Welcome to T&GCon, the toy industry's preeminent, most comprehensive conference available to new toy and game inventors, as well as to seasoned industry professionals.
Since 2006, T&GCon has been a forum for advocating, educating, and bringing together the toy and game industry for invaluable networking and educational opportunities. Toy and game industry experts, independent inventors, designers, manufacturers, retailers, consultants and related professional services firms come to share knowledge, learn about new trends, pool resources and generate new business opportunities.
2011 T&GCon Show Program is available
We are dedicated to creating a unique framework for success for each and every attendee.
Customize your Conference!
Toy Industry Professionals – come to discover new toy and game concepts, and to share and connect with your peers in a casual, yet energizing atmosphere. Concepts are licensed every year.
Inventors – turn your idea into reality! This is your opportunity to present your ideas directly to top toy and game experts for licensing and/or for advice on moving forward with design, manufacturing, outsourcing, packaging, distribution and marketing. This is the one-time in the year that many of these inventor relations executives will look at outside submissions from inventors who are not represented by agents.
T&GCon Topics Include:
- Launching your new product, including design, manufacturing, packaging, outsourcing and protecting your idea
- Licensing your prototype or product to toy or game companies
- Increasing sales and distribution of current products
- Separate track for T&GCon speakers to discuss best business practices, current topics and other issues in the toy industry
Includes:
- An exclusive networking dinner at the D4 Pub on Thursday night
- One ticket to the Toy and Game Inventor of the Year Awards (TAGIEs) on Friday night - an elegant and exciting evening at Chicago’s Museum of Science & Industry. Dine with industry professionals in the middle of a fantastic exhibit dedicated to Dr. Seuss!
- Option to schedule one-on-one private consultations with toy industry experts and inventor relations executives
- Option to have a table during the conference to present your product(s) to all conference attendees
- Two-day admission to Chicago Toy & Game Fair (ChiTAG) with substantial discounts on ChiTAG booth and table exhibiting opportunities
- Networking breakfasts, lunches, and coffee breaks
- Option to attend any or all of the sessions being offered at the Social Media @ Play Conference on Friday.
play. This power-packed conference features
expert practitioners in social media, as well as
toy industry professionals who’ve achieved
success with their social media marketing strategies.
You’ll learn the tools, techniques and trends of
social media, from integration to engagement to measurement, and how to make them work
for your toy or game brands.
- Introduction to Social Media
- How to use Facebook, Blogs and Twitter to engage with customers, tell your story and build your brand
- Incorporating web video into your marketing
- PR and other new media tools
- Marketing to moms, kids and grandparents
- Location based marketing / QR Codes
- Creating marketing strategies and measuring success
T&G Conference.
Your Social Media @ Play Registration Includes:
- An exclusive networking dinner on Thursday night at the D4 Pub with T&GCon speaker/experts & attendees
- Full-day of sessions on Friday with opportunities to network with the T&G Con attendees at breakfast, lunch
- One ticket to the Toy and Game Inventor of the Year Awards (TAGIEs) on Friday night - an elegant and exciting evening at Chicago’s Museum of Science & Industry. Dine with industry professionals in the middle of a fantastic exhibit dedicated to Dr. Seuss!
- Two-day admission to Chicago Toy & Game Fair (ChiTAG) with substantial discounts on ChiTAG exhibiting opportunities
