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Take 10! Independent Toy Stores & the Pandemic

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on November 23, 2020December 1, 2020

Click here to listen to this episode In this brief conversation, Richard and Chris discuss…

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  • Culture and Society

Chalking Up a Win

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 19, 2020

Congratulations to sidewalk chalk for earning a place of honor among the three toys inducted…

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Hot Toys vs. The TOTY Nominees: Some Thoughts

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

In my last article, “Hot Toys vs. The TOTY Nominees,” I broke out the differences…

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  • Culture and Society

Extra, Extra: Read All About Newspapers and Play

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on October 29, 2020

For more than a century, the newspaper trade has had to determine creative ways to…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

My Interview About the Coming Holiday Season on the Money Talks Broadcast

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on October 28, 2020October 29, 2020

I was interviewed about the coming holiday season on the TRTWorld, Money Talks broadcast. My…

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Chess is Hot? Yes it is! What you need to know.

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on September 10, 2020September 10, 2020

“From March through August, people watched 41.2 million hours of chess on Twitch.” Kellen Browning,…

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Trade Shows: The Club Penguin Solution

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on August 11, 2020August 13, 2020

I have been pondering trade shows lately for understandable reasons. So many have chosen to…

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  • Culture and Society

Continuing the Adventure from Home: Tabletop Role-Play Games while Social Distancing

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on July 23, 2020

For most gamers, rolling for initiative has been put on hold for the moment. Presently,…

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What I’m Reading

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on July 9, 2020July 9, 2020

“Scrabble Tournaments Move Toward Banning Racial and Ethnic Slurs” – New York Times “Wang Ning,…

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Toyetic Script Review – the key to successful movie merchandising

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

Scott Neitlich is Creative Director at Spector Creative, LLC. Spector Creative partners with major Fortune…

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Stamp Collecting Is Back; A Toy Industry Opportunity?

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on June 9, 2020June 11, 2020

Stamp collecting is back. That’s according to Wall Street Journal writer, Andrew Nelson. Mr. Nelson’s…

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Richard Gottlieb: What I’m Reading

  • by Richard Gottlieb
  • Posted on June 2, 2020

Hi There, This week I’ve been reading about children and their forts, ancient leather mice,…

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COVID19 Survey Response to Question 6: “When the Coronavirus COVID-19 Epidemic is Over, There Will Be:”

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 30, 2020

The toy industry may anticipate things being better in 2021 (see question 5 responses) 82%…

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COVID19 Survey Response to Question 5: “Toy Industry Retail Sales in 2021 Will Be:”

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 30, 2020

The toy industry is resilient after all. Despite major short term concerns, respondents were far…

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If a Group of Geese is a Gaggle, What Do You Call a Group of Toy People?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 2, 2020

I was standing with some toy industry veterans during Toy Fair when one of them…

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China, the Coronavirus and the Toy industry

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 31, 2020

This is an article about the challenges the toy industry may face due to the…

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2021 Toy Directories (Ad)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 28, 2020February 9, 2021

Richard Gottlieb’s Global Toy Experts has worked with Gameplan Europe to provide you with the…

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U.S. Patent 3,055,113 – A Tracing Device a.k.a. Etch-A-Sketch

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 22, 2020

Some of these Patent Images are fascinating and beautiful, in their own way. Here is…

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