Spin Master

Infobox Company
name = Spin Master Ltd.

type = Private
genre = Children's Entertainment
foundation = 1994
founder = Ronnen Harary (Chmn & CEO)
Anton Rabie (Pres & CEO)
Ben Varadi (Exec V.P.)
location_city = flagicon|Canada Toronto
location_country = Canada
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area_served = North America and Europe
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industry = Children's Entertainment
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revenue = C$650 Million (2008 Est.)
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num_employees = >600 (2008)
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homepage = [http://www.spinmaster.com Spinmaster.com]
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Spin Master Ltd. is a children's entertainment company based in Toronto, Canada.

The origins of the company began in 1994 when the three company founders came out with a product called The Earth Buddy. It was originally incorporated at that time as Seiger Marketing, Inc. In 1995 the company adopted the name of Spin Master Toys. In 1996 the company released the Air Hogs line of air-pressured flying toys based on the design of two British inventors. [http://www.spinmaster.com/ Spin Master company profile] , retrieved on December 31, 2007.]

Over the next decade Spin Master diversified its offering beyong traditional toys. The company dropped "Toys" from its name and adopted its current name in 2004 to reflect the diversity of its products. [http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/13/news/companies/toy_evolution/index.htm CNNmoney.com article] , retrieved December 31, 2007.]

Today, Spin Master has over 600 employees. In addition to its global headquarters in Toronto, the company has offices in London, Paris, Hong Kong, and the United States in Los Angeles, California and Bentonville, Arkansas.null]

Licensing

In this decade Spin Master has become the North American distributor of a number of toys through various licensing agreements. [http://www.mgmlicensing.com/client_files/press_releases/Nerd_Corps_Signs_Key_Deals_for_StormHawks.pdf MGM Licensing Press Release] , retrieved December 31, 2007.] Spin Master and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall of one such licensed product called Aqua Dots on November 7, 2007. [http://www.aquadotsrecall.com/ Aqua Dots Recall] , retrieved on December 31, 2007.] Aqua Dots were developed by the Australian firm Moose Enterprises, manufactured in China, and marketed in Australia as Bindeez.null]

* Air Hogs
* Aquadoodle
* Bakugan Battle Brawlers [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/business/media/09spin.html?pagewanted=1&ref=business NY Times Advertisement ] ]
* Bella Dancerella
* Fogo Sports
* Furberries
* Girl Crush
* Moon Sand
* Storm Hawks
* Swypeout Battle Racing
* Tech Deck
* Thomas and Friends Home Decor Products
* Pixos
* Yo Gabba Gabba
* Marshmallow

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External links

* [http://www.spinmaster.com/ Spin Master Official Website]