China’s Economy Grows: What Does It Mean for the Toy Industry? (0)
9/02/10 •
As the average Chinese income increases yearly, the big question for us in the toy industry is: what does this mean for U.S. toy market?
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Trend Alert – Women Rule, You Should be Talking to Them. (0)
9/01/10 •
“From Africa to the Americas and China to India and Europe too, Women drive the majority of purchases and thus are the most highly targeted among advertisers worldwide” says Jacob R Miles III, CEO GrapevineStar Media and Entertainment
Mobile Ad Budgets – Where’s the Money Coming From? (0)
8/31/10 •
Where Is The Money Coming From?
by Mark Walsh for MediaPost
One of the more intriguing pieces of advice handed out during MediaPost’s Mobile Summit last week was Eric Bader’s exhortation to look elsewhere besides digital budgets to fund mobile campaigns. He argued that because digital budgets were already small–between 5% and 8% of a brand’s ad [...]
The True Effect of Interactive Media (0)
8/26/10 •
New Media is Interactive Media, it includes all aspects of social media, viral social games and mobile. The integration of new media into marketing, communications and other business departments is just beginning the true values and effects are just beginning to be widely understood…say Jacob R Miles, CEO GrapevineStar, a new media and intellectual property integration company.
Most Active Mobile – Talk and Text Users (0)
8/25/10 •
Nielsen: African-Americans, Women, Southerners Tops in Talking, Texting
by Mark Walsh for MediaPost
When it comes to talking and texting on mobile phones, African-Americans, women and Southerners are the most active users, according to data released today by Nielsen.
African-Americans use the most voice minutes, more than 1,300 a month on average, followed by Hispanics with 826 minutes [...]
Grapevine, Texas based GameStop debuts “store of the future” (0)
8/24/10 •
“The key to GameStop’s continued leadership and success in the new media world order of video games is the synergistic management of the individual and community online game experience integrated with an interactive, instore community experience”…says Jacob R. Miles III, CEO of GrapevineStar Entertainment Inc., an intellectual property and new media integration company.
Are Publishers Doomed to Fail in Age of Video (0)
8/24/10 •
Are Publishers Doomed to Fail in Age of Video
by Ashkan Karbasfrooshan
Why did Blockbuster fail against Netflix?
Why did Barnes & Noble stumble while Amazon thrived?
Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen’s focus on innovation in commercial enterprises led to his first book, “The Innovator’s Dilemma,” which articulated his theory of disruptive technology. In the book, he argues [...]
Trend Alert – Top Ten Tips for Connecting with Today’s Girls (0)
8/20/10 •
By Sam Cannon, MediaPost
Top 10 Tips For Connecting With Today’s Girls
It’s no secret that marketing to teenage girls has always been challenging. The good news is that reaching this audience is not an impossible task. In fact, here are 10 emerging best practices to consider when preparing to connect with teenagers:
1. Most brands are totally [...]
India Idol Winners Announced (0)
8/18/10 •
India Idol Winners Announced – The winner of Indian Idol Session 5 is Sreeram Chandra. Sreeram Chandra from Andhra Pradesh won the ‘Indian Idol Season 5′ music reality show beating Bhoomi Trivedi and Rakesh Maini on Sunday evening. He was announced the winner by megastar Amitabh Bachchan. The 24-year-old singer beat Rakesh Maini from Agra and [...]
Social Media is Here to Stay! (0)
8/17/10 •
Social Media Is Here to Stay (Just Look at History)
by Erik Sass for MediaPost
Wow! sometimes you come across a statistic that says it all. Recently I was impressed by the results of a survey of 1,022 Canadian business execs by Leger Marketing, which found that 90% of the businesses represented are using social media to [...]
Butterfly Byte: Save the Queens From Breast Cancer (0)
8/17/10 •
Save the Queens from breast cancer. Buy an adorable handmade fridge magnet, and the proceeds go to Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation. Goal: raise $100 to donate to the organization by Christmas. Send $5 and the address you want the magnet mailed to: Save the Queens, PO Box 294863, Lewisville, TX 75029-4863.
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London Olympics Mascot Products Revealed (0)
8/17/10 •
London 2012 mascot products revealed. Clare Balding, TV presenter and sports journalist unveiled a range of mascot products for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games at Golden Bear Products Ltd, Telford.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has appointed Golden Bear as its master toy licensee as part of the [...]
Trend Alert – Back to Schools – Kids and Computers (0)
8/17/10 •
Back to School for Kids—And Computers
As another summer winds to a close, you’re probably wondering where the time went—and why you let the kids spend so much of it on the computer. The start of school is a perfect time for a full-scale hard drive cleanup and the re-institution of responsible Internet habits.
If your child [...]
Online & Mobile Games to Generate more Revenue than Console Games (0)
8/16/10 •
Online and mobile games should generate more revenue than console games
By Tim Merel for Game Beats
The video games industry is big and getting bigger. But it’s changing. Console games are getting riskier to make, while online and mobile games are taking over the market (see my updated Global Video Games Investment Review, which I’ll be [...]
Grey Advertising Wins $80 Million Account for Reliance 3G Introduction in India (0)
8/13/10 •
Grey Wins $80 Million Account for 3G Introduction in India
Reliance Communications Will Launch Faster Mobile Service, Paving Way for Increased Monetization in Market
Posted by Normandy Madden
MUMBAI (AdAge.com) — In India, where cellphones rather than computers are the gateway to the internet for consumers, the introduction of faster third-generation (3G) service is expected to lead to [...]
NexGen Toys Come to Life with Touch Electronics (0)
8/13/10 •
“Traditional toys are in the fight of their life to stay relevant in the ever changing world of video and online games. Touch technology adds another dimension to tradional toys, increasing their play value”.. says Toy and Entertainment veteran, Jacob R Miles, CEO of GrapevineStar
Spice Girls – India Audition Information (0)
8/12/10 •
India Audition Information brought to you by GrapevineStar Entertainment:
Click headline above for: What you need to do, How to qualify for an audition and dates and addresses of audition venues. Good Luck! Let us know how it goes.
Google acquires social games and apps maker Slide (0)
8/12/10 •
Google acquires social games and apps maker Slide
Google made another play for the social networking space Friday with its acquisition of Slide, which makes games, applications and widgets for websites such as Facebook and MySpace.
The San Francisco developer provides free apps that Facebook users can install on their profiles in order to play simple games [...]
DQE Signs Co-Finance and Production Nick India (0)
8/11/10 •
DQE has signed a co-finance and production agreement with Nick India to produce a local animated series for children.
The series will begin with 26 high definition half hour episodes. As a part of this deal, Nickelodeon has provided content for this upcoming series, while DQE is executing the production for global distribution and licensing. DQ [...]
Global TV’s Advantage Getting Stronger (0)
8/10/10 •
Devices Will Add To TV’s Advantage
by Michael Kokernak for MediaPost
Last week Dish announced that starting in September, subscribers will be able to watch television content on their iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. On the same day, Motorola and Verizon FIOS kicked off an effort to bring TV to a new digital tablet. Cablevision also recently [...]
Zynga Purchases Japanese Social Game Company Unoh (0)
8/06/10 •
“Social Game Companies worldwide are growing rapidly, Zynga is a leader in this space and will continue to lead given the financial resources at their disposal”…says Jacob R. Miles III, CEO of GrapevineStar Entertainment
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