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The French Toy Market — The ‘Kidult’ Phenomenon

The French Toy market has so far this year delivered very positive results (+10%) in 7 months. This is something never seen in 25...

According to Downsey — Edition 26 (A New Season for Licensing: From Awards to Trade Shows)

Like many business sectors, licensing runs on a calendar and has a certain rhythm to it. After a couple of months of summer rest...

Digital Transformation In Supply Chains — From Efficiency to Resilience

For decades, supply chains were engineered for predictability—forecasting demand, forward planning and assuming the links between sourcing, production, and delivery would hold. Today, faced with...

Wide Eyes News from the Tube (Wide Eyes View from The Australian Children’s Content Summit)

The Australian Children’s Content Summit (ACCS) is over for another year and these were some of Wide Eye’s observations: Summit Attendance and Key Partners This was...

Fred Gaffney: Pioneer of Australian Licensing Turns 80

COLUMNStories from GG’s Toy BoxBy Grahame GrassbyStory 18 — Fred Gaffney: Pioneer of Australian Licensing Turns 80 Fred Gaffney, recognized by being both the first...

According to Downsey — Edition 25 (Half Year Report: Key Trends Shaping UK Licensing)

When I cast my mind back to my school days (which was some time ago), I remember we used to get Half Year Reports...

AI Cannot Be Smarter Than You

While the battle for customer loyalty has well and truly entered the digital age, many organisations are still managing like it’s 1985. The rise of...

Wide Eyes News from the Tube (Skibidi Toilet Rules: The Viral Sensation Overtaking Kids’ Online Viewing)

At this year’s annual international children’s TV conference, Kidscreen Summit, the major takeaways were that the traditional children’s linear broadcast TV business was in...

According to Downsey — Edition 24 (The 25th Brand Licensing Europe)

It's been a busy couple of months in the UK Licensing market, most notably as the industry assembled at the 25th incarnation of Brand...

The Age of Digital Change Leadership

In every human domain, whether in business or politics, in the wider society down to personal relationships, the quality of leadership is considered critical...

Wide Eyes News from the Tube (What’s The Next Big Thing In Music For Small Children? Here Are The Ones To Watch.)

We all know The Wiggles — they have dominated the preschool children’s music scene in Australia and around the world for the last 30...

According to Downsey — Edition 23 (The Value of Licensing, Its Role and Purpose)

Looking back on the last couple of months I can see that I spent quite a bit of my time at trade shows –...

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