Talking Brands

Aardman’s Molly Van Den Brink, Start Licensing’s Ian Downes and Rainbow Productions’ Simon Foulkes discuss brands treading the boards.

Following on from a well received panel discussion – Licensing Chose Me – delivered  at BLE’s License to Retail Day, the participating panellists share their thoughts and insights into building a career in licensing.

Studio Griggs’ Stephanie Griggs, Skew’s Oliver Dyer, Born Licensing’s David Born and Louis Kennedy’s Tracey Richardson share their saucy suggestions.

Dynamo’s Danny Heffer, Start Licensing’s Ian Downes and Atlantic Mat’s Susan Baker share their picks of brands that could win in gifting.

Aardman’s Anthony Garnon, Wow! Stuff’s Richard North, Paper Engine’s Jason McKenzie and Vivid Goliath’s Emma Weber share thoughts on the toys, games and brand brands.

Do typical traits of introverts and extraverts make one better suited to working as a creative in the licensing industry? We asked figures across the brand extension space for their thoughts.

BLE 2023 welcomed record numbers of retailers – and enjoyed a healthy jump in total visitors on 2022’s show. Claire Potter, Ian Downes, Richard Pink and Clare Piggott discuss what this means for their businesses – and where future growth lies…

Scares in the spotlight… Industry figures give us their picks for untapped horror brands that boast serious licensing clout – and discuss if horror is now a year-round proposition.

Start Licensing’s Ian Downes picks the brains of Richard Pink, Caroline Mickler and Jim White for their suggestions of IP-driven in-store activations.

SGLP’s Simon Gresswell, The Brand Director’s Tim Collins and Lisle Licensing’s Colin Lisle reveal where licensing could take the brand…