This presentation reflects upon myths that have emerged surrounding the history of character merchandising and the role played by intellectual property law. Dr Bowrey traces the commercial practices of Lewis Carroll and query the legendary status of Beatrix Potter as the founder of British character merchandising. The late Victorian and Edwardian business practices of these authors are differentiated from the more extensive Trans-Atlantic licensing of the syndicated newspaper and film cartoon

Last week, we took to the floor of another great show to bring you the latest technology trends that impact your business. The Tech Cat traveled to Lisbon, Portugal to attend one of the largest technology marketplaces globally, the Web Summit. Originally based in Dublin, the show moved to Lisbon this year and doubled in size. It had over 50,000 attendees, 15,000 Companies and 7,000 CEO's from 166 countries. It was an unparalleled mix of buyers, sellers, startups and incubators and established media

Tech Grows Up...CES ® 2017 This week's show is dedicated to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Every year, over 175,000 attendees swarm Las Vegass to cover 2.4 million square feet of convention floor to witness the best and brightest new technology as well as the tech trends that will shape our world in the year to come. Whether seeking the sexiest new screens or a washer that orders detergent when it runs out or a car that drives itself, today’s businesses must understand the technology

This week we chat with Jacqueline Corbelli, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of BrightLine, the leading advanced television ad solutions company. Jacqueline saw the sweeping change being ushered in by the Internet and digital technologies and was drawn to reinvent TV Advertising. As someone with a background in change management, she saw the opportunity to help redefine the relationship between shifting consumer behaviors and all the new technology changes. Jacqueline will share with us what

Join the VoiceAmerica team and the Tech Cat on the show floor of the MADE powered by ad:tech conference at the Javits Center in NY where they talk to though leaders in the media and marketing space. It's the 20th anniversary for ad:tech, the original conference for marketing and media technology, where marketing, technology and media communities assemble to share new ways of thinking, build strong partnerships, and define new strategies to compete in an ever-changing marketplace

This week we chat with Jacqueline Corbelli, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of BrightLine, the leading advanced television ad solutions company. Jacqueline saw the sweeping change being ushered in by the Internet and digital technologies and was drawn to reinvent TV Advertising. As someone with a background in change management, she saw the opportunity to help redefine the relationship between shifting consumer behaviors and all the new technology changes. Jacqueline will share with us what

On this week's TechCat Show we chat with Steven Cook, an accomplished Fortune 50 global strategic brand marketer through his business FortuneCMO. Steven is a true connector, advising B2C and B2B businesses on brand building and transformational innovation. He's also on the 2017 SXSW Accelerator Advisory Board keeping his fingers in helping identify hot up and coming start up's. On this week's show, we're going to talk to Steven about the big issues facing CMO's and how innovation plays a key role

Join the VoiceAmerica team and the Tech Cat on the show floor of the MADE powered by ad:tech conference at the Javits Center in NY where they talk to though leaders in the media and marketing space. It's the 20th anniversary for ad:tech, the original conference for marketing and media technology, where marketing, technology and media communities assemble to share new ways of thinking, build strong partnerships, and define new strategies to compete in an ever-changing marketplace

Last week, we took to floor of another great show to bring you the latest technology trends that impact your business. The Consumer Technology Association -CTA-™ held it's yearly event called Innovate and Celebrate which is part of a series of yearly event's that lead up to The Consumer Electronics Show -CES-™, the largest trade show gathering of consumer electronics and technology in the world. The event took place in San Jose, the home of a new office for the CTA, as a way to educate the consumer

Last week, we took to floor of another great show to bring you the latest technology trends that impact your business. The Consumer Technology Association -CTA-™ held it's yearly event called Innovate and Celebrate which is part of a series of yearly event's that lead up to The Consumer Electronics Show -CES-™, the largest trade show gathering of consumer electronics and technology in the world. The event took place in San Jose, the home of a new office for the CTA, as a way to educate the consumer

This week we chat with John Mekrut, The NeuroGuru. John is a Neurofeedback clinician, an expert in the explication of neuroscience techniques to help deal with opened The Balanced Brain training center in 2people who need better brain regulation. To kids with ADD, Mom’s with migraines, Dad’s with anxiety, the many symptoms that hamper us from living more productive lives. John's work goes far beyond his clinician work, as neuroscience is just beginning to unlock the true power of the brain and

The Tech Cat Live From TechCrunch Disrupt! Join the Tech Cat as she reports live from the show floor of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016 talking with hot startups and technologists who are premiering their businesses at this stellar event that hosts over 5,000 attendees over 3 days. TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news. TechCrunch Disrupt is it's an annual conference hosted in San

Today's guest is Mr. Kevin Winston, a true force of nature in the digital ecosystem of Los Angeles and the entertainment industry. Kevin is the founder of Digital LA, the LA-based networking group of professionals in digital entertainment -movies, TV, web series, music, games, VFX-, start-ups, social media, marketing, and advertising. Kevin is everywhere all the time creating events, making connections and driving business opportunities. His now famous conference, Silicon Beach Fest, has become

Art, faith, how culture shapes and is shaped by us, and more in The Gray Havens’ latest album Show Notes Chris and Stephen have a wide-ranging conversation with Dave Radford of husband-and-wife folk-pop duo The Gray Havens about the value and purpose of art, the business side of the music industry, and the process of putting together their latest album, Ghost of a King. Musical influences: Simon and Garfunkel James Taylor Cat Stevens Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Queen Coldplay Mumford and

Today's guest is Mr. Kevin Winston, a true force of nature in the digital ecosystem of Los Angeles and the entertainment industry. Kevin is the founder of Digital LA, the LA-based networking group of professionals in digital entertainment -movies, TV, web series, music, games, VFX-, start-ups, social media, marketing, and advertising. Kevin is everywhere all the time creating events, making connections and driving business opportunities. His now famous conference, Silicon Beach Fest, has become

On this week's TechCat Show we chat with Oliver DelFosse, The Content COO. Oliver is the Chief Operations Officer for StyleHaul, a multichannel network and global community of fashion and beauty creators with billions of video views per month. Oliver is helping to operationalize the connections between fashion influencers, their content and how that content gets monetized online. He's helping leverage Stylehaul's own proprietary tech platform to drive true social engagement. You'll going to learn

On this week's show we chat with Sandy Abrams, author of 'Your Idea Inc.' as we discuss turing your ideas into successful businesses. After years of sweat equity building her own business, Sandy now advises entrepreneurs jumping into building their own new companies. She is a featured blogger for the HuffPost Business section, a social media maven and a yoga guru. Sandy will share her insights on her work as ‘brand correspondent,’ small biz content curator, thought leader and social influencer.

Have you seen the musical Cats? Neither has Josh – but Aaron Edwards, a senior editor at The Outline, has a plan to ensure he enjoys every moment of those "jellicle cats." What kind of cat is a "jellicle cat," you ask? Well, first: A jellicle cat would listen to Josh and Aaron talk about their family histories. Second: A jellicle cat would never, ever rush through Frank Ocean's new album... it would know that it is to be savored. And third: A jellicle cat would be happy for the Rio Olympians, but

This week we chat with Scott Hiers, The Design Director. Scott is an award-winning multidisciplinary designer who is currently working at a cutting edge global advertising agency called North Kingdom. Scott and North Kingdom have worked on some exciting and popular campaigns for clients, including last year's breakout hit campaign for 'Straight out of Compton' that along with Beats by Dre, took Facebook by storm and changed everyone's profile pic to an ad for the movie. Scott will share with us

On this week's Tech Cat Show we get a little deeper into the startup life with Pieter Oonk, The TVSync Man. Pieter is the co-founder of TVadSync, a TV tech start up that focuses on placing contextual ads on second screen devices through content recognition software: so while you're watching tv, relevant content will come up on your mobile device. It's very smart stuff and TVadSync has been selected for a number of startup competitions including NAB's Sprockit program and Unilever's Foundry. Both