Amazon Brand Registry Explained
JudoLaunch, a product launch platform for ecommerce businesses, breaks down how the Amazon Brand Registry works, and how it can help build toy businesses.
ShopTalk Episode 6: Spin Master’s Anton Rabie
In this episode of ShopTalk, we chat with Anton Rabie, co-founder and co-CEO of Spin Master about starting the company with college buddies Ronnen Harary and Ben Veradi, and how its recent acquisitions of companies like Cardinal and Swimways coupled with its inventor relationships will drive the company’s future success.
Veteran Toy Industry Execs to Share Key Business Intelligence at Annual Business Conference
At the upcoming annual business conference, hosted by the Toy Association and Target, industry insiders will share their knowledge on the panel “Buying or Selling a Company? Looking to Raise Capital?”
Toy Association Structures Its Diversity & Inclusion Committee
The Toy Association’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee aims to build awareness of and provide best practices for creating diversity within toy companies.
ShopTalk Episode 5: Women in Toys’ Ashley Mady
On the latest of aNb Media’s ShopTalk, we sit down with Ashley Mady, president of Women in Toys, Licensing & Entertainment (WIT) to discuss WIT’s initiatives, how the organization has evolved to meet the needs of its members, and why there’s still a lack of women in the C Suite of the toy industry.
Ideas to Grow Your Business: NPD’s Lennett Offers Insights on the Changing Toy Landscape at Annual Business Conference
By Laurie Chartorynsky, The Toy Association It’s no secret that the changing toy, children’s entertainment, and retail landscapes are putting many toymakers on edge. To help business owners navigate the evolving toy market, join The NPD Group’s Juli Lennett, senior vice president and industry advisor to toys, during an engaging seminar at The Toy Association’s Annual Business Conference (ABC), taking place Tuesday, June 18 to Wednesday, June 19 in…
ShopTalk Episode 4: Wicked Cool Toys’ Michael Rinzler
In episode 4 of aNb Media’s ShopTalk, our guest is co-founder and co-president of Wicked Cool Toys, Michael Rinzler. In this episode, Jim Silver and Jennifer Lynch chat with Rinzler about how he got his start in the toy business working under MGA’s Isaac Larian and how the industry can better attract young talent today. He also reflects on Wicked Cool’s own beginnings and the challenges new companies in the…
Toymakers Give New Safety Education Program an A+
The Toy Association is receiving positive on its new Safety Education Program, a new online program that offers in-depth lessons in U.S. and international product safety and compliance.
ShopTalk Episode 3: Mego’s Marty Abrams
In episode three of aNb Media’s ShopTalk, aNb Media’s Jim Silver and Jennifer Lynch sit down with the founder and CEO of Mego, Marty Abrams.