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Magazine Toys & Family Entertainment

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

Industry Outlook

Seizing Opportunities, and Tackling Challenges

Steve Pasierb, President of The Toy Association, shares an update on the association’s top priorities moving into 2019.

Features

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.

Industry Outlook

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.

Features

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.

Industry Outlook

Industry Forum: The Designer’s Perspective

President of Design Edge Matt Nuccio discusses how the landscape is changing for toy inventors and the pros and cons of licensing vs. self-producing today.

Industry Outlook

ASTRA Innovation Council: Addressing the Big Picture in a Time of Accelerating Change

ASTRA president Kimberly Mosley talks about the role of the newly formed ASTRA Innovation Council.

Features

Animoodles: Turning the Plush Aisle on Its Head

In the past, if a child ripped the limb off their favorite stuffed animal, you’d think it was destroyed for good. But with Animoodles, it’s all part of the play.

Industry Outlook

Q4 2018: A Brave New World

As we move into the most important time of the toy cycle, the fourth quarter selling season, there is anticipation about what type of holiday season it will be in terms of sales. Here’s publisher Bob Glaser’s thoughts on what type of season it may be.