Vivid to launch One Direction dolls
द्वारा Katie Roberts | ई मेल a friend | PrintGlobal Merchandising Services signs firm as licensee for the X-Factor finalists.
Following their appearance at the sell-out X-Factor arena tour around the UK this spring, Vivid is planning to immortalise the five teenagers as collector गुड़िया in time for Christmas.
The Vivid team is working towards a Q4 retail launch and is already projecting sales in excess of 250,000 units in the first year.
The One Direction गुड़िया add to Vivid's catalogue of licensed dolls, which include Justin Bieber, JLS and Take That.
“We know that One Direction are without doubt the अगला big thing on the UK boy-band scene and we know their audience is young enough to convert to strong doll sales,” टिप्पणी जोड़ा गया हे Emma Weber, licensing and marketing director at Vivid.
"Our belief is that the band could scale the dizzy heights of success enjoyed द्वारा Take That over 20 years पूर्व and we’ll be doing everything in our power to secure stock availability for the upcoming क्रिस्मस season as this represents a fantastic opportunity for our retailers to claw-back tween sales revenue that is often लॉस्ट to other categories.”
Vicky Kostura from RMI, which manages Global’s licensing campaigns, added: "We are delighted to have Vivid on board as our doll and accessories licensee for One Direction as they have such a strong track record of success in this area.
"We believe the band will reach a wide audience with the गुड़िया this क्रिस्मस and plan to extend with a full merchandise plan in 2012."
द्वारा Katie Roberts | ई मेल a friend | PrintGlobal Merchandising Services signs firm as licensee for the X-Factor finalists.
Following their appearance at the sell-out X-Factor arena tour around the UK this spring, Vivid is planning to immortalise the five teenagers as collector गुड़िया in time for Christmas.
The Vivid team is working towards a Q4 retail launch and is already projecting sales in excess of 250,000 units in the first year.
The One Direction गुड़िया add to Vivid's catalogue of licensed dolls, which include Justin Bieber, JLS and Take That.
“We know that One Direction are without doubt the अगला big thing on the UK boy-band scene and we know their audience is young enough to convert to strong doll sales,” टिप्पणी जोड़ा गया हे Emma Weber, licensing and marketing director at Vivid.
"Our belief is that the band could scale the dizzy heights of success enjoyed द्वारा Take That over 20 years पूर्व and we’ll be doing everything in our power to secure stock availability for the upcoming क्रिस्मस season as this represents a fantastic opportunity for our retailers to claw-back tween sales revenue that is often लॉस्ट to other categories.”
Vicky Kostura from RMI, which manages Global’s licensing campaigns, added: "We are delighted to have Vivid on board as our doll and accessories licensee for One Direction as they have such a strong track record of success in this area.
"We believe the band will reach a wide audience with the गुड़िया this क्रिस्मस and plan to extend with a full merchandise plan in 2012."
While प्रशंसकों have had ample time to mourn the departure of Zayn Malik from One Direction, the release of the first wave of Teen Choice Awards nominations might reopen old wounds.
Malik is competing against his former bandmates – Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson – in the Fashion Choice Male Hottie category. (One Direction is also nominated in Choice संगीत Group: Male and Choice Song: Group.)
This marks the first awards दिखाना where Malik and One Direction are up for the same award.
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Since their विभाजित करें, विभक्त करें in March, both sides have made a point of mentioning each other when accepting awards.
Malik, who recently debuted a new green 'do, took a moment to thank his former group – who he called the "four of the best guys that I ever met" – during the 2015 Asian Awards and Payne gave Malik a shout out at the Billboard संगीत Awards.
Malik is competing against his former bandmates – Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson – in the Fashion Choice Male Hottie category. (One Direction is also nominated in Choice संगीत Group: Male and Choice Song: Group.)
This marks the first awards दिखाना where Malik and One Direction are up for the same award.
Keep up with your प्रिय celebs in the pages of PEOPLE Magazine द्वारा subscribing now.
Since their विभाजित करें, विभक्त करें in March, both sides have made a point of mentioning each other when accepting awards.
Malik, who recently debuted a new green 'do, took a moment to thank his former group – who he called the "four of the best guys that I ever met" – during the 2015 Asian Awards and Payne gave Malik a shout out at the Billboard संगीत Awards.
