2. Goals of the EB Program
• Extend the EB trademarks into educational toys,
games, puzzles, and books to keep the brand alive in
a non-encyclopedic context and reach households
that may never purchase our traditional products.
• Generate revenue
• Create a Retail sales channel for EB
• Offer new products to our Institutional and
International distributors, eStores and end-users.
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3. Product Categories
All EB-branded products must deliver on EB’s
commitment to knowledge and education.
Toys Science Kits
Games Puzzles
Puzzles Interactive Devices
Plush Animals Flash Cards
Workbooks Classroom Products
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4. Quality/Editorial Control
We have a multi-step Quality/Editorial review program
that includes:
• Agency review
• EB Marketing Communications
• EB Editorial (involving subject-matter editors as needed)
• EB Legal
• And finally…..
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8. International Opportunities
• Our #1 goal is to learn the market demand for EB-
branded products and develop new, engaging
products to meet this demand. We need to first
succeed in the USA.
• In 2011 we will explore non-USA markets, assess
their potential, and create an internal process to
support this growth.
• FYI – All toys, when available, may be purchased for
your own EB Stores. Contact Chuck Turoff in
Chicago.
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9. Interactive Talking Puzzles
We have produced three puzzles:
U.S. Presidents Interactive Game,
Talking U.S. Puzzle, and Talking
World Puzzle.
Suggested Retail Price is USD $30.
Each puzzle comes with an
educational poster and a 90-day
FREE subscription to Britannica
Online.
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10. Jigsaw Puzzles
Over the next three years we plan to
develop and manufacture 20 different
family-friendly cardboard (and
possibly wooden) jigsaw puzzles.
Suggested Retail Price is USD $15-20.
Each puzzle comes with an
educational poster and a 60-day FREE
subscription to Britannica Online.
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11. We are developing a line of four interactive
plush animals (Lion, Zebra, Elephant and
Chimpanzee) and if they’re successful
we’ll add four to eight more.
Each animal is about 15 inches, so they’re
nicely sized, and by pressing their paw,
foot or ear you’ll hear audio clips
describing the animal, it’s habitat, what it
eats, weight, height, etc.
Each animal will come with a small-format,
16-24 page hardcover book and a FREE
subscription to Britannica Online for Kids.
Suggested Retail Price: TBD
Interactive Plush Animals
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12. Retail BISL with Audio Pen
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This summer we will be introducing a
six-volume retail version of BISL
which is enabled by an SD-X
interactive pen which features an
optical recognition element that
can detect and decode invisible
markings in the books and play
audio through its built-in speaker.
Suggested Retail Price is USD
$8/book.
13. Science Kits
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Also on our “To Do” list is Britannica-branded science
kits. These are scheduled for 2011. Below are sample
concepts.
15. Arby’s Restaurant Promotion
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In April 2010 Arby’s will launch a Kid’s Meal campaign that features small-
format, 16-page adaptations of the Britannica Learning Library. This four-
book set, one released each week for four weeks, will be given away for free
with the purchase of a Kid’s Meal and includes a 30-day FREE subscription
to Britannica Online for Kids.
16. Britannica Brand Licensing
Steve Gilberg, Executive Director - International Licensing
Bright Ideas for Kids!
