Opinion
Licensors rev up their brands at Goodwood Revival
Brands Untapped’s Billy Langsworthy looks at how brands of all kinds were being showcased at last weekend’s Goodwood Revival show.
Deadline fast approaches for UK trade mark and design applications
Wynne-Jones IP’s Victor Caddy provides a reminder of what you need to do to register UK trade mark and design applications before this month’s deadline.
What can brands do with speech recognition tech?
The team at kids’ speech recognition specialists SoapBox Labs look at how designers can embrace speech technology to create brand new licensed play experiences.
The Brand Radar: Birmingham Stage Company, Horrible Histories and the importance of knowing your brand history
Start Licensing’s Ian Downes looks at how the Horrible Histories brand has expanded into live experiences, with the most recent being a Terrible Thames river tour.
The Brand Radar: Meyer, Nadiya Hussain and the importance of a shared vision
Start Licensing’s Ian Downes takes us inside the development of Meyer’s new Nadiya Hussain homewares and bakewares collection.
The Brand Radar: Welbeck Publishing, The FA and creativity in sports licensing
Prompted by the announcement of Welbeck Publishing’s England: The Official History, Start Licensing’s Ian Downes looks at how this kind of launch can create a ripple effect for The FA.
The Brand Radar: M&S, Cooking with the Stars and how retailers bring TV brands to life in-store
Start Licensing’s Ian Downes looks at the recent partnership between M&S and ITV’s new Cooking with the Stars show – and how the collaboration has spanned in-store activity and tie-in product.
The Brand Radar: Woodmansterne, Tom Gates and how book brands thrive in the greetings cards space
Fresh from a trip to PG Live, Start Licensing’s Ian Downes looks at the opportunities for brands to thrive in the greetings cards space.
The Brand Radar: Talking video games with Bits and Pixels’ Sandra Arcan
Start Licensing’s Ian Downes chats with Bits and Pixels co-owner Sandra Arcan to discuss the agency, its approach to licensing and how video game brands can thrive in consumer products.
Playing with brands and UI
Si digital’s Head of Design, Tom O’Malley, looks at how brands can immerse fans even further in their IP through smart, creative user interface designs.