Spotlight on the Toy Industry
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Trade Associations & Organizations Links
- Bay Area Women Toy Designers - A collective of innovative San Francisco Bay Area Toy Designers
- Links Page
Toy Safety Concerns:
- Testing, Testing: Evaluating Toy Safety - Malcolm Denniss, SGS Consumer Testing Services
- A Whole New Environment in the Toy Industry: How to Survive and Prosper - Rachel Murray Meyer
Toy Industry Employment:
- Getting Your Hiring Strategy Together - Bob Concannon
- Moving Along In the Toy Industry - Celia Bechtel
- Resumé Common Sense - Tom Keoughan, President of Toyjobs
- So you want to make (or sell, or market) toys. Now what? - David E. Fitzgibbons, CPC
Toy Inventors:
- Got a Toy or Game Idea? Ask Global Kid Product Expert Dr. Dan Acuff Ph.D. for a Viability Evaluation at Stories-Toys-Games.com. For Tips and Techniques in designing toys and games, Dr. Dan Acuff provides a variety of charts and models filled with useful information.
- Three Golden Rules - David E. Fitzgibbons, CPC
- Tips to Finding an Agent - Ron Weingartner, Toy and Game Inventors Handbook
- Inventors Guidance - Jon Capriola - Capriola Corporation
- Product Recalls - Know Your Responsibility - Astra
- Learn From Adversity - Bruce Lund - Lund and Company
- 10 Tips for Inventors - Tamara Monosoff, Ed.D; Founder & CEO, Mom Inventors, Inc.
- Working with an Independent Toy Designer or Inventor - Georgianna Krieger, Toy Inventor/Designer
- What Makes a Great Game? - Connie Gee of University Games
- On Music For Young Children - Bobby Susser
- Commitment - Paul A. Lapidus, NewFuntiers, IDSA
- Take Your Toy Concept To the Next Level - Eric Frydler
- Tips for Toy Inventors - Fred Kroll
- 10 Commandments for Success - Richard C. Levy
- Outsourcing: Five Good Reasons Why It's Your First Place to Turn - Deb de Sherbinin, President of KidSmart
Toy Marketing
- Promoting on a Budget - Jacki Ralph, Press Release Etc.
- Creating Products for Success - Deb de Sherbinin, KidSmart
- Weaving Consumer Feedback into Toymaking and Marketing - Craig Spitzer
- Working With A Licensing Agent - Andrew Berton of Excel Development Group, Inc.
- Increasing Success And Publicity Without Any Expenses? - Daniel Wiechert of Disegno
- Ihre Geschenke brauchen eine besondere Verpackung! - Daniel Wiechert of Disegno
- The ABC's of Licensing Your Product - Carol A. Brittain of LawBrit
- Six Tips to Better Toy Packaging - Mark Gallagher of Black Coffee Design, Inc.
- Why Public Relations Doesn't Just Happen - Diane T. Creston of Creston & Associates
- How To Maximize the Potential For Press Coverage - Andrea Blain, President of Andrea Blain Public Relations Inc.
- Smart Commercials, The Challenge Of Context And The Difference Between Promotion And Advertising - Steve Zuckerman of CreativeCombustion.TV
- Your Toy Website: A 4-Step Primer to Building a Better Site - Monica Hsu of OrangeYouGlad.com
Other Articles
- Toy Licenses Are Different, Part I and II - Jim Kipling, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC
- Doll (and Teddy Bear) Collecting - Virginia Davis, Doll Reader
- Office Toys—Can’t Work as Well Without Them - Hsiang-Cheng (Sam) Wang, Office Toy Specialist
- Everyone Needs Playtime, Even Professionals - Bernie DeKoven, "Dr. Fun" of DeepFun.com
Companies and Services
- Stories-Toys-Games.com - Dr. Dan Acuff Ph.D., Toy and Game Viability Evaluations
For Tips and Techniques in designing toys and games, Dr. Dan Acuff provides a variety of charts and models filled with useful information. - Got A Game Idea?? - Tim Clarke, Games Play UK Ltd
- NewFuntiers - a professional invention, design and development company.
Books
- Toy Wars - G. Wayne Miller. A great book about the toy industry.
Publications
- The Bloom Report - News for the toy and related industries
- Playthings - The business of play
- Toy Directory - A magazine for the toy, hobby, gift industry
- YoYo Times - A world of fun on a string newsletter
