TOY TALK 81
TWEETPICKS
What the industry’s been tweeting this month… @JDE66
Jonathan Edwards, Olympic triple jump gold medallist and world record holder, after the BTHA industry day @ToyNewsOnline good to be with you today. Great venue
@Halesworthtoys Halesworth Toy Shop Been talking dolls, Lego and technology on BBC Radio Suffolk with @MarkGlennMurphy #fun
@bluefrogtoys Blue Frog Toys @TheoPaphitis Thanks so much for the ToyTastic #SBS #RT this evening from the whole
http://bluefrogtoys.co.uk Team #bizitalk
@ToyGirlEmma Emma Eden, Brand Manager, Spin Master UK Thinking I should be careful what I tweet in future, just in case @ToyNewsOnline include it in their TweetPicks again!
CAT BURGLARS BEWARE
IN A MOVE almost guaranteed to get it column inches in the national press, Bandai has hired the world’s first security cat to guard its warehouse in Southampton. Indeed, the charms of the Bengal cat called Millie have already worked on The Metro,
The Telegraph and Evening Standard. Millie will apparently guard Bandai’s Christmas ranges, including Ben 10, Power Rangers and ThunderCats, with deliveries coming in thick and fast ahead of stock being shipped to retailers across the country.
FROM THE ARCHIVE... SEVEN YEARS AGO TOYNEWS JULY 2005
THE BTHA moves the dates for Toy Fair 2006 at ExCeL from Thursday January 26th – Sunday January 29th, to Wednesday 25th – Saturday 28th, a move which is met with almost universal approval from the trade. The new format opens an extra day in the working week for visitors to select, which the BTHA show committee felt was a necessary step to underpin the continued success of the Fair… Anna Chapman is to leave Hasbro after 12 years. She held a series of roles at the firm, most recently as marketing director across the games division… Vivid Imaginations is to enter the console market in a joint venture with Nikko, launching a new portable entertainment centre incorporating games, MP3, video and digital imaging technology… Mega Bloks acquires arts and crafts specialist Rose Art in a deal worth $350 million… Master toy licensee Character Options reveals its line-up of toys for the BBC’s resurrected Doctor
CHARTS UK Top 10 Toys (May 2005, Value) 1. Tamagotchi Connexion
@yogiparmar23 Yogi Parmar, Operations Manager, Toymaster Gorgeous day for the Toymaster Show in Harrogate! THE SHOW IS BUZZZZINNNNGGGG!!!! Let’s enjoy the Sun! YNWA.
@frankieboyle Frankie Boyle, comedian To mark Rooney’s success toy makers are to include a free packet of cress with every Mr Potato Head.
@ToyTattleUK Laura Robinson, blogger @ToyNewsOnline GS looks fab. So this Christmas there is MobiGo 2, InnoTab 2, LeapPad 2 and Leapster GS? What a battle.
@theinthing The In Thing So, rainy day today and I’ve been thinking: what would you rather be, a horse or a fish? Brighten up your day and visit
theinthing.com
@MagicalEmporium Magical Emporium Did you know that no-one actually knows the exact ingredients for Play-Doh as they are still a secret!
@TheToyDetective John Mc Glinchey, TheToyDetective
Who series… Zapf relaunches its best-selling Baby Annabell doll, with new features and packaging… Irish bikes and trikes firm Atomic Sports has its eyes on the UK market and reveals a five-year plan which it hopes will make it a major player in the sector…
Bandai
2. Star Wars Ep3 Colour Change Lights Hasbro 3. Star Wars Ep3 Basic Figure Collection 1 Hasbro 4. All Surface Swingball
5. Star Wars Darth Voice Changer 6. Ep3 Electric Lightsabre Wave 1 7. Electric Pump
8. Star Wars DLX Action Figure
Mookie Hasbro Hasbro
Worlds Apart Hasbro
9. Star Wars Jedi Starfighter + Vulture Lego 10. LeapPad Books
Source: JULY 2012 LeapFrog
Follow ToyNews on Twitter – @toynewsonline
Top toy properties (May 2005) 1. Star Wars 2. Bratz 3. Barbie 4. Power Rangers 5. Tamagotchi
Be warned, expect to see his pointy ears and wide-eyes EVERYWHERE RT @Licensingbiz: Simon’s Cat licensing deals secured
@PinkstinksUK Pinkstinks
Made an appearance on @bbclondon this evening. An interesting debate on gender stereotypes and impact on children
@SarahBrownUK Sarah Brown, Gordon Brown’s wife What do you call a mass gathering of mummybloggers? A mumgregation? #BritMumslive starts today [June 22nd]
@licensetopr License to PR #ff @BritMums – Never underestimate the power of the Mummy Bloggers! #BritMumsLive
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