Entries in ‘September 2008’ (27)

Ten Years of Brand Licensing
Monday, 1st September 2008 at 12:54 pm

Ten Years of Brand Licensing

From the Landmark Hotel to Olympia, Advanstar's Brand Licensing show has been through many changes and it is now considered by many to be the definitive showcase for the European licensing industry. As it approaches its tenth birthday, Samantha Loveday asks some key execs for their views on the event...

BLE NEW EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT: Funshine Productions
Tuesday, 2nd September 2008 at 3:22 pm

BLE NEW EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT: Funshine Productions

Funshine Productions is a children's theatre company that performs to children from nursery through to Keystage 2 across the UK.

MY LIFE IN LICENSING: Clare Piggott
Tuesday, 2nd September 2008 at 3:47 pm

MY LIFE IN LICENSING: Clare Piggott

Another graduate from the school of CPL, Piggott talks us through her 14 years in the licensing business...

FEATURE: Odds on favourites
Friday, 5th September 2008 at 5:25 pm

FEATURE: Odds on favourites

The Warner Bros UK office in Holborn must be a pretty fantastic place to work this summer, especially after the success of The Dark Knight. And when Samantha Loveday met up with general manager of WBCP UK, David Binnie, he was keen to point out there's much more to come...

SHOW PREVIEW: BLE 08, Entertainment & Character
Monday, 8th September 2008 at 2:38 pm

SHOW PREVIEW: BLE 08, Entertainment & Character

By far the largest sector of the show, there will again be a wide range of different entertainment and character led properties on display over the two days of the event...

SHOW PREVIEW: BLE 08, Licensing Agents
Monday, 8th September 2008 at 3:58 pm

SHOW PREVIEW: BLE 08, Licensing Agents

There's some good brands being represented on agents' stands this year. From Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Beano and Mini, through to Paris Hilton, Jack Daniel's, The Bogies and Miffy, there's something to appeal to all...

SHOW PREVIEW: BLE 08, Heritage, Charity, Public Sector
Monday, 8th September 2008 at 5:42 pm

SHOW PREVIEW: BLE 08, Heritage, Charity, Public Sector

Find out what some of the key museums and heritage brands will be exhibiting at the show...

BLE NEW EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT: PPC Enterprises
Tuesday, 9th September 2008 at 4:27 pm

BLE NEW EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT: PPC Enterprises

PPC Enterprises is the commercial division of the Picture Production Company Group and is exhibiting for the first time at BLE this year.

SHOW PREVIEW: BLE 08, Brands & Sports
Tuesday, 9th September 2008 at 4:33 pm

SHOW PREVIEW: BLE 08, Brands & Sports

From art and design-led brands such as Bang on the Door and Brit Chicks, through to the NBA and MotoGP...

SHOW PREVIEW: BLE 08, Art, Design & Image
Wednesday, 10th September 2008 at 12:26 pm

SHOW PREVIEW: BLE 08, Art, Design & Image

A growing sector at Brand Licensing Europe, the Art, Design & Image area has gathered some good support this year...

BLE NEW EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT: Nel Whatmore
Friday, 12th September 2008 at 5:32 pm

BLE NEW EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT: Nel Whatmore

Artist Nel Whatmore will be exhibiting at Brand Licensing Europe for the first time in her own right this year and the theme of her stand will be ‘reasons to have fun.’

BLE NEW EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT: M.ily Designs
Wednesday, 17th September 2008 at 11:22 am

BLE NEW EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT: M.ily Designs

Born and raised in El Salvador, Emma Schonenberg was creative at an early age. She majored in graphic design at university and before receiving her degree, she started pursuing a design career with advertising and apparel companies.

MY LIFE IN LICENSING: Jessica Blue
Wednesday, 17th September 2008 at 11:30 am

MY LIFE IN LICENSING: Jessica Blue

If you believe all you read, her next show could be Plastics and Piping...

BLE NEW EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT: JCB
Monday, 22nd September 2008 at 9:37 am

BLE NEW EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT: JCB

JCB, the world's largest privately owned construction equipment maker, is showcasing its new My 1st JCB range at Olympia.

BLE NEW EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT: Bulldog Licensing
Monday, 22nd September 2008 at 12:08 pm

BLE NEW EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT: Bulldog Licensing

Bulldog Licensing (stand 565) may be exhibiting for the first time at Brand Licensing Europe 2008, but its founder isn’t new to the business.

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