Greetings my friends, I am excited to share the update that the Toy Association’s annual “Toy Fair” will be launching in just a few short hours at the time of this posting. I’ve actually already left our Creative Command HQ and thanks to the magic of being able to schedule a post I don’t have to worry about the sporadic Internet down below ground on the MTA to make this go live. As you might recall, the general public will not be able to participate in this one and that makes me work a little harder to present you with some coolness. This means I will still be 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 for you nice and neatly. I’m always excited when Toy Fair comes around because its a lot of fun but don’t get me wrong it is also a whole lot of work and despite my having a bit of a laser focus, there always seems to be more to do. Another thing I like about the in person trade show is the chance to see all of the reps that I only “see” over email messages. So what are my plans for this year you might be asking.

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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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