February 22, 2012, New York, NY., – Beanstalk, a leading global brand licensing agency and consultancy, has appointed Merchantwise to manage the brand licensing program for Out Fit 7 Ltd.’s Talking Friends in Australia and New Zealand.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2012, New York, NY.,– Beanstalk, the world’s leading brand licensing agency and consultancy, today announced the appointment of Nell Roney as Senior Vice President, Brand Acquisitions. In her new position, Roney will be responsible for leveraging her industry experience and extensive network of relationships to partner best-in-class manufacturers and retailers with the most sought after brands. Roney will report directly to Allison Ames, President, North America, Beanstalk.
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2012, New York, NY., – Beanstalk, a leading global brand licensing agency and consultancy, celebrated significant announcements at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Further development and strategic expansion in consumer electronics were announced on behalf of clients, AT&T, Energizer, and Travelocity.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2012, New York, NY., – Beanstalk, a leading global brand licensing agency and consultancy, today announced the appointment of Allison Ames as President, North America. In her new role, Ames will oversee Beanstalk’s operations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and South America. She will continue to report directly to Michael Stone, CEO. Effective immediately, Ames will assume full responsibility for all clients operating in the North American region, while also driving the development and execution of the agency’s strategic growth initiatives. As President, Ames will expand on her previous role as Senior Vice President, Brand Management by advancing the interests of Beanstalk’s client partners through innovation, driving profitability and identifying opportunities to create new revenue sources. Allison will continue to have oversight over Beanstalk’s Brand Management and Business Development and Marketing departments.
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2012, London, U.K., – Celebrated British fashion designer, Matthew Williamson, today announced that he has appointed Beanstalk, one of the world’s leading brand licensing agencies, to help develop his brand’s international licensing programme. Beanstalk will be working with Matthew Williamson to secure best-in-class licensing partners across a range of luxury lifestyle categories including fragrance, eyewear, footwear, luggage, homewares and childrenswear internationally.
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2012, Hong Kong Convention Centre, Booth 3G-C21 —— Beanstalk, a leading brand licensing agency and consultancy, today spoke of another strong year for the agency in Asia and how the region has further cemented its importance for the licensing industry as a whole.
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2012, New York, NY., – Beanstalk, a leading global brand licensing agency and consultancy today announced that its client, AT&T, has partnered with Concept 101 to launch AT&T branded consumer electronics and accessories in the North American market. The initial product line will debut at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) and will be available at retail in 2012. AT&T will leverage Concept 101’s cutting edge design and manufacturing capabilities to launch a line of innovative AT&T branded electronics, including docking stations, headphones and accessories for Bluetooth devices and tablets.
Read MoreDecember 13, 2011, New York, NY., – Outfit7 Inc., a subsidiary of Out Fit 7 Ltd and the global mobile entertainment leader behind the blockbuster Talking Friends collection of apps, today announced with Beanstalk, a leading global brand licensing agency and consultancy, ten key licensing partnerships for the Talking Friends characters, which include Talking Tom Cat, Talking Ben the Dog and Talking Gina the Giraffe. The global licensing program will enable the popular animated characters to expand across multiple product categories including apparel and accessories, footwear, sleepwear, home décor, collectibles and plush toys. Additional products will debut in 2012, including back-to-school, social expression, and gift and novelty products.
Read MoreDecember 12, 2011, New York, NY., - Beanstalk, a leading global brand licensing agency and consultancy, today announced that its client David Tutera, a wedding, lifestyle and entertainment authority, has partnered with MZBerger & Company to develop a collection of elegant timepieces available exclusively at Sears. Debuting in time for the 2011 holiday season, the collection complements Mr. Tutera’s existing line of fine women’s jewelry in the Sears Modern Day Bride Collection.
Read MoreOctober 25, 2011, Atlanta, GA., Nancy Bailey & Associates, a leading corporate brand licensing agency and division of Beanstalk, today announced that it has been selected by Electrolux Home Products, Inc. as the brand licensing agency of record for three of its household brands, Frigidaire, Kelvinator and Tappan in selected product categories. Nancy Bailey & Associates will work in conjunction with the Electrolux Global Brand Licensing Unit to extend the brands in the North American market. With more than 50 brands worldwide, Electrolux is recognized as an innovator in the appliance industry. Leveraging Electrolux’s success in both home and professional appliances, Nancy Bailey & Associates will be creating and executing brand licensing programs in an effort to extend each of the three brands into a range of product categories to include cookware, housewares, consumer kitchen electronics, barbecues, patio heaters, lighting and generators.
Read MoreCheck out Michael Stone, President and CEO of Beanstalk, on October 24th's The Today Show segment entitled, “Celebrity Fashion Lines Showcase Stars’ Style,” discussing the business of celebrity licensing.
Read MoreOctober 18-20, 2011, London Olympia, Booth D055., – This year at Brand Licensing Europe, leading brand licensing agency and consultancy, Beanstalk, celebrates significant new client signings in 2011, covering three key industry growth areas: Fashion, Food and Digital Entertainment. Ciarán Coyle, Beanstalk’s Managing Director, International says: “Beanstalk has had a fantastic year in terms of new client acquisitions. Our strategy to grow the entertainment division in digital properties has resulted in our representing two of the world’s leading digital properties and places Beanstalk firmly at the forefront of the digital entertainment revolution. In addition, we are proud to be working with some of the UK’s leading fashion brands, Aquascutum and Jaeger, and we are looking forward to helping these iconic brands develop their licensing programmes for the long-term. On the food side of our business, we welcome the addition of Chiquita to our client roster. We are confident that there are significant opportunities for Chiquita to answer market demand for new healthy food options incorporating Chiquita’s exotic fruits.”
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