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Tag: Mattel

  • Dolls

Will It Be a Horse Race? Placing Bets on Barbie, Frozen and LOL Surprise

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on October 13, 2019

Dolls have been a growth category for the last five years (45%, according to NPD).…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The New “Hot Wheels ID”; Near Field Communication Comes to the Toy Industry

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on June 14, 2019

Mattel has launched its new Hot Wheels ID line. Its a major new venture for…

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  • Movies

Mattel Goes to the Movies… In a Big Way

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 1, 2019

Mattel Films is very, very busy. … Mattel Films is making a View-Master movie. Mattel…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Against All Odds; 2018 Was Actually a Pretty Good Year

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 12, 2019

Mattel swung a fourth quarter profit, despite Toys R Us having represented 17% of their…

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  • Comic Books

Spin Master Steps Up While Mattel Steps Aside; 6 Reasons the DC License Changing Hands is Good For Both Companies

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 26, 2018

Starting in 2020, Spin Master will be the new home of DC licensed characters. Its…

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  • Mattel

Insights Offered on Mattel’s CEO, Ynon Kreiz

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 13, 2018

I read a very interesting New York Times article about Mattel and its CEO Ynon…

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  • Mattel

Mattel Goes to the Movies: The Debut of Mattel Films

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 18, 2018

Mattel C.E.O.,Ynon Kreiz, is showing that he is bold. Now he just needs to stay…

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  • Mattel

Mattel Cuts 2200 Jobs and Factories; What Does it Mean?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 28, 2018

I received a phone call on Thursday from the Los Angeles Times asking my thoughts…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Barbie Sales Up! Hot Wheels Sales Up! Mattel Has a Pretty Good Quarter

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 1, 2018

You would think, that between the change in CEO's and the Toys R Us shipwreck,…

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  • Management

Mattel Changes CEO; Crazy Times in the Toy Industry

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 20, 2018

Ynon Kreiz, New Mattel CEO "We think investors will quickly take notice that Mr. Kreiz…

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  • Bankruptcy

Isaac Larian Wants to Save Toys R Us; Can he do it?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 23, 2018

Isaac Larian, CEO of MGA, is an entrepreneur, a perpetual motion machine and, yes, a…

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  • Management

Mattel Senior Management Moves Closer to Its Product

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 7, 2018

  Mattel's CEO and COO are more closely embracing the company's products. Here is why…

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  • Books

A New Book About the Mattel vs. MGA Trial; Some Thoughts

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 17, 2018

Charles Dickens' novel, Bleak House, was the story of a lawsuit, "Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce", that…

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  • History

Top 10 Toy and Play Industry Stories of 2017 (parts 6-10)

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on December 26, 2017

2017 was quite a year. Here are numbers 6-10 for the top stories of 2017.…

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  • Interview

My CNN Interview About the Possible Mattel Hasbro Merger

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on November 16, 2017

     

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