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Gwyn Thomas Puts This Down to Size of Country and a Pragmatic Leadership Approach

Dec 19, 2012

Innovation, consensus and anarchy in Welsh IT Wales as a networked nation Welsh datacentre rationalisation programme Aligning technology to the needs of Wales Balancing Wales's IT books In many respects Wales has a far better track record ...

Tags: Innovation, datacentre rationalisation, networked nation

SEMI Conductor Giant Intel Has Had Discussions with Chip Maker Nvidia

Dec 19, 2012

Semi conductor giant Intel has had discussions with chip maker Nvidia over a possible acquisition, according to several reports. The reports claim that with Intel's long-time chief executive Paul Otellini to retire in May 2013, the firm ...

Tags: Computer Products, Rumour, Intel, Nvidia

So Far The Inevitable Heavy Toy Discounting Has Yet to Materialise

Dec 19, 2012

It’s usually Dream Toys which signals the start of 'top toy' price-cutting, but we're in November and so far the inevitable heavy toy discounting has yet to materialise. Last year Asda, Toys R Us and Argos engaged in a price war in ...

Tags: retail, toynews blog, Toys, Price

Disney Rocked World This Week by Announcing It Will Acquire Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion

Dec 19, 2012

Disney rocked the world this week by announcing it will acquire Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion – AND release Star Wars Episode 7 in 2015. The entertainment giant has come a very long way since its 1928 black and white Mickey Mouse film ...

Tags: disney, lucasfilm, star wars, Toys

Many Stories of Enterprising Individuals From Humble Origins Who Achieve Big Success

Dec 19, 2012

One of the toy industry’s most endearing qualities is its many stories of enterprising individuals from humble origins who achieve spectacular success. We all know of people. From manufacturers and distributors to retailers and ...

Tags: jon salisbury, Toys, toy business, columnist's attention

Licensors Are in Effect Selling Rights to Merchandise Derived From Their Brands

Dec 19, 2012

Can you imagine asking two major retailers to pitch for the right to list your products in an ever upward spiralling bid process? Not likely. And yet that’s pretty much how the licensing process works. Licensors are in effect ...

Tags: Toys, steve reece, Licence, Trader

The Findings of a First-of-Its-Kind Survey by The DSG Revealed Today

Dec 19, 2012

The findings of a first-of-its-kind survey by the Dubai School of Government (DSG) revealed today that the majority of enterprises in the Middle East see social media as a way of increasing collaboration, connecting with customers, ...

Tags: dubai school of government, enterprise, government, highlightedpost

Questions to Help You Improve The Measurement of Your Company's Multichannel Strategy

Dec 19, 2012

Who holds the responsibility of capturing the value of all multichannel results in your company? Here are some of the questions that could help you to improve the measurement of your company's multichannel strategy (see the bottom of the ...

Tags: multichannel, neoworks, online, retail, toy

Dubai Government Held Its Second Meeting to Discuss Information Security Policy

Dec 19, 2012

Dubai Government's Information Security Committee held its second meeting to discuss information security policy, which is poised to be adopted across all Dubai government authorities and entities upon completion. The meeting, held at ...

Tags: Dubai, Dubai Information Security Committee, eGovernment, highlightedpost

Events and Launches and Other Shenanigans My Diary for The Coming Weeks Looks Do-Able

Dec 19, 2012

After pencilling in birthday celebrations, extensive press trips, events and launches and other shenanigans my diary for the coming weeks looks do-able (apart from two jam-packed days at BLE next week). But recently, Toyology has been ...

Tags: Toyologist, Toys, peter jenkinson, toyology

ToyNews Online and Our Twitter Feed This Week Has Been The Mooted Gangnam Style Toy

Dec 19, 2012

Without a doubt the biggest talking point on ToyNews Online and our Twitter feed this week has been the mooted Gangnam Style toy. The Psy action figure can recreate all the dance moves from the video, which has scored over 420 million ...

Tags: gangnam style, Toys, Blog, Toynews

It Seems That Not a Day Goes Without an Email Popping in to My Inbox

Dec 19, 2012

It seems that not a day goes without an email popping in to my inbox from a supermarket or national chain advertising a toy sale. Of course, toys aren’t a grocer’s core market, and driving footfall via any temporary deal or ...

Tags: asda, disney, dominic sacco, grocers, retail, supermarkets, toynews blog

It's Toy Shops' Turn to Expand Beyond Traditional Frontiers

Dec 19, 2012

Magasins de jouets sans frontières? Do you remember the TV game show It’s A Knockout or the Peter Gabriel song Jeux Sans Frontières? Now it’s toy shops’ turn to expand beyond traditional frontiers. ...

Tags: jon salisbury, Toys, toy shop, dream toy

My Week Began with a Visitor Pass to Top Drawer Landing on My Desk

Dec 19, 2012

What you see before you is the first in a series of regular blogs that the ToyNews team - myself, Samantha and Dominic - will be writing for you every Friday. We very much hope that you’ll enjoy them and would love to hear what you ...

Tags: Toys, blog, techpet, top drawer

There's Been a Whirlwind of Events and Launches

Dec 19, 2012

It has been a veritable stampede this week. There’s been a whirlwind of events and launches - just as the kids feet hit the playground the diary dates have started to stack up again in earnest – although that might sound like a ...

Tags: dream toys, peter jenkinson, Toys, Toyologist

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