Real Deal
- Llama Llama Taps New Licensees
- Evolution to Manage Brand, Licensing for MGM IP in Oz
- GoldieBlox, Make It Real Partner for DIY Craft Line
- TCG to Roll Out The Wiggles Puzzles, Games Line
You’re Hired
- TCG Strengthen Management Team with New Hires
aNb Media News, October 2, 2018
- Ketchup TV Heads to YouTube
You’re Hired
- Nickelodeon Names New President
TFE/TFE Licensing, October 2018
- Q4 2019: A Brave New World by Bob Glaser
- Decoding STEM/STEAM: The Role of Toys and Play in Building STEM/STEAM Skills by Laurie Chartorynsky, The Toy Association
- ASTRA Innovation Council: Addressing the Big Picture in a Time of Accelerating Change by Kimberly Mosley, ASTRA President
- Industry Forum: The Designer’s Perspective by Matt Nuccio, president of Design Edge
- Starting Your Own Business? First Things First: Have TWO Plans by Leila Nosrati, Women In Toys
- Shop Talk: Ri Happy by Jennifer Lynch
- Seizing Opportunities—and Tackling Challenges by Steve Pasierb, The Toy Association
- Mattel: Creating Play with Purpose by Jennifer Lynch
- Q&A: State of the Industry by Ashley Rogers
- Fall Toy Preview 2019 compiled by Jennifer Lynch
- ABC Kids Expo compiled by Jennifer Lynch
- Company Profile: Animoodles by Jennifer Lynch
- Not Your Average Teddy Bear by Elaine Andrus
- TFE Licensing: Brand Licensing Europe 2018 Preview by Jennifer Lynch
Seizing Opportunities, and Tackling Challenges
Steve Pasierb, President of The Toy Association, shares an update on the association’s top priorities moving into 2019.
Not Your Average Teddy Bear: Expanding the Plush Category
It’s no longer enough for toy makers to introduce a cuddly, beautifully designed plush toy. Consumers are looking for something surprising and unexpected through interactions and different faces, shapes, and textures.
Starting Your Own Business? First Things First: Have TWO Plans
Leila Nosrati, a member of Women in Toys and head of Master Retail Advisors, shares her insight into starting your own successful business.
Shop Talk: Ri Happy
In this installment of our ShopTalk series, which looks at brick-and-mortar toy retailers worldwide that are finding success in today’s retail environment, TFE chats with Ri Happy, the Brazilian specialty toy retailer.