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Category: Posts by Richard Gottlieb

  • Play

Is Experiential Play a Threat to Toy Play?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 11, 2020December 22, 2020

Toys don’t just compete with other toys. They compete with any other entity that sells…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Archery Dodgeball; Yep, You Read That Right

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 10, 2020December 22, 2020

Yes, the game that was terrifying enough with a rubber ball is now, even more,…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

What I Saw at the Antiquarian Book Fair

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 10, 2020December 22, 2020

Each year I enjoy attending the Antiquarian Book Fair in New York City. It is…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

A Special Report from China on the Coronavirus and Its Impact on Toy Manufacturing and Retailing

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 6, 2020June 18, 2020

There has been no reported outbreak in the factories, and there has been, in the…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

No Country Comes Close to China’s Manufacturing Capacity. Apple Finds That Out and We All Learn.

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 3, 2020

The number of migrant workers in China, who do much of Apple’s production, exceed Vietnam’s…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Playground with Industry Giants Jeff Gomez & Danny Simon on the Power of Storytelling

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 3, 2020June 4, 2020

Listen in as Chris and Richard have a fascinating conversation with Jeff Gomez, the man…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Plastic Problem; A Modest Suggestion

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 1, 2020

The challenge we confront is not with plastic per se but the quality of the…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Toy Fair 2020; The Mr. Burns Factor and More

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 27, 2020

Walking the aisle of the main floor sometimes felt like passing by walled estates. All…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Playground Podcast: Toy Fair New York 2020: Past, Present and Predictions

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 21, 2020June 4, 2020

Listen in as Chris and Richard share stories about past Toy Fairs, Trends that will…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Toy Fair 1922; A Look Back

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 18, 2020

Hotel Imperial, home of the 1922 Toy FairWhat did the article feature as the "hot…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The New Yorker Magazine Visited Toy Fair in 1935 and Not Much Has Changed

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 18, 2020

  Toy Fair begins on Saturday so we thought it would be fun to republish…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

What Constitutes a Family Unit? Maybe Not What We Thought!

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 14, 2020

There is a brilliant article in the March 2020 Atlantic by David Brooks entitled, "The…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

LIVE from Nuremberg 2020 – Wrap up including interviews with Lottie Doll and Hog Wild

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 14, 2020

Listen in as Chris Byrne wraps up the Spielwarenmesse. Hear his interviews with Lottie Doll…

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  • Cartoons

Tom and Jerry Turn 80

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 12, 2020

The battle between the bully and the upstart victim is a story that finds a…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

China is Not Alone: The Coronavirus and the Toy Industry

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 11, 2020

"No man is an island," and no country is either. China is not alone. ………

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

“The State of Consumer Behavior 2020” – Raydiant

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 11, 2020

A very interesting and, I think, an important new survey, has been released by digital…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Coronavirus Guidelines; Rockefeller University

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 10, 2020

The Rockefeller University is the world's leading biomedical research university. I was fortunate to secure…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Nine Coming DC Movies; Through 2022 and Beyond…

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 7, 2020

Never fear, there will be no shortage of superhero movies over the next few years.…

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