Tag Report: ‘Toys’
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Grapevine Star Event Alert – Licensing Expo 2013 – Brands & Licensing
More than 300 leading companies have already committed to exhibit and 82 of them are brand new to the show. 50% of the show floor is made up of fashion, art & design and corporate brands while entertainment and character brands make up the other half.
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Grapevine Star Media Event Alert – Social Media Insider Summit
February 10 – 13, 2013, South Seas Island Resort, Florida – Join major players in social media and marketing at MediaPost’s sixth Social Media Insider Summit. Executives will tell you what they think the outlook is for such foundational platforms as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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GrapevineStar Brands Event Alert – Digital Kids® 2012, Media & Entertainment Event
Digital Kids provides insight into the latest strategies, technologies and techniques. We bring an incredible amount of brain power together under one roof. The show is a ‘must-attend’ event for entertainment and media companies looking to compete in the digital space.
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GrapevineStar Trend Alert – What’s Hot in Brand Licensing Europe
What’s Hot at Brand Licensing Europe A look at some of the exciting new properties and brands showcased during Europe’s largest and most important licensing expo featuring more than 200 exhibitors and 4,000 attendees. Brand Licensing Europe is bucking trends: biggest-ever show floor, more attendees, new features, a wider reach and a bigger conference program. The challenging retail climate will be top of mind among attendees, but so will a desire to see the new properties being launched, as well, see them here….
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GrapevineStar Media Back to School – Be Cool Trend Report™
It that time of the year again, Back to School time. Back to school is a season all by itself, it’s one of the biggest seasons for retailers, it’s a big season for moms (all moms are working moms), who lead the charge of getting the family ready for the school season, young children, teen agers and college students all experience joy, trepredation, uncertainity and more, while fathers think of football and how much back to school is costing. Kids are thinking of what is cool, will they be cool…This is a must read for the whole family….GrapevineStar Media’s Back to School – Be Cool Trend Report
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Star Wars Top Boys Toy License in U.S. and Stars with Darth Vader in Best Super Bowl Commercial
“When I first became part of the Star Wars team in 1976 at Kenner Products, the motto was “Star Wars is Forever”, this continued through my work with Hasbro, and now the Super Bowl Commercial with every dads son, as Darth Vader, and Star Wars continuing on as the top boys license says it all….Star Wars is Forever….Thanks George for the memories working with you in the early days and a masterful plan to keep it relevant……Jacob R. Miles, still crazy about Star Wars
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Report: 2010 Toy Sales Generated $21.87 Billion, A 2 Percent Increase
Top properties for the year based on total dollar sales (in alphabetical order) included Barbie, Crayola, Nerf, Star Wars, and Toy Story. Licensed toys represented 25 percent of total industry sales last year. Based on dollar sales, Cars: The Movie, Disney Princess, Star Wars, Thomas and Friends, and Toy Story were 2010’s best-selling licensed properties (in alphabetical order
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Dallas, Texas Welcomes Toy & Retail Companies
The Fall Toy Preview opens today in Dallas, Texas, Texas sized business opportunities for business, education and networking are available. The show runs today through the 8th of October. Tex DunRight, World’s Favorite Cowboy welcomes the toy industry to Dallas.
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GrapevineStar Trend Alert – GameBeat Exclusive Nukotoys aims to be Silicon Valley’s toy company
Nukotoys aims to be Silicon Valley’s toy company By Dean Takahashi Toys and electronics are still in search of a happy marriage. Nukotoys believes it has the answer with toys and games that merge virtual and real world activities. The startup is coming out of stealth mode today in the hopes of becoming Silicon Valley’s [...]
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London Olympics Mascot Products Revealed
London 2012 mascot products revealed. Clare Balding, TV presenter and sports journalist unveiled a range of mascot products for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games at Golden Bear Products Ltd, Telford. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has appointed Golden Bear as its master toy licensee as part of [...]
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NexGen Toys Come to Life with Touch Electronics
“Traditional toys are in the fight of their life to stay relevant in the ever changing world of video and online games. Touch technology adds another dimension to tradional toys, increasing their play value”.. says Toy and Entertainment veteran, Jacob R Miles, CEO of GrapevineStar
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Event Alert – Virtual Goods Conference to Coincide with Toy, Game & Technology Summit
“The Toy and Game industry has been intimately integrated with the casual games and virtual goods businesses. This integration will continue to increase dramatically”….says Jacob Miles, Chairman, GrapevineStar
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Marvel’s Thor is Going to be Hot! – Kick Off at Comic-Con a Hit
We kicked off the “Thor” action with the first image of Thor. Then, we gave you a peek at the first official photo of Odin, Thor and Loki all together as well as the throne room of Odin himself. Now, catch a glimpse into the complicated relationship between the hammer wielder and his father, Odin, [...]
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Barbie(R) Celebrates 125th Career with Global Initiative to Inspire Girls
Barbie(R) Celebrates 125th Career with Global Initiative to Inspire Girls Barbie(R) “I Can Be(TM)…” Campaign Kicks-Off with Signature Partners The White House Project, Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Foundation and theAnnouncement of Barbie’s(R) “10 Women to Watch in 2010″ List EL SEGUNDO, Calif., (BUSINESS WIRE) — For more thanfive decades, Barbie(R) has inspired [...]
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Trend Alert: Study links violent video games to violent thought, action….
New research found that exposure to violent video games was associated with aggressive behavior, aggressive cognition and aggressive “affect.” It desensitizes users and is associated with lack of empathy and a lack of “prosocial” behavior.
