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Trade Shows: Tickets Available For Licensing Expo Opening Night Party

The Licensing Expo Opening Night Party returns this year, following the packed and hugely successful event in 2022. Licensing International says tickets are now available for this important networking event, exclusively for Licensing Expo guests, and located a short walk from the show floor. “It was a no brainer to bring the Opening Night Party back this year after seeing … [Read more...] about Trade Shows: Tickets Available For Licensing Expo Opening Night Party

Trade Shows: Time to Sign Up For This Year’s Licensing Expo

By Allison Watkinson TLL Reporter Registration for the annual Licensing Expo trade show in June is now open on the event's official website. Organized by Informa Markets and sponsored by Licensing International, Licensing Expo is the world's largest tradeshow dedicated to licensing and brand extension. The event brings more than 5,000 brands and 16,000 retailers, … [Read more...] about Trade Shows: Time to Sign Up For This Year’s Licensing Expo

Licensing Sales Top $315 Billion Says Licensing International

The licensing industry enjoyed a strong year in 2021, despite the lingering impacts of the pandemic. A study by Licensing International says consumers spent $315.5 billion worldwide on licensed merchandise in 2021. That's an increase of  7.75% over 2019. The figures echo research by The Licensing Letter, which showed licensing companies generally saw major gains in … [Read more...] about Licensing Sales Top $315 Billion Says Licensing International

Kathy Ireland And Salvatore Larocca Named to Licensing Hall of Fame

By Allison WatkinsonTLL Reporter The Licensing International Foundation is inducting Kathy Ireland and Salvatore LaRocca to the Licensing International Hall of Fame. “We had much to celebrate at this year’s Licensing International Hall of Fame,” said Maura Regan, President of Licensing International.  “From revered industry veterans to gifted newcomers, the industry is full of … [Read more...] about Kathy Ireland And Salvatore Larocca Named to Licensing Hall of Fame

Who’s News: Licensing International Rising Stars Revealed

By Allison Watkinson TLL Reporter Licensing International has announced the six licensing professionals that will receive the 2022 Rising Star Award. The Rising Star Award from Licensing International celebrates the contributions of young professionals that work in the international brand licensing industry. To be eligible for the peer-nominated award, candidates must be a … [Read more...] about Who’s News: Licensing International Rising Stars Revealed

Licensing International Names Delivering Good as its Charity of Choice

By Allison WatkinsonTLL Reporter Licensing International has named the non-profit organization Delivering Good as its charity of choice for product donations. Delivering Good is a non-profit that provides new merchandise donated by manufacturers and retailers to families facing economic, medical, social, and environmental challenges. Since 1985, Delivering Good has … [Read more...] about Licensing International Names Delivering Good as its Charity of Choice

Spielwarenmesse and Licensing International Partner on New Trade Show

By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief The biggest players in licensing trade shows have partnered to bring the industry a new event in Germany called BRANDmate. The German trade fair provider Spielwarenmesse is now partnering with Licensing International and the organizers of a new B2B networking event to create the new company BRANDmate GmbH. That company will launch a new … [Read more...] about Spielwarenmesse and Licensing International Partner on New Trade Show

Winners Named For Licensing International Awards

The winners of the 2021 Licensing International Excellence Awards were unveiled last week in a virtual gathering that brought together nearly 1,000 industry executives from around the world to celebrate the best of the best. The 22 award winners from seven countries—China, Finland, France, Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom and the U.S.—were selected from among 152 nominees from … [Read more...] about Winners Named For Licensing International Awards

Licensing Expo Confirms 2021 Conference To Be Virtual

The pandemic isn't quite done with the licensing industry just yet, as organizers have confirmed the annual Licensing Expo in Las Vegas will once again be a fully virtual, online experience. Informa Market’s Global Licensing Group confirmed it will not be staging a live, in-person conference due to the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 infection rates and variants around the … [Read more...] about Licensing Expo Confirms 2021 Conference To Be Virtual

Who’s News: October 2019

Are you hiring—or being promoted, changing jobs, retiring, launching a new company, or otherwise changing your employment? Contact the Editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com to announce the news in our next issue of Who's News. Direct contact information is made available through TLL's Licensing Sourcebook Online (subscription required). September 23, 2019 Update Sona Chawla … [Read more...] about Who’s News: October 2019