As previously reported right here on the Piercing Ken website, I once again had the honor of attending one of the awesome events that was being held by the folks over at The Toy Insider. This one was called the “Spring Fling” Toy Preview and it brought together a few dozen toy companies along with industry insiders, influencers and folks in the press like ourselves.
The event was held at Lavan Midtown and I apologize if any of this is already things that you know. I just am making sure that any new visitors are not lost if they find this post first 🙂 Usually, the Toy Insider events close with the attendees getting a goodie bag or a big box of stuff being sent to them at home but this time around it was not the case. We got cool tote bags with the “Spring Fling” branding but they were empty. Anything we left the event with was at the discretion of those who were exhibiting. The image below shows our tote packed to the brim and in this narrative I will share the goodies that I had as takeaways. It’s a slightly different take on the whole unboxing but will work just the same. Let’s go.
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Last week, “The Chronicles of Piercing Ken” was in attendance for the first-ever Toy Insider “Spring Fling” Toy Preview. I shared the news about attending that same day over on Ken Pierce Media (HERE) and mentioned in that post that I wasn’t sure where the overall coverage was going to run. As it turned out, most of the products that I saw across the exploration would end up bein more suitable over here on “The Chronicles” with only a small bit of products falling under what the readers of PiercingMetal might expect. The new event would be held at a brand-new event space called Lavan Midtown. It was located way down on 42nd Street and I hadn’t been here before so was looking forward to it. When I arrived there were already a lot of people waiting to get in. The Toy Insider events are not open to the general public and fall under more of a trade show vibe and they invite a number of the “Influencer” crowd and some members of the press which is where we come in. Let’s get this party started.
Once inside and past the friendly signage it was time to get that exploring done. I am always curious about a new event since one never knows what to expect and this even applies to me who considers himself to be a pretty resourceful and seasoned convention and trade show attendee. In addtion to the Toy Insider events, I’ve been attending New York Comic Con, Toy Fair, NY Now and The New York International Auto Show as media for years. One gets good at this kind of stuff after all those shows but I digress. This is about The Spring Fling and not myself ;p
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