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ThePowerofLicensees

Insidethemakingsofthisyear’sLeadingLicenseesReport.byMCKENNAMORGAN

LICENSEESAREAhugecomponentofthe

licensingindustry.Withoutthem,thereisnolicensedproduct.Handlingeverythingfromdesigntodistributiontomanufacturingand

more,thelicensor’sIPwouldnevermakeittomerchandisewithoutthelicensees.Tocele-

bratethelicenseesthatmakethisindustry

possible,theannualLeadingLicenseesreportmeetsamultitudeofneedsforallfacetsoftheindustry:licenseescanseewhoamongits

peersarethebestofthebest,licensorshaveahandylistofpotentiallicenseestocreatemer-chandisewithandretailerscanlearnwhat

companiesarecreatingtheproductsthatcouldlineitsshelves.

PowerfulData

Thisyear’sreportboastsalistofover350

manufacturersacross21licensingcategories.Weinterviewedsomelicenseesfeaturedin

thereportwhosharestrategies,trendsand

morewithexclusiveinsights.Inaddition,

we’vecompilednumerousdatapointsfrom

licenseesacrosstheindustry.Thisincludes

top-performingpropertiesoftheyear,newestlicensessignedandtopretailchannels,to

nameafew.YoucantakealookatthatdatainourBrandscapesection.

ModusOperandi

LicenseGlobalannouncedthatnomina-

tionswereopenforourannualreportviaournewsletter,websiteandsocialmediain

August.Nominationsweresubmittedby

licensees,licensors,agencies,retailersandothers.Toexpanduponthesesubmissions,weusedourpreviousreports,bothintheir

completedformatsandtheirrawdata,to

increaseourlistandrefineourdatapointstobeascomprehensiveaspossible.

DiggingDeeper

LicenseGlobalaskedlicenseeswhatcategoriestheycreateproductsfor,providingalistwithmultipleoptions.Lastyear’ssubmissions

showedthatgiftsandnovelties,fashion(foot-wearandaccessories)andhomedécor/house-wares/homefurnishing/gardenrepresented14.38%,12.46%and11.82%ofsubmissions,

respectively.Withournewmultiple-selectionsystem,giftsandnoveltiescameoutontop

againthisyear,makingup43.86%ofsubmis-sions.However,No.2thisyearwentto

fashion(apparel)with36.84%andthirdplacewasatie,withbothtoysandgamesandhomedécor/housewares/homefurnishing/gardencominginat35.08%.

Investmentsarechangingwhenitcomestoproductcreation.LeadingLicenseeshave

observedthatconsumersareseeingmore

valueinapparelandtoysincomparisonto

lastyear.Shiftinginvestmenttoalignwith

consumersisakeypillarofLeadingLicens-

ees,andthisbehaviorspansacrossallcatego-riesofthelist.

“Weprioritizeunderstandingourcustom-ers’needsandpreferences,whichallowsustocreateproductsthatresonatewiththemandalignwithmarkettrends”saysDasha

Suharev,director,brandpartnershipsand

growth,ColourPopCosmetics.“We’renot

afraidtotakecalculatedrisks,whetherit’s

exploringnewproductideasorentering

emergingmarkets.Thisboldapproachhelpsusstayaheadofthecurveandcapitalizeonnewopportunities.Innovationisatthecoreofourbusinessstrategy.Byconstantly

seekingnewwaystoenhanceourproducts

andleveragenewtechnologies,wedifferenti-ateourselvesandaddvaluetoourbrandandourlicensingpartners.”

AllStarDogs,apetproductsbrand,hasadifferentnichethanColourPop,buttakesasimilarapproachinitsbusiness.

“Wearenotafraidtotakeriskswithnew

licenseacquisitions,”saysElanOvadia,vicepresident,sales,AllStarDogs.“Ifthe

numbersmakesense,oreveniftheydon’t

always,weknowthatthejuicemaybeworththesqueeze.Notallpartnershipsthrive,andsomelicensesmayonlylastayearortwo,butwe’vebeenwillingtohaveaconversationtoexplorenewdealsand,inmanycases,bringthoseconversationstolife.”

AnotherwayLeadingLicenseescontinueto

pushtheenvelopeinthemarketisthroughspot-tinglicensingindustrytrendsandrisingproper-ties.Sometrendsincludedigitalexpansion,

unlikelylicensingcrossovers,nostalgia,“kidult”cultureandmore.Risingpropertiesincludetheupcoming“Wicked”filmbyUniversalPictures,animeseries,“OnePiece,”(anditslive-action

version),SnoopDoggandthememeproperty,SkibbidiToilet.Ourdatashowsretailprefer-enceshavechanged,withoursubmissions

showinggrowthinbrick-and-mortarande-com-mercesalesandadecreaseindirect-to-con-

sumersales.Foradditionaldetailsandinsightsonthesedatapointsandmore,readon!

Thisisn’talltheinsight.We’vegathered

multipleadditionaldatapoints,including

retailchannelsandpartnersofpreference,

licensees’newestandmostsuccessful

licensesandmore.Youcanlookatthatdata

anditsconclusionsintheBrandscapesection.

Withthatsaid,readontofindoutwhat

companiesmadethelist.Don’tseeyour

companyinthereport?Makesureyousignupforoure-newsletteratLicenseGtofindoutwhenwecallforsubmissionsfor

2025’sreport.

Brandscape:TheLicenseeReport

LicenseGlobalcollecteddatafrommanufacturersworldwidetofindoutwhatisinstorefor2025.

ANEXTENSIVELICENSEEdirectoryisnotallthisreporthastooffer.Thisyear’s

LeadingLicenseesreportalsodelvesinto

thelatestdevelopmentsfromthelicensingbusinessfromtheviewpointofthelicensee,givingmorespecificityonactualinsight,

toplicensesof2024,retailactivityandkeycategoriesofinterestfor2025.

LicenseGlobalconductedsurveyswith

licenseestodeterminehowconsumer

productmanufacturersareconductingbusi-ness,everythingfromwhatlicensesare

performingthebestamonglicensees,whatcategoriesarethemostsoughtafterfor

licensing,whatnewlicensesarebeing

signedrightnowandmore.Inordertostayaheadinthelicensingbusiness,intellectualpropertytrendsmustbestudiedonaglobalscale,andLicenseGlobalhasdonethe

heavylifting.

Whensurveyedabouttop-performing

licensesof2024,somenamesthatcameout

ontopincludedDisneylicensesatNo.1,

SquishmallowsatNo.2andMarvelatNo.3.

ThetopfivewasroundedoutbyHelloKitty

atNo.4andBarbieatNo.5.Disney,Squish-

mallowsandMarvelallmadeittotheTop10

most-signednewlicensesoftheyearaswell.

Mostdesiredcategorieswerealsocon-

firmedbytheLeadingLicenseesthrough

oursurveydata.ToysandGameswasthemostdesiredcategory,with40.35%of

licenseesthatsubmittednotingitasacate-goryofchoice.FollowingitupareTV/Film/Animation/StreamingMediawith38.60%,Fashion(Apparel)at33.33%andFashion

(FootwearandAccessories)at29.82%.InfifthplaceisMusic,cominginat26.32%.

Thesedatapointsindicatetrendswithinthetrajectoryoflicensing,fromcategorygrowthtoIPpreferenceshifts.The

LeadingLicenseesreport’sBrandscape

holdskeyinsightstounderstandinglicens-ingprofessionals’preferencesandcon-

sumerbehavior.

THEMOSTSUCCESSFULLICENSESOF2024

11.WARNERBROS.

12.SPIDER-MAN

13.POKéMON

14.NICKELODEON

15.SESAMESTREET

Licensedmerchandisetrendsshiftregularly,especiallywhenitcomestoproperties.ThemostpopularIPssellwellandaidinbrandrecognitionforthelicenseeandbusinessgrowth.Thefollowingpropertieshavebeennamedbyourlicenseesasthebest-sellingIPsof2024.

1.DISNEY

2.SQUISHMALLOWS

3.MARVEL

4.HELLOKITTY

5.BARBIE

6.BLUEY

7.YU-GI-OH!

8.FORD

9.SNOOPDOGG

10.WICKED

16.ONEPIECE

17.GODZILLA

18.GENERALMOTORS

19.SPONGEBOB

SQUAREPANTS

20.STARWARS

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WhatIPareManufacturersInterestedIn?

Trend-spottingandforecastingconsumerdemandforlicensedconsumerproductscanoftenmeantakingcalculatedrisks.Newlicensesmustbesignedinordertokeepproductsdesirableandfreshtotheconsumer.In2024,ourlicenseessignedmultiplenewIPs.Thesearethemostpopular,whichwillsurelyseeamomentin2025andbeyond.

BLIPPI

SQUIDGAME

DEATHROWRECORDS

DESPICABLEME

DEDDYBEARSPEANWUTS

MEANGIRLSNEOPETSCOCOMELONKISSPLAYSTATIONFRENCHCONNECTIONINSIDEOUT2

SAVANNAHBANANWASTOMORROW'SGOLFLEASUEGABBYSDOLLHOUSETOPGUN

YU-G1-OH!DCCOMICSCAPTAINTSUBASATHEMUSTERSTHEMUMMY

PEPPAPIGROALDDAHLFASTGFURIOUSWIACOMTROLLSSTRAWBERRYSHORTCAKE

uaunsNARUTOCASPERFIFAUSLCLCJUUTSUKAISENPARAMOUNTRAINBOWBRITEHARLEYQUINN

STARWARSHATSUNEWIKUSPELLBOUND

BEYBLADEHAPPYGILMORESTARFIELD

THEWITCHER

THEYLIVEMONOPOLYSKIBBIDITOILETBEAUTYANDTHEBEASTTONYHAWK

SUPERSIMPLE

ANGRYPANDA

CRUNCHYROLLNBAMARVEL

CRYBABIESMAGICTEARSTWNTMUTANWTMAYHEM

KINGKONG

TWILIGHTCLUE

BING

LEECOOPERHOWTOOTRAINYOURDRACON

DEMONSLAYERNHLPLAYERSASSOCIATION

WhatRetailChannelsareaFocus?

Retailisoneofthemostimportantelementsofbusinessforthelicensee.Thisyear,we’veseenashiftinwhatretailchannelsarethemostfruitfulforlicensees.

Retailer(brick-and-mortar)

2024:76.79%

2023:54.88%

Direct-to-Consumer(internalretailchannelorwebsite)

2024:25%

2023:35.3%

Retailer(e-commerce)

2024:57.14%

2023:33.56%

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