Meanwhile...at Manage Comics

This week we talk to The Comic Shop Assistant's Django Bohren about Comics Metadata, it's a rollicking good time as two buds talk about ComicsPro's Metadata Working Group, what the plans for the next little while are, and their hopes for a better tomorrow. What would a future with good data for comics look like? Why is this an important issue? What happens if we get it right? Tune in to find out!...

This week we're talking onboarding. For the last couple of weeks our marketing elves have been hard at work creating an all new Onboarding program that we're using to get people into Manage Comics. You can start the onboarding program at: https://help.managecomics.com/help/onboarding Want to hear Brian on The Comics Place Presents this week? He's your 18th favourite Canadian! https://www.thecomics...

This week we talk about the major changes that happened to Manage Comics, how it was nearly the week that broke Brian, and how we're now more powerful than ever before. Plus we talk about the Metadata Working Group meeting which will be happening on Thursday, April 13, at 4:30pm ET/1:30pm PT. Reach out to Katie at Books With Pictures if you want to be involved. Brian also went on a bit of a rant a...

This week we talk about all of the updates we've made to Manage Comics in the first quarter of 2023, as well as what major projects are on deck next. --- All About Manage Comics: Listen to the Meanwhile...at Manage Comics podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/managecomics/ or wherever you get your podcasts. --- About Manage Comics - https://info.managecomics.com/ Get Started with Manage Comics 2.0 -...

Manage Comics is back answering any questions you may have about Manage Comics, Comic Data, our future plans, or anything your heart desires! Join us for a live session and let's hear what's on your mind! We'll come in hot with a few questions, and be able to answer anything you want to know. Questions we'll bring: What does the next 6 months look like for Manage Comics? What are you working on no...

This week on Meanwhile...at Manage Comics we talk about ComicsPRO 2023 - we went, we talked Manage Comics, we talked Data, and we want to share everything with you! --- Things we talked about: PUBLISHERS - release DATA before you do a news release to get the most out of your releases! ComicsPRO - the comics industry retail association. Find more about them at https://comicspro.org Get Manage Comic...

This week on Meanwhile at Manage Comics, we're doing a deep dive on Shopify Editions. https://www.shopify.com/editions/winter2023 We talk about the latest Shopify features, some best practices you should be following to take advantage of these features. Check out our previous video on the Shopify Brand Settings! https://info.managecomics.com/blog/shopify-brand-settings-the-manage-comics-thoughtstr...

We're going to do something a little different this week, and it's something we think can benefit you any time that you need assistance. Getting good support is hard, and often time is of the essence. We've broken down our usual first responses into some tips that we use in our own support triage when dealing with other companies, and as a power user, it makes dealing with companies like my intern...

This week we do a deep dive on Brian Hibbs’ Tilting at Windmills #293 What’s Wrong with the Periodical? https://www.comicsbeat.com/tiilting-at-windmills-293-whats-wrong-with-the-periodical-comics/ --- The Data Mines: Penguin Random House added two new publishers, what's the process for us when this happens? Our Sponsor: ComicsPRO - the ComicsPRO annual retailer meeting will be February 23-25 in Pi...

This week we're talking new catalogue releases, ComicsPRO, some sad shop closings, a happy shop grand opening, and more! --- Inside the Data Mines: We're currently working on the February New Catalogue releases https://www.comicreleases.com/category/solicitations/2023/2023-02/ Industry news: The ComicsPRO annual meeting has been announced, it takes place February 23-25 https://comicspro.clubexpres...

Welcome to our new podcast / video format where we'll be switching back to Weekly, with a mostly pre-recorded format, we will still do live video once a month, and we will be on chat when the new episodes drop every week! Meanwhile...at Manage Comics is available as a podcast at: https://rss.com/podcasts/managecomics/ --- The Data Mines: Data stuff that we’re struggling with. The importance of Ser...