Once again, it has been a little bit of time since the banner for the Toy Association’s annual “Toy Fair” has hung proudly in the Javits Center. Now I can tell you that a lot has happened since the event in 2023 which was held in the Fall of that year. During the show, they announced that it would be leaving New York City and take place in New Orleans after this one that will begin today at the Javits Center. Fortunately, the decision was reversed and shows for 2025, 2026 and 2027 were locked in and would again be taking place in the winter months. As you know, the general public will not be able to participate in this one and that will find me once again doing double-duty for the PiercingMetal website and “The Chronicles of Piercing Ken” for good measure. Most of you know that with anything that goes online with the two creative angles that another post gets added to the executive branch of my Ken Pierce Media site because that really lets me tie everything together. When I attended that 2023 trade show I felt it was pretty close to being the same as I remembered in the Before Times and this year I am hoping that it has gotten even bigger and better. This years trade show will amount to my 12th Toy Fair and I am really looking forward to seeing the reps that I only get to see IRL when this show comes along. So what is the plan you might ask…
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