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Digital Kids Summit to Explore Trends in Connected Play
Toy and entertainment industry professionals with an interest in emerging technologies impacting play are invited to attend the Digital Kids Summit, taking place September 9 to 10 in San Francisco. The...
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TIA President Visits CPSC Headquarters to Discuss Issues Affecting Toy Industry
Earlier this month, the president and CEO of the Toy Industry Association (TIA), Steve Pasierb, visited U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) headquarters in Bethesda, Md., to discuss issues...
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TIA’s Fall Toy Preview to Remain at Dallas Market Center through 2018
The Toy Industry Association (TIA) Executive Committee and Board have announced that Fall Toy Preview will stay in Dallas through 2018. The event is scheduled to take place on the following dates:...
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TIA Webinar on Ad Spending Scheduled for August 26
The Toy Industry Association (TIA) will be hosting a webinar on advertising spending trends in the toys and games category entitled, “Ad Spending: What Companies Should Know about Competition in the...
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TIA Celebrates 100 Years with September Ribbon Cutting at The Strong
The Toy Industry Association (TIA) will kick off its 100th anniversary celebrations on September 17 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Toy Halls of Fame Exhibit at The Strong National Museum of...
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TIA to Host Webinars on Toy Export Opportunities in Australia and Mexico
This fall, the Toy Industry Association (TIA) will host two webinars to help companies assess the benefits and challenges of expanding into the Australian or Mexican toy markets. The webinar, entitled...
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TIA Webinar Focuses on Distribution Channel Trends and Growth Strategies
The Toy Industry Association (TIA)’s Shifting Channels: Strategies for Growth in the Toy Industry webinar is scheduled to take place on August 6 from 2 to 3 p.m. ET. It will highlight key findings from...
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TIA Celebrates 100 Years with September Ribbon Cutting at The Strong
The Toy Industry Association (TIA) will kick off its 100th anniversary celebrations on September 17 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Toy Halls of Fame Exhibit at The Strong National Museum of...
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TIA Takes Members on Fact-Finding Trip to India
Members of the Toy Industry Association (TIA) will participate in a fact-finding excursion and cultural immersion program at Kids India, the country’s largest trade event for the toy industry,...
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Young Toy Professionals Invited to Networking Cocktail Party in Dallas
The Toy Industry Association (TIA) Young Professionals Network (YPN) will host a networking cocktail party on October 7 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas. The event is free for all to attend, and will...
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TIA and LeftField Media to Produce Consumer Event During New York Toy Fair
Play Fair–“a celebration of play and entertainment for all ages”–will bring new and beloved toy and pop culture brands together under one roof this February for an interactive and fun-filled live event...
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TIA to Host Webinars on Toy Export Opportunities in Australia and Mexico
This fall, the Toy Industry Association (TIA) will host two webinars to help companies assess the benefits and challenges of expanding into the Australian or Mexican toy markets. The webinar, entitled...
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Toy Industry Association Celebrates 100 Years with Toy Halls of Fame Exhibit
The Toy Industry Association (TIA) kicked off its centennial anniversary celebrations last Thursday with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Toys Halls of Fame exhibit at The Strong National Museum of...
View ArticleFall Toy Preview Yields Positive Outlook for 2016
Tens of thousands of new toys for 2016 made their debut at the Toy Industry Association’s (TIA) Fall Toy Preview held last week in Dallas. Industry analysts called the fall marketplace “more...
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Toy Industry Foundation Announces #MyToyMemory Holiday Campaign
The Toy Industry Foundation will launch a fundraising campaign that will put new, donated toys into the hands of children in need this holiday season. Dubbed #MyToyMemory, the campaign leverages social...
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TIA Names Bob Iger 2016 Hall of Fame Inductee
The Toy Industry Association (TIA) is inducting Robert A. Iger, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held on February 12 in...
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Record Number of TOTY 2016 Submissions Received
The Toy Industry Association (TIA) has received 711 submissions from more than 200 companies for the 16th Annual Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards more than any previous year. Toy, game, and property...
View ArticleNational Survey Shows 27 Percent of Parents Say Age Recommendations Are A...
A national survey conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of the Toy Industry Association (TIA) of U.S. parents of children 18 or younger has revealed only 27 percent of parents “strongly agree” that the...
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Play Fair Offers Attendees Exclusive Fan Experiences
Play Fair will welcome attendees for the first time at New York City’s Javits Center North on February 13 and 14 next year. The inaugural event, hosted by the Toy Industry Association and LeftField...
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A Year in Review from TIA President Steve Pasierb
Hello and Happy almost New Year from TIA! 2015 was an upbeat year for the toy industry. Toy sales will be up both in the U.S. and in several countries around the world, making this our industry’s most...
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