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Top-10 Most-Wanted Gifts for Boys In June 2009, TDmonthly Magazine surveyed 47 specialty toy retailers about what's selling best for boys in their stores...
8/1/2009
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The Shred Sled Carves a New Niche From the moment he saw the product at the Hong Kong Gifts and Premium Show in April 2008, Eric King knew he’d found something special. Six months later, just in time for Christmas, he introduced the Shred Sled in the United States — and watched it sell out...
2/1/2009
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Mashoonga! Creates New Sport for Teens and Tweens Advertising executive Jim Bogner was at a crossroads in his career in the fall of 2006 when he noticed his 13-year-old son, Luke, and friends playing the same “sword game” daily...
5/1/2009
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Top-10 Most-Wanted Gifts for Boys In June 2009, TDmonthly Magazine surveyed 47 specialty toy retailers about what's selling best for boys in their stores...
Just Jump It Offers Perfect Twist of Fun and Safety In 1992, 17 years after the founding of Cressline Rope Works, a sales rep for the bulk-rope purveyor suggested to Owner Darrel Cresswell that the company create a jump rope. Darrel and his partner at the time, Don Meeker, jumped at the opportunity to give it a try...
6/1/2009
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Mashoonga! Creates New Sport for Teens and Tweens Advertising executive Jim Bogner was at a crossroads in his career in the fall of 2006 when he noticed his 13-year-old son, Luke, and friends playing the same “sword game” daily...
5/1/2009
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TDmonthly's Top-10 Most-Wanted Sports and Outdoor Toys Stomp Rockets by D&L Company continue to be favorites in the category of sports and outdoor toys, a recent TDmonthly Magazine survey of 60 specialty retailers revealed...
4/1/2009
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Recession Gives Way to Retro Resurgence Quality. Simpler times. Hands-on play. According to retailers, buyers and industry experts who spoke with TDmonthly Magazine, these are some of the key reasons retro toys continue to enjoy a resurgence among consumers...
3/1/2009
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The Shred Sled Carves a New Niche From the moment he saw the product at the Hong Kong Gifts and Premium Show in April 2008, Eric King knew he’d found something special. Six months later, just in time for Christmas, he introduced the Shred Sled in the United States — and watched it sell out...
2/1/2009
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In This Issue First, let me tell you what’s new at ToyDirectory.com! We’ve redesigned the homepage to serve as a comprehensive research center — based on our communication with retailers and manufacturers every month...
11/1/2008
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My Best Sellers: Aunt Jean’s Toys & Treats At Aunt Jean’s Toys & Treats in Montclair, N.J., customer service and fulfillment of “drive-bys” — a service in which staff select and pick party gifts for customers in a hurry — are a specialty...
8/1/2008
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Call in the Elves for These Holiday Toys There’s always something new in the world of toys, and that playset you didn’t see just might end up a top seller this holiday season. So while you’re sizzling with summer sales, beat the fall rush, too...
7/1/2008
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Sport Technology Goes with the Flow Want to snowboard in the summer? Ten years ago the answer would have been, “Yes, but…” Now, the answer is the Flowboard...
5/1/2008
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Blongo Family Fun Brings Families Together Linda Long never dreamed she'd be a toy maker. In fact, the long-time sales and customer service professional had made her career in cosmetics...
7/1/2007
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Million-Dollar Contracts Future Derek Jeters and Maria Sharapovas will appreciate the chance to flex their muscles...
6/1/2007
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Toobee Fad Zooms On What looks like a piece of scrap metal but sails through the air like a deranged Frisbee? It's called Toobee, The Amazing Flying Can...
A Great Ride for All Ages When John Simpson headed out for sushi in 2000, he had no idea that a chance meeting would change the course of his life .....
9/1/2006
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Extreme Sports Tackle New Terrain As summer approaches, adrenalin junkies now have even more sports to look forward to in the expanding extreme sports market...
4/1/2006
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A Slice of Manufacturing Life: Geospace International Recently, Geospace International president Dennis Binkley shared with TDmonthly Magazine a few of his company’s sales techniques to which he owes much of Geospace’s success...
11/1/2005
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Geospace Jumps Onto the Map With AIR KICKS Roughly three years ago, a Taiwanese inventor stepped into Geospace International’s New York showroom with a kind of anti-gravity boot that propelled its wearer high into the air. He’d come to the right place...
Go Long: Balls Go Hi-Tech Old sports products get a makeover this season to attract new buyers. Manufacturers push the envelope by crafting balls that take on a slightly new form or texture, or that provide a unique 2-in-1 component...
4/1/2005
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