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Using Barter to Boost Sales
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Toys – The Cultural Divide
U.S. businesses could boost sales by venturing into foreign markets - but it's tricky » Learn how
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Top-5 Licensed Toys
LEGO building sets topped the list of best-selling licensed toys » See the rest
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Retailers Lavished With Toys for Charity
Charities will benefit from Retailer & Manufacturer efforts » Learn how
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TDMONTHLY MUST READS |
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Did you catch TDmonthly's Vanessa VanderZanden on CNBC? Check out the don't-miss stories for April here first!... |
TDMONTHLY HOT TOPIC |
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Kids have taken over the national pop album sales chart.... 
A number of Oppenheim Toy and iParenting Media Award Winners stuck out for TDmonthly staff members.... |
TDMONTHLY TOY VIDEOS |
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TDmonthly Magazine sent its camera crew to Toy Fair and has brought back more than 180 video interviews with manufacturers, listed here in alphabetical order.... 
While April showers bring May flowers, stay dry inside watching Mr. TOYDIRECTORY's latest batch of toy videos.... |
TDMONTHLY NEW TOYS |
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Just click on the links to see a variety of products arranged by category.... |
TDMONTHLY TOP-10 MOST-WANTED LISTS |
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Alluring on their own or within a construction set or game, marbles captivate old and young alike.... 
These toys are getting bigger than the visual media that spawned them.... |
VEHICLES - RIDING |
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TDmonthly Magazine talked to manufacturers and retailers to find out: What’s driving the new ride-on’s.... |
OUTDOOR /SPORTS TOYS |
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As summer approaches, adrenalin junkies now have even more sports to look forward to in the expanding extreme sports market.... 
Electronic and motorized toys for the outdoors add a little extra zing.... |
PUZZLES & SKILL |
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Casual puzzlers are now being introduced to mind-boggling puzzles as they become increasingly available at mainstream retail locations.... 
Puzzle and activity books are incredibly popular right now.... |
TDMONTHLY POPULAR STORIES |
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Quick-playing strategy games were mentioned 20 times by 25 retailers when asked what new games would be hot in 2006.... 
TDmonthly Magazine interviewed long-time toy inventor Joe Wetherell to get an originator’s thoughts on the status of the industry and give pointers on where “the next big thing” may come from.... 
Faith-based product is now mainstream, and the toy industry is jumping on the bandwagon big time.... 
What’s new in construction for 2006?... |
TDMONTHLY MOM´S PERSPECTIVE |
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This month, TDmonthly Magazine’s homeschooled tweens and their parents had strong and different opinions on the toys evaluated, depending on the kids’ inherent interest in the subject.... 
This month, five homeschooling families evaluated three new toys (rating them on a scale of 1 to 10, with “1” being the best and “10” being the worst).... |
RETAILING TIPS |
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RETAILER SPOTLIGHT |
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TDMONTHLY COOL COMPANY |
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TDMONTHLY TOY BUZZ |
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R. John Wright Dolls has been making hand-crafted collectible dolls since 1976.... 
Mark Liebig has spent the last 23 years educating cherry-picked employees of multi-national corporations on global market operations. His latest challenge? Eight-year-olds.... 
Tonner Doll Company makes the idea that dolls are just for little girls completely old fashioned, according to tween trendsetter Juliette Brindak.... |
TDMONTHLY BRASS RING |
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TDMONTHLY UPCOMING ISSUES |
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Novelty retailers in particular need to know which controversial products could mean high sales and which could draw protest signs.... 
