As more fans of pop-culture characters spend time creating sophisticated costumes to wear at conventions, fan fests, Halloween parties, or other get-togethers with like-minded friends, haircare brands have increasingly targeted cosplayers, professional and amateur, as a niche but loyal market for products such as hair paste and semi-permanent hair coloring. Licensing is increasingly coming into […]
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Expanding Within the Gaming Ecosystem
Properties with roots in the world of interactive online and console gaming are increasingly extending their brands into the trading card game (TCG) category, often in co-branded versions with leading players in the space, but also in straight licensed editions. These expansions take the IPs into a high-interest realm with a lot of crossover in […]
Bloody Successful Promotions
By Karen Raugust on May 11, 2023 in Character/Entertainment, Experiential licensing, Licensing, Nonprofit
A Peanuts t-shirt offered in conjunction with the American Red Cross was recently in the news for successfully encouraging young-adult fans of the property to give blood. This is the latest in a fairly regular stream of promotions over the past five years or so in which character and entertainment properties are used to attract […]
Orchestras Score with Gamers
By Karen Raugust on August 8, 2022 in Cultural, Experiential licensing, Interactive gaming, Licensing, Music
In its July 2022 listing of the 20 best video game soundtracks of all time, British classical music radio station Classic FM said, “Video game music is one of the most exciting areas of contemporary music, with composers like Austin Wintory, Jessica Curry, and Nobuo Uematsu winning fans the world over with their game soundtracks.” […]
Fun and Games
A wide range of video game properties have found their way into the world of physical board, miniatures, and card games in the past six months. Some examples: Konami Cross Media NY just announced that its recently relaunched Bomberman and Contra titles would be turned into board and card games, respectively. IDW holds the rights […]
New and Different
The quest for a good fit between product and property—one of the most important criteria behind a successful licensing deal—can lead some licensors into untapped areas: Eclipse glasses. In time for this summer’s total solar eclipse, American Paper Optics, a maker of 3D glasses, partnered with Bill Nye the Science Guy for a limited-edition line […]