The Toy Book's 2023 State of the Industry Roundtable

The Toy Book’s 2023 State of the Industry Roundtable

The 2023 edition of The BIG Toy Book kicked off The Toy Book’s 39th volume with a refreshed look and more industry insight than ever before. For our annual State of the Industry Q&A roundtable, we assembled our biggest group of executives ever — 52 in all, representing toy and game manufacturers, retailers, marketers, and analysts. This year’s “all-star lineup” includes participants from the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Australia.

The 2023 edition of The BIG Toy Book kicked off The Toy Book‘s 39th volume with a refreshed look and more industry insight than ever before. For our annual State of the Industry Q&A roundtable, we assembled our biggest group of executives ever — 52 in all, representing toy and game manufacturers, retailers, marketers, and analysts. This year’s “all-star lineup” includes participants from the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Australia.

While nothing beats the experience of reading The Toy Book in print (subscribe here!), this year’s State of the Industry Q&A series was packed with so many great insights that we’re proud to share “extended editions” of each Q&A entry right here at toybook.com.

Check out this year’s Toy Industry All-Stars in no particular order:

For additional industry insight, stay tuned for The Toy Book‘s Classics & Specialty (May) and Licensing & Entertainment (June) issues. Check out our editorial calendar for details on how you can get involved in the No. 1 trade publication serving the North American toy industry.

About the author

James Zahn

James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.