In This Issue

By TDmonthly Staff
December 2011

December Staff Picks: See the TDmonthly Staff's favorite toys and games for the month of December. _{read more}

Holiday Merchandising & Sales Tips, Pt 2: Retailers share their holiday tips. _{read more}

25 Tips on Becoming Essential: With these tips, your customers won't want to live without you. _{read more}

10 Ways to Survive Toy Fair: From planning ahead to having fun, these tips will save you time and energy. _{read more}

Top-7 Most-Wanted Hobby Items: RC Toys were a top pick. _{read more}

Top-10 Aircraft and Flying Toys: Simple to explosive toys made this list. _{read more}

Top-10 Educational & School Supplies: Trivia cards and Arts & Crafts topped this list. _{read more}

Exhibitors: Maximize Your Toy Fair ROI: Video Tips on boothmanship, preparation, and more. _{read more}

Toy Fair Debuts That Keep on Selling: Videos of successful toys from past years. _{read more}

7 Tips on Selling After Christmas: Dealing with returns, sales, and more. _{read more}

Q&A With Michelle Berman of ZAZOO KiDS: Berman tells TDmonthly how she created a product based on her parental needs. _{read more}

Q&A Bonnie Morantz, Number Effect Inc: Morantz tells how she and her colleagues created online tween site BunkiMunki. _{read more}

Chinese Toy Manufacturing Costs Rising: Toy Manufacturing Costs are Rising – what are the choices?. _{read more}

Exhibition Guru Gives Tips for Toy Fair: Mistakes to avoid and money to save. _{read more}