In This Issue

By TDmonthly Staff
January 2012

January Staff Picks: TDmonthly staff favorites for January. _{read more}

Four Ways to Boost Employee Morale: Help your staff find motivation and passion with these simple tips. _{read more}

How to Find Your Soul Employees: Hiring: Strategies for hiring the perfect staff. _{read more}

Training Your Soul Employees: Tips on training your specialty store staff. _{read more}

Top-10 Most-Wanted Books: Newly released Diary of a Wimpy Kid, seasonal Elf on the Shelf top list. _{read more}

Top-10 Most-Wanted Halloween Products: Spooky and silly items made this list. _{read more}

28 Products From First Time Exhibitors: Products from new exhibitors for Toy Fair 2012. _{read more}

Toy Fair Preview 2012 - Toys and More: Manufacturers gave us the scoop on their forthcoming toys. _{read more}

Toy Fair Preview 2012 - Games etc: Games, activities, and more for Toy Fair 2012. _{read more}

9 Tips on Selling Through the Snow: Avoid lost sales caused by inclement weather. _{read more}

Q&A With Inventor of Air Swimmers: This savvy young inventor created a fly away hit. _{read more}

Q&A With Inventor of Rory's Story Cubes: Strong partnerships helped this creative thinking tool become a best selling toy. _{read more}

QR Codes and How to Use Them: Retailers and manufacturers could benefit from quick-response technology. _{read more}

TDmonthly Top Toy Awards January 2012: Technology, quality, and innovation characterize these award winners. _{read more}

The AIA's "Prior User Rights" Expansion: Expanded defenses do not entirely protect against claims of infringement. _{read more}

Will 2012’s Toy Movies Differ from ‘11?: Estimated toy sales and box office predictions for 2012's toy/movie tie-ins. _{read more}