In this episode of "Meanwhile...at Manage Comics," host Brian Garside talks with special guest Atom Freeman, a seasoned professional in comic sales and operations, about the Fan Confidence Rating (FCR).

We talk about trends this data already shows, how healthy the single issue market is, privacy measures, and the full roll-out plan for 2025 and beyond!

We also discuss the critical reception to the FCR, including the press that it's recieved.

• DSTLRY Cracks the Top 10: A Revolution in Comics Publishing
• NYCC ’24: Day 0 – Retailer Day surges despite bathroom breakage
• The comics industry hasn't had an actual health check in five years - but Prana is aiming to change that
• Will Prana DMS's New Data Tool Shine Some Light on Comic Sales Trends?
• “There’s a Huge Opportunity”: Prana Direct Market Solution’s Atom Freeman on the Power of Data and the New Fan Confidence Rating

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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/
• Set up the perfect shop - https://pages.managecomics.com/manage-comics-reboot/
• The Manage Comics Roadmap - https://roadmap.managecomics.com
• Get help with Manage Comics - https://help.managecomics.com

We're back, and boy do we have some awesome stuff to share with you. Not only do we have this great podcast for you to enjoy, but we're sharing a project that is a pretty big deal.

We've wanted to add product reservations to Manage Comics since we began and had to originally create a hack as a way around Shopify's limitations...but thanks to recent upgrades by Shopify, we can introduce this great new feature.

We'll explain what you can expect, how this will work, and what this means for YOU.

All this, and so much more.

This one's not SUPER long as we get back at it, but it's super cool for sure!

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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/
• Set up the perfect shop - https://pages.managecomics.com/manage-comics-reboot/
• The Manage Comics Roadmap - https://roadmap.managecomics.com
• Get help with Manage Comics - https://help.managecomics.com

This week we review ComicsPRO, talk about all of the great people and presentations we saw, discuss the city of Pittsburgh, dive deep on the COMET Standard, and give away our grand prize of 2 months free Manage Comics as well as a 1-on-1 meeting, and Theme support from the team at Manage Comics!

You can learn more about the COMET Standard here - https://cometstandard.com

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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/
• Set up the perfect shop - https://pages.managecomics.com/manage-comics-reboot/
• The Manage Comics Roadmap - https://roadmap.managecomics.com
• Get help with Manage Comics - https://help.managecomics.com