Born Licensing's David Born looks at why more and more firms are turning to iconic toys and games, like G.I. Joe and Operation, to help drive advertising campaigns. It’s not uncommon to see toys and games in advertising. In fact, ...
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LEGO, Hasbro, Jakks Pacific and Funko all feature in a series of fan-made short features launched today on the Star Warts YouTube channel. The first wave of Disney’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story toys has been revealed via a series ...
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Disney's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is predicted to be a big driver for toy sales this Christmas period. Star Wars, Doc McStufins and Barbie have all topped the list of US retail giant Walmart’s top toy picks for Christmas 2016. ...
Bare Snacks has launched new line of bare organic coconut chips in three flavors, including toasted, sweet ginger and coffee bean. An extension of the brand’s existing line of bare Coconut Chips, the new USDA Certified Organic ...
The Greater Richmond Partnership announces that Niagara Bottling, the private label bottled water supplier in the US, will build a $95m 450,000 square-foot facility in Chesterfield County’s Meadowville Technology Park, employing 76 ...
The hero sheep can be seen skateboarding and stunt biking, with each animation accompanied by genuine Shaun the Sheep sounds. Augmented Reality sticker firm, Mardles has teamed with Aardman to launch a new range based on the popular ...
Tags: Shaun the Sheep, Mardles, Aardman
Global tablet shipments will bounce back 16.3% sequentially to reach nearly 47 million units in the third quarter, but the volume will still be down over 10% compared to the same quarter a year ago, showing the market is still in no ...
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Called Made on Kickstarter, the platform hosts successful Kickstarter projects such as Cards Against Humanity, Exploding Kittens and Roominate for consumers to purchase. Amazon has teamed with the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to ...
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eMotorWerks announced the integration of Amazon's Alexa home automation technology into their electric car charging offerings, free for existing and new customers utilizing eMotorWerks' advanced JuiceNet platform. For the first time, ...
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“With 25 years of experience in the gift industry and a passion for art and craft products, Cuckoo is the most natural and perfect fit for Skinny Sketcher,” said founder and director Gillian Logan. Skinny Sketcher has ...
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For each act of friendship shared using #FriendshipisMagic or #FrienditForward, Hasbro will make a $1 donation to GenerationOn. Hasbro is set to celebrate this year’s International Day of Friendship (July 30th) with a special ...
Tags: Hasbro, My Little Pony, Walmart
SnackWell's, a pioneer in the low-fat snack category, has expanded into the breakfast product category with new better-for-you Biscuit Thins, which are now available nationwide in select retailers, including Walmart, Jewel, Lunardi's, Food ...
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 6 (or Note 7?) is nearly upon us, and the leaks are basically interminable. Today’s hot rumour concerns the new Note’s screen. Samsung is planning to follow on from the success of the critically ...
Tags: Galaxy Note 6, curved dual-edge variant, AMOLED screen
Netflix is finally working on introducing offline viewing, according to a new report. A new feature that will allow Netflix subscribers to download programs to view offline is in the works. That’s according to communications ...
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Debenhams has announced its trading update for the 15 weeks to 11th June. LFL sales grew by 0.2%, with online sales up 7%. In the 15 week period, gross transaction value rose by 0.5%, taking the cumulative YOY performance to growth of 1.3%. ...
Tags: clothing, sustainable growth