Wireless Wednesday Exclusive Part 2, with Chris Byrne, 'The Toy Guy'
Rick is joined once again, by Chris Byrne, "The Toy Guy."
Topics:
What are some of your top toy picks for this year?
What are the best sources for shopping online?
How can consumers maximize their budgets by shopping online?
Is there a best time to buy online?
Where can consumers go for more information?
Background:
Finding the right toys and the best deals is always a challenge. With more and more shopping online, it’s more important than ever for consumers to be savvy, careful, and quick to find the toys they want, save money, and be sure they get toys in time.
Chris Byrne, aka The Toy Guy®, is here to help with information, strategies and advice that can help consumers get the best deals on the toys they want for their kids–and some of the cool toys they may not have considered.
Chris Byrne (pronounced “burn”), is available to discuss maximizing your online shopping trips. He’s reviewed hundreds of toys this year and can show some of the hottest toys that parents and gift givers will be clicking for as they make holiday purchasing decisions and provide insight on how parents can get the best deals.
As an independent toy analyst, researcher and consultant, Chris brings more than 30 years of industry experience in the toy industry to his role. He is an acknowledged expert on toys and play in the culture and brings his extensive knowledge of toys, education and child development to his work. Chris is widely published on the topic of toys and family life and his work has appeared in a variety of trade magazines, journals and websites. He is also the co-host of The Playground Podcast, all about the business of toys. He is featured in the Netflix series, The Toys That Made Us as a toy historian. His book on the most popular toys from the 1950s to the 1980s, Toy Time gives the background on some of the all-time classic toys. Chris is extensively quoted in the media and appears regularly on local and national television commenting on toys and demonstrating new products. His media appearances reached more than 200 million consumers in 2019 in just a three-month period. He appears regularly on “Live! With Kelly & Ryan,” and has been seen on “Marie” with Marie Osmond, “Oprah, “Soap Talk,” “The Today Show,” “Good Morning America,” “The CBS Evening News,” “ABC Nightly News,” “Fox & Friends,” “CBS This Morning,” “Good Day New York,” CNBC, CNNfn, MSNBC, ABC, “The Motley Fool,” National Public Radio, Bloomberg Television and Radio, and on countless other national and local market business and consumer programs around the country and internationally.