Wireless Wednesday Live: Chris Byrne, 'The Toy Guy'

Chris Byrne, aka The Toy Guy®, Shares His Insider Tips for Choosing the Perfect Gift

Shoppers are looking for great toys to keep their kids engaged for the holidays–and beyond. That’s where The Toy Guy® can help. A new survey of 1,000 parents from The Toy Guy found parents are looking for toys that deliver outstanding and engaging play experiences.

But not every toy works for every kid. Chris Byrne (pronounced “burn”), aka The Toy Guy®, wants parents to know that the hot toy is only hot if it’s hot for your kid.

How to find the best toys for the kids in your life, showcasing toys that reflect current trends. He also discusses the best strategies for finding, buying, and delivering great play experiences.

Here's Chris:

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What are some of your top toy picks for this year?

What are the best strategies for finding the toys you want?

What makes a toy a great play choice?

What’s your best advice for when to buy?

Where can consumers go for more information?

Chris Byrne is as an independent toy analyst, researcher and consultant, Chris brings more than 35 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 the co-host of The Playground Podcast, all about the business of toys. His Audible series on the History of Toys in the U.S. is due out in December. He is also 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 & Mark,” 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.