Blogs

Mary Couzin interviews Azhelle . . .   What exactly do you do in the industry? I’m a toy industry educator and coach! As The Toy Coach®, I work to teach, connect, inspire, and suppo...

Mary Couzin interviews JM . . .    Congrats, JM, on being the TAGIE Hassenfeld Family Initiatives Humanitarian Award Honoree this year! Can you tell us about the project you were involved ...

Some new innovative products are perfect for what the industry refers to as \"Slicensing Opportunities.\" This is the process of carving out small segments of broader categories, with the aim of creatin...

A great thing about being in a small company is you can make decisions on the spot, especially when it comes to great product. This is another toy that sits on my desk, gets played with regularly, and...

Often the simplest concepts are the most fun toys to play with. However, perfect execution is essential. This was a simple and fun concept delayed by lack of attention to important details, but later ...

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According to Wikipedia, Nostalgia is associated with a yearning for the past, its personalities, possibilities, and events, especially the \"good ol\' days\" or a \"warm childhood\".  Nostalgia i...

PEOPLE OF PLAY (POP) ANNOUNCES VIRTUAL POP WEEK SCHEDULEPOP Week runs from November 15-20, 2021   CHICAGO, IL (October 28, 2021)  -  People of Play (POP) announced today their officia...

5 Days Left to Enter the Young Inventor Challenge Hosted by People of Play   The Young Inventor Challenge inspires creativity within the youth of the toy and game industry by providing mentors...

Recent Call Transcript.  This Really Happened.  (OK, Well, Mostly.)   NP:  Hello, North Pole hotline.  How may I direct your jingle?   TK:  Oh, that’s cute...

What exactly do you do in the industry? We make news. Whether it’s with traditional media like the Today Show or influencers across social platforms, LPR tells our clients’ stories throug...

Attention Entrepreneurs!  4 Tips on Cranking Up the “Revenue Machine” By Nancy Zwiers Thank goodness for “The Entrepreneurial Edge,” my entrepreneurial training program,...

Tell us who is part of the PopHaus Collective!  Robert Freeman Smith – Merrill, MI – Co-Founder Joseph Boyle – Alsop, IL - Co- Founder Josh Kemper – Baltimore, MD &ndas...

I grew up in the toy industry. At no time did I imagine that one day I’d receive an award for doing what I love.  My biggest inspiration—and the reason for any success I have—ha...

Legacy of Laughter  is the perfect GRANDPARENT Christmas gift.  Folks of all ages will love the numerous ideas illustrated by grandkid art work!  Order through Barnes and Noble or Amazo...

Were you a kid playing with Barbie in the early 2000s? If so, you’ll probably recognize some of these iconic dolls/lines from the decade.    Hip 2 Be Square Barbie Image: Fis...

PEOPLE OF PLAY ANNOUNCE LINEUP FOR ANNUAL TOY & GAME INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION CONFERENCE  FEATURING  NEW POP DUOS - LEADERS, LEGENDS & CELEBRITIES   Headliners include Academ...

In times like these, civility is kind of a lost art form. People talk and talk, but are they listening and quite frankly, really hearing what others are saying?  Or, are they just waiting for som...

We appreciate your vote for our Fun Family Games!For Really?! Think you know me? Guess again! -- So much more than conversation cards for families and friends, enjoy a hilarious think you know me triv...

Yay! This is our first post, and we would love to get to know you while you get to know us! Our names are Ayelet, Jennifer, and Yolanda. We are mompreneurs (4 kids each;-) on a mission to connect peo...

  Glimpses of an Extraordinary Life, in Three Dinners   I can’t say we were close.  I knew Brian well enough to be on a first-name basis with him, and our professional paths ...

Brian Goldner Reminds Us:  How Do We Want to be Remembered? Our industry lost a giant this week. Brian Goldner, CEO of Hasbro, passed too soon at 58 and days later, we are still reeling. Many of...

  In a text exchange just a couple of months ago, Brian said, “Life always reminds me of the Velveteen Rabbit. “When you’re tattered and your stuffing starts showing, you kno...

The beginnings of Pressman Toy really started even before my Father, Jack Pressman, started his company in 1922. As early as 1916, when Jack was 21 years old, he worked with his father at the Pressman...

*Opinion Article - Concepts below are explained with a lack of detail for ease of comprehension* This article is structured like a conversation. Go ahead, read it aloud in your head, you know you wan...

Let’s talk about engagement… with yourself, your projects and most certainly with others!  Inspiration comes in so many forms, but mainly from conversations and interactions with oth...

What exactly do you do in the industry? Scott: Jeff and I try to invent digital and physical toy and game concepts that we can turn intoinnovative products. With Snap Ships we started inventing a boa...

Q:  What’s Your Problem with Candy Corn?   Look, I know it tastes like sugared wax and turns your tongue orange.  But ‘tis the season – we’ve turned that big m...

What was the Ah-ha moment that led you to the Toy and Game industry?    [Alana] I loved Rube Goldberg machines (chain reactions) as a kid. I had to invent one for my fifth grade science cl...

Calling All Whizkids!  People Of Play’s Annual Young Inventor Challenge Kicks Off   The Young Inventor Challenge is blasting off 2021 with their newly awarded STEM.org Accredited&tr...