We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Allan Lobo. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Allan below.
Allan , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today What do you think matters most in terms of achieving success?
To be successful could mean different things to different people, some people have all the money in the world but have miserable life, other people live their life as happy as they can but are always struggling for money. Being successful to me is, finding that point of balance, between personal life, professional life, economic freedom, and goals achievements.
In my personal experience, to be successful it takes a lot of time and patience, i had to go to the ups and downs of starting a business, its very important to learn from the mistakes (which i think is very hard to do), do the things nobody else was not willing to do, and to think differently than what others were thinking. Making the rights the decisions is not always easy, but its always very important, failure will teach you that, but surrounding yourself with like minded people, and people who already are successful will help you reach where you want to go faster.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers
My company is Super Anime Store, we have been in business for 12 years, we bring the Anime culture to people in South Florida and the whole country to Anime Fans who do not have any other place to see, and buy the anime products they want.
I try to be the most authentic Anime store, exactly as they are in japan, so people can experience the same environment as the stores in japan.
We proud ourselves in sharing the same passion for anime as our customers, not too long ago, the anime community was not really accepted, kids were mocked in school for watching anime, they felt rejected, so we offer that safe space where people can look, buy, and talk about anime, now anime is becoming more widely accepted thanks to streaming services, and that is great news for the anime community, which in turn is also growing.
Can you talk to us about how your funded your business?
When i started this business i spent $500 of my savings, i was working a day time job, and saved up to purchase $500 worth of merchandise, when it started selling, it took a lot of discipline and good money management to know how to reinvest the money to make the company grow, knowing what products to restock, what new products to bring, and what to do with dead stock.
How do you keep in touch with clients and foster brand loyalty?
Social Media has provide us with a very valuable tool to keep in touch with our customers, we communicate with them thru it as us, we make it as human as possible, we share good news and bad news, after all we are part of the same community.
We also use a loyalty point system, where customers can gains points for purchases and use it for discounts, rewards, free things, that is also our way of showing them our appreciation for supporting us.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.superanimestore.com
- Instagram: @superanimestore
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/superanimestoredotcom/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/superanimestore
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8k4cUNzOiT4Mp2QybLHNw
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/super-anime-store-lauderhill
Image Credits
All images are taking by me.