Mr Moshi on choosing tablets over toys, eclipsing Star Wars and the unstoppable growth of Mind Candy. How many CEOs would willingly cover their face in make-up, drive in a Moshi Monsters-branded car and spend time meeting children and ...
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A survey commissioned by Coiledspring Games has revealed that more than a third of parents think their children worry more than they did when they were young. Conducted ahead of the launch of the plush toy Sorgenfresser (Worry Eaters), ...
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Toy distributor The In Thing has a host of special offers running at Toymaster 2013 show in Harrogate this week. The company has several exclusive show offers - many giving a 50 per cent margin to retailers - only available at the show. ...
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Mind Candy has renewed its partnership with Toys R Us for a second year. The deal will see Moshi Monsters merchandise featuring in a 12' wall display at the front of all Toys R Us UK stores. "Toys R Us are very excited about the ...
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It took just two weeks for this year's Toymaster show to sell out – beating the record which had been set in 2012, when all space had been filled by the end of January. This time round, however, the organisers revealed in ...
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Can you give us an overview of how you’ve performed over the past 12 months? Did you experience growth, and if so, how much over 2011? Marbel Toys continues to go from strength to strength, we ended 2012 with 35 per cent growth over ...
The Puppet Company will launch two brand new collections of Marionettes this year. Two years in the making, the new range of Character Marionettes have already been met with good response. With the incorporation of an anti tangle device ...
This trick or treat season, Rubie’s is expanding its Halloween kids collection with gruesome new editions to its fancy dress range. The new Zomboy and Zombet costumes are designed to deliver a fright with their scary prints and ...
How important are toys to Argos? What are your ambitions in this sector? Argos is the UK's number one toy retailer (by value) and toys is an incredibly important category to our business. Many people will remember flicking through the ...
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The limited edition Goshi Moshi toy tin has raised £104,730 for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSH), smashing its £100,000 target. The Goshi Moshi initiative was launched last November by toy supplier ...
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Head ten minutes south of LAX on the 405, exit at El Segundo and you'll blunder upon a 200,000-square-foot concrete bunker lurking among the strip malls in this seedy bit of Los Angeles County. The low-slung structure, surrounded by a black ...
Distributor The In Thing's fresh prehistoric collectable range Predasaurs will be included in Box of Awesome. Predasaurs has already enjoyed a swathe of marketing activity of late, with 200,000 cover mount samples on boys magazines, TV ...
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Mind Candy is seeking a commercially minded Consumer Products Development Manager. The successful candidate will create "amazing products" for the Moshi Monsters brand owner, which is currently creating innovative new IP. The role will ...
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The winner of the Golden Iggy promotion has got his hands on a solid gold Moshi Monster. Kieran Rees from Pontypool received the exclusive solid gold Iggy Moshling as first prize – plus his weight in Moshi goodies. Four runners ...
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‘Toy industry terrified of tablets’ has been a much-talked about subject of late, but our cover story this month explains why traditional toy companies shouldn’t be scared of embracing new technology. To be fair, the toy ...
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