2022/23 Guide to Services and Suppliers 2020/21 Guide to Services and Suppliers
Capabilities
Capabilities
Capabilities
Capabilities
Imagine8 specialise in licensed character merchandise.
Imagine8 specialise in licensed character merchandise.
Imagine8 specialise in licensed character merchandise.
Imagine8 specialise in licensed character merchandise.
Accessory licensee
Accessory licensee
Accessory licensee
Accessory licensee
Cross category licensee
Cross category licensee
Cross category licensee
Cross category licensee
In house creative
In house creative
In house creative
In house creative
Imagine8 Promotions
Imagine8 Promotions
Imagine8 Promotions
Imagine8 Promotions
Product integrity QA/ QC Logistics
Accessories Over 2,500 promotions
One stop shop supply chain Product integrity QA/ QC Logistics
stop shop supply chain
One stop shop supply chain Product integrity QA/ QC Logistics
One stop shop supply chain Product integrity QA/ QC Logistics
Preferred promotional partner
Preferred promotional partner
Preferred promotional partner
Preferred promotional partner
Over 2,500 promotions
Over 2,500 promotions
Over 2,500 promotions
Globally
Globally
25 years of experience taking care of our partners.
25 years of experience taking care of our partners.
Globally 25 years of experience taking care of our partners.
Globally 25 years of experience taking care of our partners.
Creative Sales promotion
Sales promotion
Sales promotion
Creative Sales promotion
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Contact Information
Imagine8 Licenses
Imagine8 Licenses
Imagine8 Licenses
Imagine8 Licenses
Imagine8 Licenses
Contact Information
Contact Information
Contact Information
Norman Thompson
Contact Information Norman Thompson
Norman Thompson
Norman Thompson
Norman Thompson
Tel: +44 (0) 1925 444 474
Tel: +44 (0) 1925 444 474
Tel: +44 (0) 1925 444 474
Tel: +44 (0) 1925 444 474
Tel: +44 (0) 1925 444 474
Mob: +44 (0) 7768 414304
Mob: +44 (0) 7768 414304
Mob: +44 (0) 7768 414304
Mob: +44 (0) 7768 414304
Mob: +44 (0) 7768 414304
Mail: norman@imagine8.com
Mail: norman@imagine8.com
Mail: norman@imagine8.com
Mail: norman@imagine8.com
Mail: norman@imagine8.com
Palatine Ind. Est. Causeway Avenue Warrington WA4 6QQ
Palatine Ind. Est. Causeway Avenue Warrington WA4 6QQ
Palatine Ind. Est. Causeway Avenue Warrington WA4 6QQ
Palatine Ind. Est. Causeway Avenue Warrington WA4 6QQ
Palatine Ind. Est. Causeway Avenue Warrington WA4 6QQ
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FOR RETAILERS It’s a secret weapon for buying the right product at the right time ■ Browse products by powerful search tools ■ Consider timely buying by our brand populated calendar of events ■ Buy safe in the knowledge that all products are officially licensed Interested in learning more? Contact us through our website www.thebrandinformer.com INTELLIGENT BUYING FOR LICENSED PRODUCTS FOR BRAND OWNERS A virtual shop window directly onto retailer buyers desktops ■ View popularity of products via your unique dashboard ■ Aide licensees quest to place products in front of retailers ■ Products displayed in via photos and descriptions controlled by you @Brand_Informer @TheBrandInformer @TheBrandInformer Aid to Brand Owners and Retail BuyersAid to Brand Owners and Retail Buyers
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Brand Licensing and Distribution Agency
Contact Simon Foulkes T: +44 (0)20 8254 5310 E: simon@rainbowproductions.co.uk www.rainbowproductions.co.uk Character Costumes and Sports Mascots
MAX PUBLISHING
The leading specialist publishing house for the licensing and consumer products sectors, offering high-quality, content-rich publications to an unrivalled database of over 100,000 licensors, suppliers, licensees, retailers and everyone inbetween. Our titles cover all core product areas, whilst our contract publishing business has seen specialist publications for companies including Universal Studios, Warner Bros,. Disney, Entertainment One, Hasbro, Sanrio and many more.
MAX MEDIA VENTURES
The digital studio within the Max group owns and operates numerous exciting digital news channels including LicensingSource. net. The studio also offers full-service digital development from websites to apps, social media programs, audio visual creation, company re-branding, 3D modelling, with clients including Licensing International, LDN Fashion and more.
Business Multimedia Publishing & Events For ANY marketing requirement –
MAX LIVE EVENTS
Not only does our award-winning production company organise the highlycoveted Licensing Awards, Progressive Preschool Awards and all others in the Max group, it also organises events for a myriad of third party clients from small conferencing and licensee days to major live events for names including Toni & Guy, Licensing International, The Negotiator Awards and hundreds more.
Business Multimedia Publishing & Events Get in touch: hello@max-publishing.co.uk +44 (0)207 700 6740 www.maxmediagroup.co.uk
we have the expertise and solution S09
Creative Services
LIFTOFF? GIVE YOUR BRAND A FUELED BY POWERFUL CREATIVE READY FOR BOOST INSIGHTS Brand positioning and design Marketing concepts and campaign design Style guides Sales materials Video materials Packaging Mockups PoS materials Display graphics We maximise impact by integrating research, plus a playful sensibility, into our creative solutions. Our clients include: sharpsharp.co.uk info@sharpsharp.co.uk Creative Agency
Creative Solutions and Design Agency
S13 Creative Solutions and Design Agency
Transforming brand licensing through the power of data.
Gain deeper connectivity, product visibility and trust across the value-chain.
Partnerships based on a foundation of accurate master data.
Safeguard your consumers, sales and partners.
A validation service you can rely on for the future.
Open avenues for new digital initiatives.
Broaden your brand universe through data driven strategies.
To learn more and to connect with us.
fabacus.com info@fabacus.com fabacusuk
Data-driven licensing
Complete your dataset. Unlock your potential. S15 Data-driven licensing
Design
Tango and the Tango device are trade marks of Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd. © Disney Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLC. All Rights Reserved. DreamWorks Trolls © 2019 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Agency – Product, Packaging & Style Guide
BASED IN LONDON, METHOD UK IS A BESPOKE DESIGN, REPROGRAPHICS AND PRINT COMPANY, SPECIALISING IN PRODUCING AND MANAGING ALL MANNER OF WONDERFUL PROJECTS 020 7691 0922 matt @ thisismethod.co.uk ‘Proud to be the graphic reproduction and printing company to The Licensing Awards, Licensing Source Book and Max Publishing’ Some of the great people we’ve worked with... S17 Design, Reprographics and PrintDesign
To find out more say hello@thisisiris.co.uk or visit www.thisisiris.co.uk ANIMATION ARTISTS International designer, Catalina Estrada Successful international licensing program includes wall paper, bed linen, cushions, handbags, accessories, school products, and many others. Now available in the UK. For more information say hello@thisisiris.co.uk ©2018Catalina Estrada 18/04/2018 COLLECTIONS CONTEMPORARY FASHION KIDS CHOICE BESPOKE ARTWORK CLEANER SEAS PROJECTCHARITY ART • LICENSING • DESIGN • CREATIVITY LICENSING Licensing Agent
National
Licensing Agent who represent
Animations, Britvic Soft Drinks and
Museum as
Licensing Agent.
Consultancy
Channel 4, The Royal Mail,
and Rebellion Publishing.
Combining
Start Licensing are an award winning
companies such as Aardman
The Ashmolean
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They also offer Licensing
services. Consultancy clients have included
The
Gallery
Start Licensing are experts in licensing.
a strategic approach with commercial acumen and creative vision. For more information and to have an initial chat please call Ian Downes on 07776 228454 or email ian@startlicensing.co.uk @startlicensing START LICENSING LIMITED Licensing Agent & Consultancy All properties appear with permission of respective owners Independent Licensing Agency
Licensing Agent
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Leading brand and licensing agency with a host of household names www.bulldog-licensing.com +44 (0) 20 8325 5455 info@bulldog-licensing.com bulldog_licensing books for babies T hat s not my... For brands with pedigree, contact: S22 Licensing Agency
Licensing
and Brand
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Consultant
Strategy
Licensing Management Technology and Brand Protection
Licensing
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Management Technology and Brand Protection
Manufacturing/Sourcing
S27 01225 4 4 4268 www.highlightpr.co.uk @highlightpr STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD Specialists in licensed characters and toys Events E-marketing Consumer PR Trade PR Influencer MarketingSocial Media Pan-European Campaigns 25 industry awards in five years PR Agency
PR Agency fromStandout Herd!the
S29 PR Agency The Licensing and Broadcast PR and Marketing Specialists TRADE PR CONSUMER PR WEBSITE COPY SOCIAL NETWORKING TALENT MANAGEMENT CHARACTER TOURS REGULAR COLUMNS PRODUCT PLACEMENT PLACED FEATURES SPEECH WRITING COPYWRITING COMPETITIONS Tylers • 1 Mallows Green Road • Manuden • Herts • CM23 1DG T 44 (0) 1279 887 101 E jgarner@kgmpr.com • W www.kgmpr.com
Check out our new showreel at licensetopr.co.uk @licensetopr Contact: louise@licensetopr.co.uk 0207 637 4660 PR Agency
Royalty Auditing
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2022 another great summer of sport SPORTS LICENSING, MERCHANDISING & RETAIL SPECIALIST Contact: Simon Gresswell, MD & Founder simon@sglp.co.uk www.sglp.co.uk Business built on sporting values, experiences & connections S34 Sports Licensing
Trade
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Association for Licensing Globally
Technology Service Provider
S37 Technology Service Provider
What should you look for in a
Licensing Management Software Provider?
What should you look for in a Licensing Management Software Provider? EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
Since 2003, we’ve worked in the trenches with some of the world’s most influential brand owners. Over the years, we’ve learned a lot about this highly nuanced industry. The kind of knowledge impossible to acquire without battle-hardened experience. We put that experience to work for every one of our partners. We’ll put it to work for you, too.
Since 2003, we’ve worked in the trenches with some of the world’s most influential brand owners. Over the years, we’ve learned a lot about this highly nuanced industry. The kind of knowledge impossible to acquire without battle-hardened experience. We put that experience to work for every one of our partners. We’ll put it to work for you, too.
FINANCIAL STRENGTH
FINANCIAL STRENGTH
Don’t risk everything on a startup with limited venture capital and a lot of promises. MyMediabox is a business unit of Jonas Software USA, Inc., a subsidiary of CSI, with a CAD $48+ billion market cap. We have the autonomy, flexibility and creativity of a start-up PLUS the monetary strength and security of a financial giant
Don’t risk everything on a startup with limited venture capital and a lot of promises. MyMediabox is a business unit of Jonas Software USA, Inc., a subsidiary of CSI, with a CAD $48+ billion market cap. We have the autonomy, flexibility and creativity of a start-up PLUS the monetary strength and security of a financial giant
SECURITY AND TRUST
SECURITY AND TRUST
“What 3rd parties will be able to access your data?“ Be sure to ask! At MyMediabox, we own all our software and hardware, outright. By leveraging the financial strength of our parent company, we deploy state-ofthe-art security measures and redundancies that offer unparalleled protection for our partners’ IPs.
“What 3rd parties will be able to access your data?“
Be sure to ask! At MyMediabox, we own all our software and hardware, outright. By leveraging the financial strength of our parent company, we deploy state-ofthe-art security measures and redundancies that offer unparalleled protection for our partners’ IPs.
FULL SERVICE PARTNERSHIP
FULL SERVICE PARTNERSHIP
We’ll never call you our “client.” Instead, we think of the companies who choose us as our partners. And we know every company is unique. We’ll learn from you, and we’ll include you in the conversation when deciding what new features to add to the development roadmap.
We’ll never call you our “client.” Instead, we think of the companies who choose us as our partners. And we know every company is unique. We’ll learn from you, and we’ll include you in the conversation when deciding what new features add to the development roadmap.
5-STAR CUSTOMER SERVICE
5-STAR CUSTOMER SERVICE
Our partners rated the Mediabox Customer Support Team with top scores in a recent customer satisfaction survey! From your dedicated Account Manager to the experts who answer your support queries, our multinational support team is the best in the industry.
Our partners rated the Mediabox Customer Support Team with top scores in a recent customer satisfaction survey! From your dedicated Account Manager to the experts who answer your support queries, our multinational support team is the best in the industry.
www.mymediabox.com
www.mymediabox.com
Technology Service Provider
TRUSTED BY MORE LEADING LICENSORS AND AGENTS 125+ COMPANIES USE MYMEDIABOX PRODUCTS MOST WIDELY TESTED LICENSING SOFTWARE 55,000+ END USERS IN 120+ COUNTRIES MEDIABOX-PA MEDIABOXSM XOBAIDEMMR MAD-XOBAIDEMIntegrated Licensing Suite THE INDUSTRY STANDARD IN LICENSING MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE S39 Technology Service Provider
LicensingSource.net is the go-to resource for finding out what’s happening in the global licensing industry.
Including news, interviews and analysis, as well as an event diary, a hugely successful jobs board and more, The Source is the central hub of information for the worldwide licensing community.
The team behind LicensingSource.net has over fifty years experience in the licensing industry, and also own and organise The Licensing Awards, publish The Licensing Source Book Europe and an array of other market leading trade titles.
With an e-subscriber database of over 9,500 key contacts, advertisers can expect to receive high visibility, not only on the website, but also on the trusted daily news flashes and social media boasting a strong following.
For the very best information...
180 NEWS Samantha Loveday saml@max-publishing.co.uk Jakki Brown jw@max-publishing.co.uk
Digital Licensing News
181 ADVERTISING Rob Willis robw@max-publishing.co.uk Ian Hyder ianh@max-publishing.co.uk Go straight to The Source... @LicensingSource Digital Licensing News
Exposé Travel – Your one-stop shop for all Licensing and related exhibitions worldwide.
EXPOSÉ TRAVEL specialises in travel to licensing and related shows worldwide. We have been offering some very special rates for flights and hotels to the many exhibitions that take place in different parts of the world and work with small boutique licensing agencies and retailers right up to the biggest companies on the show floor. We are also the exclusive travel partner to the Max Group of Companies, owners of The Licensing Awards and Licensing Source Book, and LicensingSource.net.
Dear Friends and Clients,
First and foremost, may I wish all nominees in The Licensing Awards 2022 my congratulations and good luck for tonight!
As the industry’s specialist travel agent, you may have used my services, you may not have yet. I have been serving the licensing sector for many years now and after the pause in travel due to C*vid, I am pleased to say that I was responsible for many of your flights and hotels this year – Licensing Expo in Las Vegas was a busy one for me and BLE is looking much the same.
Why do people use me?
Firstly, I know the shows. I’ve been to them, I know if a hotel really is a ‘5 minutes walk’ or not and which ones suit which type of traveller. I know that you don’t want to go to Las Vegas via Lithuania or Melbourne via Mexico.
Secondly, I am an independent, specialist travel consultant. I answer the phone… that means no messing around with call centres
when changes happen. And we all know after the last few years that changes to travel are now commonplace.
And that is why now, more than ever, I encourage you to use my services as a licensing industry specialist.
You will speak to me, Paul, and I will be your personal point of contact at all times.
Again, my best wishes for a superb evening and please do consider me your personal travel agent for the trips ahead. I deal with one-man companies right up to 100 person bookings for the biggest licensors.
And if I can keep Ian, Jakki and Rob happy with their demanding requirements, I’m sure I can help you!
Industry Travel Expert
