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Category: Posts by Richard Gottlieb

  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Toy Exhibition Survey Results Are In

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 11, 2023September 11, 2023

Two weeks ago, we asked you to fill out a one-question survey on your show…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

A Tale of Two Companies – Mattel and Hasbro Walk Very Different Walks

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 8, 2023September 15, 2023

Goldman Sachs, an investment banking company, invited the Mattel and Hasbro CEOs to speak at…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

135 American Companies Are Exhibiting at the Spielwarenmesse. Are You One of Them? [Ad]

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 7, 2023September 8, 2023

Below is a list of the 135 U.S. companies exhibiting at the Spielwarenmesse in 2024. They…

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  • Mexico

Toy Fair – Where are the Mexicans?

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 6, 2023September 6, 2023

In a few weeks, we will be attending Toy Fair. While there, we will see Canadians…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Statista: The Five Biggest Toy Companies in the World

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 5, 2023September 5, 2023

Statista is a reliable source for data of all kinds. “All kinds” includes toys. Here…

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  • Economy

The Toy Industry Is Taking a Pounding

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 3, 2023September 3, 2023

I follow a significant number of news outlets. Over the last two weeks, I have…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Toy Fair: The Gathering of the Tribes

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on August 30, 2023August 30, 2023

I have gotten so many requests to repeat this piece that each year, the week…

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  • Disney

The Walt Disney Company’s Struggles – Its Impact on Toy Sales

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 28, 2023August 28, 2023

Disney stock is struggling. It closed the day on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at $82.47. That…

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  • Kidult

Kidults Are Not New, We Have Been Ignoring Them

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 28, 2023September 3, 2023

If you have read anything about 21st-century play, you would be forgiven for believing that…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Toy Industry: Why Are There So Few Black Faces?

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 22, 2023August 22, 2023

(Georgette Taylor, host of the podcast, “The Doll World” and co- creator of the first…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Spielwarenmesse – Booking Your Hotel and Getting Around Nuremberg

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 17, 2023August 17, 2023

This year’s Spielwarenmesse will take place January 30 – February 3, 2024, so It’s time…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Hasbro’s Business Model, Mattel’s Business Model and the Fight for the Toy Industry’s Future

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 16, 2023August 21, 2023

In my last posting, I wrote about Mattel and its decision to become a force…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Will Mattel Become a Movie Powerhouse?

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 15, 2023August 15, 2023

Other than its relationship with China’s factories, there is no more important relationship for the…

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  • Disney

Will Apple Buy Disney?

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 13, 2023August 13, 2023

Will Apple buy Disney? I don’t know about you, but my first reaction was, “No.”…

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  • Freight

Small Shippers and the Impact of the Yellow Freight Collapse

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 3, 2023August 3, 2023

If you follow Global Toy News, you know that Yellow Freight, America’s number three LTL…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Movie Character Overload: What Is A Kid (Or An Adult) To Do?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on August 3, 2023August 9, 2023

  “Audiences are growing bored with the seemingly unending number of superheroes, spinoffs and sequels…

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  • Artificial Intelligence

Part 3 – Copyrights & Artificial Intelligence – in Practice

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 2, 2023August 3, 2023

Gary Man – Founder and Creative Director of Bumblebee studios Limited.Gary is a prolific toy…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Toy & Edu China Is Back, Be There April 8-10, 2024

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 2, 2023August 3, 2023

Bolstered by a significant 40% increase in visitors at the recently concluded 2023 shows, optimism…

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