How AI Integration Is Impacting Retail
08/09/2019 In July, TrendHunter.com’s report for Toy Association members explored how artificial intelligence is changing consumers’ day-to-day lifestyle, and how it’s impacting the retail…
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Citizens, Visitors, and Investors Are in Love with Small-Town America
08/09/2019 A quick Google search turns up endless articles touting the appeal and increasing popularity of small towns and medium-sized cities in our country….
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Customer Needs Drive Disruption and Innovation
08/09/2019 Conventional wisdom says that technology is propelling the disruption roiling the markets, but business expert Suman Sarkar says this belief is dead wrong….
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Playmonster Eyes Global Expansion with New VP International
08/09/2019 Richard Gill, well-known for international development and success in the toy industry, is the newest member of the PlayMonster management team as VP…
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Eight Myths About Brand
05/14/2019 There’s a lot of misinformation floating around about brand, a subject that’s not only misunderstood, but also undervalued. Brand strategist and author Lindsay…
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Not Mistakes, Just Lessons Learned
05/14/2019 by Phil Wrzesinski The famed physicist Niels Bohr once said, “An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can…
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It Hasn’t Lost Its Luster
05/14/2019 by Claire Sykes Most people only dream about their dream job, figuring they’ll get to it someday. Jack Cohen of Pittsburgh wasn’t going…
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The Whiffenpoofs
I first became aware of “specialty” toy stores more than 30 years ago. Some of them were hybrids spun off from the school supply…
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bigger and better
3/14/2019 by Tina Manzer New York’s Toy Fair 2019 in February was the largest in the show’s 116-year history. The annual event at…
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Change Your perspective to Change Your Business
03/14/2019 by Phil Wrzesinski Wanna change your business for the better overnight? Put on a hat and go outside. (P.S. Don’t want to go…
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