Some Assembly Required–What Gets Measured Gets Done

Originally posted by ICv2 Data drives everything and information is power.  Today's most powerful and successful businesses revolve around data or use it to enhance their services.  Unfortunately, when it comes to the comics, games, toys and hobby industries, data doesn’t go much further than how much a product costs and how much it has … Continue reading Some Assembly Required–What Gets Measured Gets Done

Facebook Demographics: The Walking Dead, Not All Media Are Created Equal

Originally posted by The Beat The Walking Dead is a cultural phenomenon. The property regularly breaks records, whether it’s television ratings, print runs and sell-outs in comics, or winning accolades and awards when it comes to video games. There have been very few series that tap into the cultural zeitgeist and become regular water cooler … Continue reading Facebook Demographics: The Walking Dead, Not All Media Are Created Equal

Some Assembly Required–The Two Essential Accessories for Success

Originally posted by ICv2 I come from a political background.  Other than working at some comic and game shops and a short stint with Games Workshop, I have known only politics as a career in my adult life.  Over those dozen years of constant work in elected offices, campaigns, with issues, and for non-profits, I've … Continue reading Some Assembly Required–The Two Essential Accessories for Success

Facebook Demographics: Even More Data Now Available Means More Info On Who Reads Comics

Originally posted by The Beat Just as you get things rolling, Facebook goes and updates how I get all of the data when it comes to looking at demographics. It’s not a big secret that I manipulate Facebook’s advertising platform to return the data that you’ve seen in all of these demographic studies. Recently Facebook … Continue reading Facebook Demographics: Even More Data Now Available Means More Info On Who Reads Comics

Facebook Demographics: What do digital comic readers look like?

Originally posted at The Beat During New York Comic Con, comiXology released an infographic with some of the funnier details from their recent user survey. While the exact numbers and results weren’t released, some nuggets slipped out about who exactly their digital comic customer is. A new customer is emerging: She’s 17-26 years old, college-educated, lives … Continue reading Facebook Demographics: What do digital comic readers look like?

Graphic Policy: Facebook Fandom Spotlight: The Comic Company Employees!

Originally post by The Beat It’s Monday, which means it’s a new edition of Facebook Fandom Spotlight, where I break down the demographics of a particular group of fans. For this week I attempt to figure out who exactly is creating and delivering us out comic books. That’s right, I attempt to break down those … Continue reading Graphic Policy: Facebook Fandom Spotlight: The Comic Company Employees!

More on the Facebook demographics that reveal a surprising number of female comics fans

Originally posted by The Beat Two years and some months ago, I posted the first study of what Facebook told us about comic book fans. 45 or so posts later on the subject, I’m still gathering data with various breakdowns of not just comic fans but other fandoms as well. At Small Press Expo, I … Continue reading More on the Facebook demographics that reveal a surprising number of female comics fans