Imagine a place where current syndicated comic artists, retired comic artists, and new and upcoming comic artists could create and fuel great projects that help people and planet causes...all for GOOD...always? A
comic strip syndicate to remedy the world...
This is POP REMEDY.
NOTE *When you make a donation it says pre-authorized payment. This means you are only charged, ONCE, if indeed the project reaches its goal. YOU ARE ONLY CHARGED ONCE. If I do not reach my goal...I lose it all...*
POP Remedy Syndicate: POP Remedy is a comic strip syndicate meant to take the successful model of a traditional print syndicate and distribute comic strips to various platforms of readership. The difference is,
POP Remedy Syndicate will GIVE BACK the vast amount of its profits from memberships, comic strip collections, and merchandise to people and planet charities and causes while becoming another source of information and education. POP Remedy is
a Comic Strip Syndicate to Remedy the World.
The 1st Cause: My son, Harrison, was born with Polycystic Kidney Disease on March 8th, 2012...ironically that was World Kidney Day.
For years, before the birth of my son, I had been struggling with 'doing good'. After channeling the advice of
Joni Avram from Cause & Effect Marketing and
W. Brett Wilson, Canada's leading businessmen, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists, mentor and distant 'friend'...I answered this question:
"How can I use my knowledge, my network and my personal passion to creatively meet the world's greatest needs?"
That answer was POP Remedy and a COMIC STRIP to help spread awareness and education and be a strong contributor and fundraiser for Kidney Disease. I will be championing and supporting the efforts of The Kidney Foundation
of Canada, The Kidney March, and World Kidney Day, through my comic strip and GIVING BACK the vast amount of profits from memberships, comic strip collections, and merchandise. This is my cause. This is what my comic strip will Remedy.
GOOD NEWS...POP Remedy DOES NOT exist just for me and my cause. There are other artists, with other causes looking to DO GOOD. We know you are out there - we are here - waiting.
The 1st Comic Strip: The first comic strip appearing under POP Remedy Syndicate is MY comic strip, 'The Pursuit of Mandy'
'The Pursuit of Mandy' is about a little girl, Mandy, and her three imagined friends, Parry, Sam and Fenton. Together and totally unbound, they experience the extraordinary wonder of childhood to its fullest, escaping the clutches of time and remind us,
panel-by-panel, that it's never too late to go back. “Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.” ― Dr. Seuss
"Touching and tender, crazy and delightful, sweet, silly, poignant, and sad. I think you captured that childhood imaginative streak beautifully... you're in a class with Bill Watterson and the top strips
of Jef Mallett." - FAN
How will the Syndicate & Comics Generate Money?: The syndicate and comic strips will generate revenue for selected causes through Donation buttons, Web advertising, Selling original art, limited edition prints, Merchandising, book collections,
Getting into print and other cause/supporting websites, comic strip and syndicate personal and corporate subscriptions, cause related marketing, comic conventions and cause campaigns which will all be attainable with partnership and support of an already established
national foundation and cause like the Kidney Foundation of Canada. They alone have a social network of 10's of 1000's of people with extraordinary website visits, unique visitors and page views. Laughter is not only an easy sell...it's needed.
POP Remedy Marketing Plan:
ONLINE 1:1 Marketing
We will grow our readership by multiple online means. Specifically, we will target the members and supporters of a comic strip's charity or foundation of choice with a strong, targeted marketing initiative across social networking websites. We will target
comic strip fans directly (of course!), and target new demographics outside comic and charity specific profile tags across ALL social networking websites.
Our marketing will prove successful after developing a new loyal fan base for the comic strip as well as educating and finding new supporters for charity/cause the comic represents.
POP Remedy Target Audiences: First and foremost, our comics will target those that love comics and love to laugh. PERIOD. Our comics are not controlled by any industry, business or charity and are not themed after any charity/organization
it may support. The comics and creators featured and distributed by POP Remedy Syndicate are simply passionate about people and planet, about charity and cause and philanthropy, and have decided to subscribe to a new syndicate model.
POP Remedy Launch Date: Our Syndicate and 1st comic will launch on World Kidney Day, March 13th, 2014. Approximately 8 months later we will have our first comic strip collection ready for print and purchase for the holiday season.
POP REMEDY IS FOR EVERYBODY.