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NY Times pooh-poohs Comic-Con spending
But U-T says money flows
The headline in a New York Times story this morning (July 28) is "Large Crowds Spend Little at Comic-Con." The story — written by two reporters with help from a third — quotes a panelist saying that the big event is "driven by passion — it isn't really driven by money."
"Nobody is buying much," says the Times, saying that per capita spending is about one-third of the per capita spending by those at the American Association for Cancer Research gathering in April and "lower than per-person spending at the next three largest conventions in San Diego." Says the Times, "At Comic-Con, dining out is apt to mean eating a sandwich while squatting on a city street."
But, as the saying goes, "Which newspaper d'ya read?"
The Union-Tribune this morning says that Comic-Con visitors "loaded up on purchases of exclusive collectibles." On the editorial page, cartoonist Steve Breen draws a massive individual next to a wee person labeled "San Diego." The massive thing is labeled "Comic-Con Revenue" and the San Diegan is saying, "The Incredible Hulk."
San Diego plans to expand its convention center, despite a huge glut of space nationally. It is no secret that the major objective for the expansion is to accommodate Comic-Con in future years. San Diegans need to know if this annual event generates enough spending to justify the expansion. However, the Convention Center's statistics can't be trusted.
Here's something you might be interested in.
NY Times pooh-poohs Comic-Con spending
But U-T says money flows
NY Times pooh-poohs Comic-Con spending
But U-T says money flows
The headline in a New York Times story this morning (July 28) is "Large Crowds Spend Little at Comic-Con." The story — written by two reporters with help from a third — quotes a panelist saying that the big event is "driven by passion — it isn't really driven by money."
"Nobody is buying much," says the Times, saying that per capita spending is about one-third of the per capita spending by those at the American Association for Cancer Research gathering in April and "lower than per-person spending at the next three largest conventions in San Diego." Says the Times, "At Comic-Con, dining out is apt to mean eating a sandwich while squatting on a city street."
But, as the saying goes, "Which newspaper d'ya read?"
The Union-Tribune this morning says that Comic-Con visitors "loaded up on purchases of exclusive collectibles." On the editorial page, cartoonist Steve Breen draws a massive individual next to a wee person labeled "San Diego." The massive thing is labeled "Comic-Con Revenue" and the San Diegan is saying, "The Incredible Hulk."
San Diego plans to expand its convention center, despite a huge glut of space nationally. It is no secret that the major objective for the expansion is to accommodate Comic-Con in future years. San Diegans need to know if this annual event generates enough spending to justify the expansion. However, the Convention Center's statistics can't be trusted.
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