
{"id":4431,"date":"2020-03-10T19:43:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T19:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/littlemedsch.wpengine.com\/ottawa\/?p=4431"},"modified":"2020-07-13T20:00:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T20:00:57","slug":"little-medical-school-featured-on-forbes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/littlemedicalschool.com\/ottawa\/in-the-news\/little-medical-school-featured-on-forbes\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Medical School Featured on Forbes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Article from Forbes, March 10, 2020<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By Richard Kestenbaum<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/richardkestenbaum\/2020\/03\/10\/the-latest-trends-in-the-toy-business-and-how-toy-trends-are-created\/#742f81983c22\">Article Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5062\" src=\"https:\/\/littlemedicalschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/forbes-logo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>A lot of ink has been spilled about why Toys R Us went bankrupt. But not much has been said about the unique place it filled in the market and who fills that spot now that Toys R Us\u00a0 has been reorganized into a much smaller entity. I spoke with<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_J._Pasierb\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_J._Pasierb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_J._Pasierb\" aria-label=\"Steve Pasierb\">\u00a0Steve Pasierb<\/a>, CEO of the<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.toyassociation.org\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.toyassociation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.toyassociation.org\/\" aria-label=\"Toy Industry Association\">\u00a0Toy Industry Association<\/a>, told me at last week\u2019s<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.toyfairny.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.toyfairny.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.toyfairny.com\/\" aria-label=\"Toy Fair\">\u00a0Toy Fair<\/a>\u00a0that one of Toys R Us\u2019 unique characteristics is that management would \u201ctake a chance on a small producer\u201d before the biggest toy sellers,<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\" aria-label=\"Amazon\">\u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0and<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/\" aria-label=\"Walmart\">\u00a0Walmart<\/a>, were generally willing to take a chance on small suppliers. Pasierb cites the example of<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.shopkinsworld.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shopkinsworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.shopkinsworld.com\/\" aria-label=\"Shopkins\">\u00a0Shopkins<\/a>, miniature reproductions of branded consumer packaged goods, that came from a small Australian company. It was too risky for Walmart and Amazon, but Toys R Us carried it in all stores. The product exploded and eventually it was available everywhere and now it\u2019s a toy industry staple. Pasierb says Toys R Us in its time was \u201cthe bridge to innovation\u201d for the toy industry and the catalyst for many key trends.<\/p>\n<p>There are now multiple sources for innovation in toys and one of them is media, particularly<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\" aria-label=\"YouTube\">\u00a0YouTube<\/a>. Because children watch much more YouTube than traditional television, what\u2019s popular there is a good indicator of what toys can be successful. What\u2019s on YouTube doesn\u2019t have to pass through a network programmer so it\u2019s a true reflection of what gets kids\u2019 attention.\u00a0A company called<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bonkerstoys.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonkerstoys.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.bonkerstoys.com\/\" aria-label=\"Bonkers Toys\">\u00a0Bonkers Toys<\/a>\u00a0is the paradigm of YouTube-driven product creation. Bonkers makes toys from what\u2019s popular on YouTube. Their biggest products are licensed using the name<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UChGJGhZ9SOOHvBB0Y4DOO_w\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UChGJGhZ9SOOHvBB0Y4DOO_w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UChGJGhZ9SOOHvBB0Y4DOO_w\" aria-label=\"Ryan\u2019s World\">\u00a0Ryan\u2019s World<\/a>, the most popular children\u2019s YouTube channel with over 35 billion views.<\/p>\n<p>Using YouTube as a source of product development is consistent with what we are seeing in other consumer channels. Where consumer products used to be created by<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5069\" src=\"https:\/\/littlemedicalschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/960x0-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/> conceiving of a product and then creating content (what we used to call advertising), now there are blogs like<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.intothegloss.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.intothegloss.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.intothegloss.com\/\" aria-label=\"Into The Gloss\">\u00a0Into The Gloss<\/a>\u00a0that spawned the creation of a related products business called<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.glossier.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glossier.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.glossier.com\/\" aria-label=\"Glossier\">\u00a0Glossier<\/a>\u00a0and there are many other<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/richardkestenbaum\/2020\/01\/24\/direct-to-consumer-wellpath-amazon\/#eeaef42e27a7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/richardkestenbaum\/2020\/01\/24\/direct-to-consumer-wellpath-amazon\/#eeaef42e27a7\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/richardkestenbaum\/2020\/01\/24\/direct-to-consumer-wellpath-amazon\/#eeaef42e27a7\" aria-label=\"examples\">\u00a0examples<\/a>\u00a0in other classes of products.<\/p>\n<p>Other trends are coming from parents to retailers. In the past, that kind of communication was hard to develop but social media allows parents to make their needs known. They are pressuring retailers who in turn pressure brands to give parents what they want. Brands position many traditional products as part of trends that parents want now. What parents are asking for is:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sustainability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Toy Fair, probably no word was spoken more often than \u201csustainability.\u201d Although sustainability<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/richardkestenbaum\/2020\/02\/10\/five-things-retailers-and-brands-need-to-know-about-sustainability\/#706590a614fb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/richardkestenbaum\/2020\/02\/10\/five-things-retailers-and-brands-need-to-know-about-sustainability\/#706590a614fb\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/richardkestenbaum\/2020\/02\/10\/five-things-retailers-and-brands-need-to-know-about-sustainability\/#706590a614fb\" aria-label=\"means different things\">\u00a0means different things<\/a>\u00a0to different people, everyone in the industry is attacking the problem. It\u2019s a harder challenge for toys than in most other businesses because so many products are made of plastic and aren\u2019t suited or economical to be made otherwise. Getting plastic out of toy products is not likely, so companies are coming up with other ways to address sustainability. A scooter company called<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.microkickboard.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microkickboard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.microkickboard.com\/\" aria-label=\"Micro Kickboard\">\u00a0Micro Kickboard<\/a>\u00a0buys used fishing nets from commercial fisheries that would otherwise have left their old nets in the water where they could potentially have harmed wildlife. Micro Kickboard is making those old plastic nets into new scooters. It doesn\u2019t solve the problem of plastic in the world, but it allows the company to show parents that is buildung new products without adding to the plastic waste problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5071\" src=\"https:\/\/littlemedicalschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/960x0-1-300x141.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" \/>Less Screen Time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Parents have used screens for decades to entertain children and distract them. But there is a backlash against electronic entertainment among parents who are now emphasizing physical activity and intellectual engagement. A company called<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.plus-plus.us\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plus-plus.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.plus-plus.us\/\" aria-label=\"Plus-Plus\">\u00a0Plus-Plus<\/a>\u00a0makes plastic building blocks in the shape of plus signs (photo below). They market it as a way for kids to play and create without any electronic device. They also address sustainability by having their products made in Denmark where 50% of all power produced is from renewable sources. Another company showed me their dinosaurs and explained that since it has no batteries it\u2019s part of the \u201ckid-powered\u201d trend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>STEM and STEAM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEAM is STEM with Art. Whatever you call it, parents want more of it in their children\u2019s activities. At Toy Fair, the ultimate STEM business was a company called\u00a0<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/littlemedicalschool.com\" href=\"https:\/\/littlemedicalschool.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/littlemedicalschool.com\" aria-label=\"Little Medical School\">Little Medical School<\/a>. They sell toys but their main business is 33 locations where they conduct after-school programs teaching young children about medicine and science and encourage them to pursue further learning in the sciences. Because of what parents are asking for now, their business is booming and they are expanding into many more locations. A company called\u00a0<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.loveoribel.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.loveoribel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:http:\/\/www.loveoribel.com\" aria-label=\"Oribel\">Oribel<\/a>\u00a0has built a system of levers and spinners that attach to the wall and children build paths for a small ball to travel down the system (pictured above). Oribel markets that new product as a \u201cSTEM Marble Run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Water<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Water is wholesome, free and ubiquitous. Toys that transform themselves by coming into contact with water and revealing a hidden message, color or character are <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5072\" src=\"https:\/\/littlemedicalschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/960x0-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>popular. So are craft toys that use water to create designs and then wipe clean or dry and fade are also trending for no-mess, repeat play. Educational toys that teach children about underwater life match multiple trends and as always bath and outdoor water toys are popular.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where This Goes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The world is getting along fine without the former Toys R Us. Several modes of innovation development have evolved to replace the important market function that Toys R Us served. But overall, toys are challenged. NPD reports that toy sales were down over 4% last year making them one of the three worst consumer product classes to be in. For a toy company to grow now, it has to take market share from a competitor and that\u2019s the hardest kind of growth to have. My sources say the decline is partly from the demise of Toys R Us but also from parents whose attitude towards sustainability is to buy less that has to be thrown away. Toy companies are positioning their products to fit into what parents want now. That\u2019s what they\u2019ve always done but now toys are more a part of social value systems than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/richardkestenbaum\/2020\/03\/10\/the-latest-trends-in-the-toy-business-and-how-toy-trends-are-created\/#742f81983c22<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article from Forbes, March 10, 2020 By Richard Kestenbaum Article Link A lot of ink has been spilled about why Toys R Us went bankrupt. 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