newsletter july 04

Issue 13 ★ July 2004
HOT NEWS!
Inside this issue:
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Step back and make way...
for the ladies!!
Step back and make way... for
the ladies!!
The latest brand from Santoro to hit the licensing programme; A bevy of
sassy, swanky beauties - professional, confident and sophisticated,
these ladies are STYLISH with a capital ‘S’. They dress to impress, dance
to entrance and smile to beguile! Think glossy, think
glamour, think champagne and diamonds - they’re
definitely a cut above the rest
These ladies are already slinking their way onto:
- Bedding
- Throws
- Cushions
- Mugs and glassware
- Housewares
- Beach towels
- Apparel
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The Babes are Back
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Lights, Camera... Action!
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Santoro get animated
Jeli.Deli™
The babes are back with a crunch!
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New Look Deli
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The Word in the jungle...
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Time for a Cat nap!
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Super-deli
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Italian
crisp-eaters
are
munching their way through
Atomic Babes™ promotional
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crisps by Crik Crok!
Lights, Camera... Action!
Santoro’s bang on the door™ stationery items are so
hot - they’ve made it onto the big screen! Screened in
London & Manchester during the Italian Film Festival,
the film titled “La finestra di fronte” (“Facing Window”)
by Ferzan Ozpetek, showed a young girl in one scene
doing her homework using a bang on the door™
notebook. The brand even appears in the final credits
with many thanks from the film crew! Queue here for
autographs...!
The first promotion, launched in 2
June‘04, comes with a free
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magnectic dress-up kit in each
packet and 12 of the streetwise Babes to collect.
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The second promotion hits the
stands in July ‘04, this time
with each packet including free
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tattoos!
Santoro get animated!
Santoro have teamed up with award-winning UK on-air branding and
design consultancy Kemistry on an exciting new venture - to develop a
3D animated series!
Jumping Jeli!
Tutti Cuti™
Cute ‘n’ Collectable
Black is the new pink, darling
Candy Sweet & good enough
to eat
Shh!
Bang on the Door™
Up the Wall
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Get into the Groove
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Tip-top Treetop
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Stitched up!
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On The Ball
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Food Glorious Food
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Babies, Animals and Baby
TM
is being executively produced by Star Wars producer
Gary Kurtz and Tony Lareaya of Catalyst Films & Television.
The series, appealing to the 8-13 market and intended to run over 13 half hour episodes,
features 7 of the funky Flux teenagers (including the ever-elusive Spaceman!) whose
central hang-out spot is a juice bar in Rio, and is set to a truly tropical soundtrack
mixing samba and hip-hop, deluxe-style!
The Flux Deluxe™ gang have already started making a name for
themselves in the industry, and the word is now officially on the street with Flux being featured in C21media.net magazine this month.
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Animals!
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Around the World with
Santoro
They’re cute. Extremely cute.
And boy, do they know it!
Since the Deli’s first launch, the
gang have been causing a
ruckus far and wide and high
and low, recruiting boys and
girls a-like. Retailers
are
practically biting our licensees’
hands off for the stuff, as the
wild ‘n’ wacky troop look set for
world domination!
Cute ‘n’ Collectable
New Look Deli
The Jeli.Deli™ has undergone
some serious 50’s style
packaging with Santoro’s launch
of their new oh-so-cool cards and
stationery range - along with new
scrummy cake and food
illustrations being added to the
licensing menu. Yum!
santoro
The word in the
jungle...
Black is the new pink, darling!
The Cuties’ striking new look of black and bubblegum pink exploded
onto over 200 skus of Santoro’s new fantastic range of stationery. It’s
great news selling into retail, but is it selling out? You bet! - especially
our fluffy pink bags which are selling like hotcakes. In addition to smart
independents, retail listings include: P&O ferries, cruise ships (QE2!),
Bentalls, Harrods and Selfridges.
Time for a cat nap!
As well as Grattans and
Freemans, who have just selected
ZAP’s Cheeky bedding for
S/S’05, other major retailers are
itching to take the Deli bedding
too!
Candy-sweet & good
enough to eat
Kinnerton’s new range of mugs,
tins, and chocolate lollipops will
be available at retail this
Autumn/Winter. Retail listings
include Tescos and Boots (with 3
exclusive lines)!
Several major retailers are
rumoured to be going bananas
over the Deli gang! They are
already seeing the fresh and hot
Jeli.Deli™ as a strong-selling
alternative alongside mediadriven properties, loving it for
boyswear, and DNC are in
discussions over the concept of
retro-style lunchbags and tins!
The Tutti Cuti™ brand is now
sitting pretty on the very top
sweetie-shelf of popularity, and the
brand continues to grow with the
following premium and unique
product lines:
Super-deli!
Supermarkets love the Deli - the mischievous monkey and his crew of
critters are causing havoc with Consuma’s release of new tissue
pocket packs in Morrisons, Safeway, Tesco, Asda. Santoro’s tissues
are also available in Boots. Keep an eye out in the aisles!
Available NOW...
Hangbags, Purses, Confectionery,
Apparel (first launch oversold by
40%!!), Socks and Slipper Socks.
...and promised for S/S05:
Bed Linen, Bath Towels (ZAP),
Cool Lunch Bags, Drinkware
(DNC),
Plush
(GOSH),
Tissues/boxes
(CONSUMA),
Cosmetics, Bags, Toiletries,
Nightwear, Outerwear
Jumping Jeli!
Nine of the gang are springing
into action with Santoro’s new
quirky spin on plush. The
characters come in two sizes:
keychain cup, or popcorn bucket
with the extra-added bounce of a
detachable metal spring! The
boiing-ing beasts are extremely
popular - even
causing a very
public squabble
(between two
grown men!!)
over them at the
Pitti Imagine
Jan
‘04
exhibition
in
Florence!
Santoro’s new Tutti Cuti™
figurines have also been going
down a treat - each character is
treated like a princess, all
wrapped up in her own gorgeous
black and
pink box.
Officially launched as a brand
concept at Brand Licensing in
October 2003, Cheeky and the
rest of the girlies have already
sweet-talked over 10 licensees with more and more queuing up to
get a piece of the Cuti-pie!
Retail listings for over 200 sku’s include P&O ferries, Cruise Ships
(QE2!), Bentalls, Boots, Harrods, National
Schoolwear Centres, Toys R Us and
Wishes. Jeli Deli™ may also soon be
available in a high profile high-street
chain... watch this space!!!
Harrods sell Jeli Deli™ and Tutti Cuti™
side by side, and together they generate
more revenue than one of their top
childrenswear brands!
The Jeli.Deli™ Cheeky diary
has been shortlisted in the final
3 to win Gift of the Year in the
Paper Products Category!
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Deli.cious products now
available also include...
- Slipper Socks
- Wetwipes
- Kitchen Towels
- Pocket Tissue packs
- BTS Stationery
- T-Shirts
- Plush
- Accessories
- Photo Albums and Frames
- Figurines
- Bedlinen
- Bath Towels and Flannels
ZAP will soon be launching their
stunning new bedding - perfect
for any sleeping cuti to sleep for
a thousand years!
Product Categories in discussion
include:
Publishing, Collectables,
Perfume, Clocks, Watches and
Fridges! - cool, eh?
Shh...!
One major retailer has fallen so in love with the blushing, winking and
giggling girlies, we are discussing an entire cutie concept area within
their stores!
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Zak’s bang on the door™
lunchkits are going from
strength
to
strength
Woolworths sales generated by
the Groovy Chick BTS range are
TWICE that of any other listing,
and Tesco have confirmed a
minimum of 25,000 lunchbags
for BTS. That’s some serious
lunch! Starlet continues to be
strong, with a new lunchbag and
sports bottle confirmed for BTS,
and You’re a Star remains an
all store star-seller.
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Up the Wall
Leisurebrands launched their
Groovy Chick wallpaper with a TV
advertising campaign together
with Glyn Webb. Within the first
week of the advert being on-air,
the wallpaper was out of stock!
Football Crazy range
from
Spearmark:
bedside lamp, kool-lite,
pendant shade and
wastebin.
Eat
football,
sleep football
Stitched Up!
At the end of 2003, DMC’s first range of 27 crossstitch kits had achieved a turnover similar to that
of their evergreen licenses such as Flower Fairies
and Country Companions!
They’ve introduced 12 more products to the range
in 2004, which are listed in JLP, Hobbycraft,
Beatties and over 400 Independent Retailers!
Halsall are also on the ball with
their new Football Crazy inflatable
arm chair, listed in independents
nationwide. The chair also comes
with an inflatable ball - a perfect
way to watching every match!
Fairy Girl has been frantically waving her magic wand
over the bang on the door™ kids licensing
programme, enchanting readers of Treetop’s ‘Little Girls’ magazine,
which is enjoying glittering success. The magazine claims the broadest
target age range, which their ever-increasing mountain of fan mail
shows! The most successful supermarket group for the magazine
continues to be ASDA - with around 10% of the market share.
2004
As the nation is gripped by football-fever with Euro 2004 kicking off in
Portugal in June, Football Crazy’s popularity looks set to rival that of
David Beckham! Along with fans everywhere, it would seem our
licensee’s have been caught up in the football frenzy too!
Goulds are launching a special
edition Football Crazy two-pack
kitchen roll to tie in with this
summer’s European Cup.
The BOD footballer is in red and
black, which Claire Fynn
(Marketing Manager) says, “will
make the product attractive and
topical even if the unimaginable
should happen... and England go
out” - if that does happen, those
tissues will be definitely be coming
in handy!
Tip-top Treetop
July
ON THE BALL
Get into the Groove
Groovy Chick - never one to shy away from the spotlight - is turning
superstar with Halsall’s new musical and electrical toy range. The
chickster now boasts: a DJ Mixer, CD Player, Karaoke Machine,
Cassette Recorder, Keyboard and Microphone and Chattercoms! All
these are currently listed across Argos, Woolworths, Index and Shop
Direct.
Also, inflatables for launch in 2005: a Groovy Chick bouncy castle and
inflatable bed, and Little Swimmer flippers,
snorkel and mask - splashing!
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Not only are Woolworths
having a fantastic first
season with ZAK’s
Football Crazy luchkit range;
he’ll be sprinting into Safeway
for BTS this year, and making
waves (mexican ones!) in
Matalan, who are set to have a
flyer promotion for the huge
lunchkit range going in-store for
all of 2004. Matalan have also
just purchased Football Crazy
bedding and towel sets from
ZAP - result!
FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD!
The ever-expanding licensing
category (and consequent everexpanding waistlines in the
office!) has seen tremendous
growth since our last issue. Not
only is bang on the door™
taking over living rooms,
bedrooms, bathrooms and
kitchens, but it’s filling up the
fridge as well!
Drinks for Chicks
A big welcome to Calypso - the
latest food licensee to take a
seat at the bang on the door™
table. They have just launched a
range of Groovy Chick juice
drinks, now listed in Sainsbury’s
and Morrisons.
Make your Cake... and Bake it Too!
Score!
The success of McDougalls’ yummy cake mixes
just gets sweeter and sweeter, with both Groovy
Chick and Fairy Girl among the top 10 kids cake
mixes on the market. Fairy Girl continues to
exceed expectations, as she flutters consistently
at number 3 behind Bob the Builder.
New waferettes are unique in their market,
enjoying solid sales so far and McDougalls
continue to receive very positive feedback from
consumers impressed by the delectable delights
on offer!
Football Crazy scores highly for
BHS - who have confirmed
Zak’s lunchkit range for
Spring/Summer and BTS as
one of their top 2 licensed
products - the other being bang
on the door™’s Groovy Chick!
Biscuit Buddies
Get your tummies ready for the new scrumptious Groovy Chick biscuits
from Bon Bon Buddies. The strawberry-centered biscuits drizzled in pretty
pink icing, are on sale exclusively in Tescos until September.
Party with Pasta!
Bang on the Door™ pasta-eaters are being given the opportunity to chomp their way to winning “The Ultimate
Groovy Chick Party Pack” with a new promotion from Premier Foods (HP). First prize includes: Karaoke
Machine, mini fridge, board game, balloons, table mat, cups, loot bags, invites, blow outs, napkins, party
banner, chocolates, Make and Bake cake mix and cake decorations... enough to ensure that even the biggest
party animals have a good time!
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Another quick one to
get past the post:
Debenhams
are
now
supporting the range of
Santoro’s Football Crazy
Stationery - nice one!
Babies, Animals and Baby Animals!
The bang on the door™ Animal tribe has been accumulating more and
more licensees, with our total now over 40 - double the number we had
this time last year!
The Animals just got cuddlier. The
new bang on the door Groovy Baby
Animals
guarantee
“aww!”
reactions from everyone they
meet!
Spearmark’s
BOD
Animals decor range,
(including up-lighter,
Kool-lite and waste
bin) is promising to be
a roaring success.
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The
snuggly
bunch
made
their debut in
Treetop’s Little
Girls magazine,
and now have a
fornightly stand
in the new Learn
to Read with
Groovy Animals
magazine, which
has just gone on
sale exclusively
in Tesco for the
first 6 months.
Grosvenor has just launched a new range of hair
accessories, alongside new Animal foil balloons
from Amscan and increasing ranges of apparel
for boys and girls in Adams by Blues.
Baby Blues
Babies (and mummies!) will have a reason
to smile with the new babywear range from
Blues, going into Adams in September.
Designs include Messy, Little Rocker and
Baby Doll. For toddler girls they’ve
confirmed a new range of Giggles T-shirts
and PJs for September, as well as a new toddler boyswear collection!
Zap’s baby range is on sale in
all mail order catalogues, and
Zak will be launching their new
feeding range at Exclusively
Housewares this July, which
has already generated major
interest across retailers.
Retailers can’t get enough of the cuddly creatures - with Argos
specifically requesting items for exclusives, and Toys R US requesting
new products for a BOD Animals nursery range! We told you, everyone
loves ‘em!
MV’s baby dolls will be gurgling
with delight across televisions
nationwide, with a major TV ad
campaign in August/September
‘04 and Trendy Tuft have just
launched 2 new baby rugs for
Index, due to retailer demand!
With new bedding from Zap and plush from GOSH, as well as interest
in feeding items, promotions, and publishing, these babies are
preparing to take over nurseries everywhere!
AROUND THE WORLD WITH SANTORO
Mexican Take-over
Zense in Mexico are co-ordintating the establishment of 3 exclusively
Santoro shops in fashionable location malls, with the potential of 3
more shops being given the Santoro treatment too!
They just can’t get
enough...
... in Europe! Tutti Cuti™ is
currently available in Benelux,
Eire, France, Greece, Italy, Malta,
Poland, Portugal, Spain, and
Switzerland - with retailer support
from stores such as Galleries La
Fayette, Printemps, Rinascente
and Coin.
- 100% European
Santoro
The taste of the Deli is being spread all over Europe: In Italy, Jeli.Deli™
will be available in close to 400 independents by the end of the year;
Switzerland have products in independents and the department store
Manor, and products are also available in Greece, Spain, Portugal,
France, Malta, Poland and Czech Republic: 100% Fantastic!
There has been major interest in
key categories from Target in
Australia, and Josman are soon to
launch their gorgeous new range
of bags and travel bags for BTS
‘04 in Spain.
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Wimbledon, London SW19 3RL, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8781 1104
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8781 1105
Graphics: [email protected]
Licensing: [email protected]
We are pleased to welcome on
board Asiana Licensing, who are
now our agents for Tutti Cuti™
and Jeli Deli™ in Korea, and we
hope to soon announce those
appointed for Australia and USA.
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Greece
Patakis
Publishers
are
distributing Michael O’Mara’s
Groovy Cheque Books, along
with Harper Collins’ baby and
kids books in Greece.
USA
In the US, Scholastic are
distributing
a
fabulous
programme of bang on the
door™ stationery to schools.
Korea
We now have over 10
licensees in Korea, producing a
range of items including
stationery, apparel, umbrellas,
bags and confectionery!
Bye-Bye!
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