CMC 2017: Report – Meet the Commissioners: Branded Content
The process of adapting series or films from books, toys or dolls is not new, but in our evolving world of converging content and 360° approach where the dynamics are changing, it is difficult to know what comes first: The toys? The merchandising? The story? Or is it social media? Hasbro Studio, Mattel Creation and Beano Studio share their approaches. Takeaway: Big toy and IP companies are still developing their own IP but are also taking on-board new IP to be developed and are open to ideas to develop some of their historical brands and characters Stories and characters are now the biggest driver for branded content production, not toys and merchandising The 360° approach is important… but not all…
