to gauge production quantities. Generally products are available for reorder after initial release. Sometimes different versions of their products are produced for other channels of sale (these different versions are made available to the hobby/collector channels as well).
Retailer sales
Net pricing is used. Co-op advertising offered sometimes (available directly and through distributor programs). Returns accepted for damages and mistakes. Product sales to retailers outside of the U.S. are available directly and through distributors.
