The Worldwide Toy Magazines Affiliation (ITMA) elected James Zahn, Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book (U.S.), and Kerstin Barthel, Editor-in-Chief of das spielzeug (Germany), as co-presidents. The unanimous determination was made at ITMA’s annual assembly held this week at Spielwarenmesse in Nuremberg, Germany, and is efficient instantly.
Based in 1979, The International Toy Magazines Association (ITMA) represents main commerce publications from key international areas, influencing B2B toy business companions worldwide. Its member’s print magazines and web sites present dependable data, information, evaluation, opinion, interviews, product options, and extra to a world viewers.
Barthel and Zahn will serve a two-year time period and can give attention to rising ITMA’s ranks by recruiting new members and growing consciousness and visibility of the affiliation and its members worldwide by means of content material collaborations and partnerships with main toy business organizations.
The toy business is a world enterprise through which each member of the ecosystem, from the C-suite to the frontline retail staff, performs a task in delivering memorable play experiences to youngsters and households in all places. Via ITMA, we’ve an actual alternative to leverage the information and fervour of our member publications to assist that ecosystem, together with retailers, producers, inventors, and others concerned within the enterprise of play in new methods as we join, inform, and develop the worldwide toy business.”
— James Zahn, ITMA Co-President, Editor-in-Chief, The Toy Ebook
Our commerce journal ‘das spielzeug,’ has been a member of ITMA for a few years. I’m subsequently delighted to be working with James as co-president to drive the affiliation ahead and lift its worldwide profile. I actually respect working with the members, who’re all actual business specialists of their international locations.”
— Kerstin Barthel, ITMA Co-President, Editor-in-Chief, das spielzeug
Outgoing co-presidents Reyne Rice, International Pattern Hunter & CEO/Founding father of ToyTrends, and Jackie Breyer, Vice President & Group Writer at Journey Media & Occasions, will stay lively advisers inside ITMA.
ITMA members embody business specialists from Belgium, China, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the USA. ITMA’s community of worldwide editors and publishers collaborates to share articles, insights, business assets, and connections.
For extra data, go to toymagazines.org.
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