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After the Pandemic: 5 Toy Categories That Will Be Hot & 5 That Will Not

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 8, 2020June 4, 2020

In a few weeks, we will begin the process of getting back to business, and…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Ambassador to the Kingdom of Wal-Mart

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 30, 2019

“A great ambassador develops empathy for the interests and views of the nation to which…

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  • Economics

Is the Toy Industry in Trouble? I Don’t Think So

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on April 20, 2017

The investment community is concerned about the toy industry. A weak fourth quarter performance in…

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2016; Studying the Toy Numbers

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 19, 2017

There are some interesting numbers coming out for retail sales in 2016. Let's take a…

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  • Games

Dallas Fall Toy Preview 2015; Revenues and Optimism Are Looking Up

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on October 8, 2015

Dallas World Trade Center; home of the Fall Toy Preview One of the joys of…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

How the Toy Industry Can Recruit Younger Salespeople

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 15, 2014

In my last two postings I wrote about what I see as an aging population…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Why Aren’t Young People Becoming Independent Sales Reps?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 14, 2014

In my last posting I noted the lack of younger people entering the ranks of…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

The Toy Industry’s Graying Sales Force; Is It a Problem?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 13, 2014

I am packing up to leave Hong Kong and as I do so I cannot…

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It’s a Bloodbath Out There

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on July 22, 2013

“It's a bloodbath out there.” That is how a good friend and industry executive described…

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The Showroom Showdown – Real and Virtual Retail Spaces

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 2, 2013

Change is afoot, as always, of course. I am fascinated by the changes taking place…

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Business is War – the Davids and Goliaths of the Toy Industry

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on September 4, 2012

Life and business is full of surprises – that's part of what makes it so…

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  • Posts by Richard Gottlieb

Playing Musical Chairs with Buyers

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on May 29, 2012

One of the ongoing frustrations of salespeople with whom I speak is the constant change…

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An Inventor’s Guide to Toy Fair

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on March 1, 2012

Recently my team and I tackled the 109th International Toy Fair in New York City…

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The Product is Not the Product

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on February 20, 2012

After this most recent Toy Fair excursion it has occurred to me again that the…

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Should Toys R Us Only Sell Toys?

  • by Global Toy News
  • Posted on January 25, 2012

With over 800 stores in the US and 1700 stores world wide, Toys R Us…

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