Software Spotlight: Mediabox-PA

With Mediabox-PA, the entire product approval process, from completion of the approval form through concept and pre-production stages and beyond, is all in one centralized, online location. The application allows individuals to review artwork online and attach online comments with each artwork file, and manage the workflow order of projects and submissions between users. Users also use the system to log in, review comments, and submit new or next stage product designs.

FEATURES: 

• Communication- Automatic email notifications of project updates and multi-thread messaging
• Reporting- Real-time reporting across properties, Licensees, stages, categories and stages
• Creative Tools- Online previewing, commenting, zoom and markup of artwork (including post-its and drop pins)
• Security- Control of user access rights by property, project, Licensee, category, role and date range
• Configuration- Customizable approval form templates and private label splash page branding

WWE Licensed Toothbrushes

MyMediabox partner WWE has signed on with Brush Buddies for a collection of WWE Superstar toothbrushes that will feature John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and Randy Orton. The toothbrush line includes a sonic-powered toothbrush, a musical toothbrush that plays the WWE anthem, and a kids’ brushing kit.

Fashion Friday: New Playboy Apparel Line

For its 60th anniversary this year, Playboy has collaborated with Special Product Design to produce a range of apparel and accessories using the brand’s logos and icons.

Some items included in the range are t-shirts, a cashmere sweater, a gold rabbit head necklace, and tights.

The apparel will be available this month in pop-up stores around the world and some items are already available on PlayboyStore.com.

Open Zipped Files on Mac with Stuffit Expander

 If you work on a MAC, sometimes you may have trouble opening files downloaded from a browser that is designed to work with a PC. Stuffit Expander can help you become compatible.

StuffIt Expander opens files created with WinZip®, 7zX, iShrink, SimplyRAR, Rarify, Rucksack, BetterZip, RarMachine, GUI Tar, CleanArchiver, Springy, TarPit, RAR, Ez7z, Keka, and the compression utilities built into recent versions of Windows and Mac OS X.

Minimum System Requirements:Mac OS X 10.5 or higher. OS Lion compatible
Multi-language – English, German and Japanese

To Install Stuffit Expander:
1. Go to http://www.stuffit.com/mac-expander.html
2. Scroll down to the section of the page to enter your name and email
3. Once you have entered your information, click “Download”

4. You will then be prompted to select your Operating System: The default version is compatible with Snow Leopard – (So, if you have a MAC from 2009-Present this will work with your device). If you have an older version -- select the appropriate Operating System version.
5. Select “Download”

6. Be sure the download completed. You can confirm by verifying the StuffIt Expander Icon is in your “Applications” Folder.

To learn more about StuffIt Expander for MAC or to download the application please Click Here to visit their website.

4. You will then be prompted to select your Operating System: The default version is compatible with Snow Leopard – (So, if you have a MAC from 2009-Present this will work with your device). If you have an older version -- select the appropriate Operating System version.
5. Select “Download”
- See more at: http://mymediabox-online.blogspot.com/2012/08/open-zipped-files-on-mac-with-stuffit.html#sthash.j4aZCI9B.dpuf

MyMediabox Customer Referral Program

Happy and loyal MyMediabox Users are our greatest assets! Share your experience with your network of friends and colleagues, and if your referral receives a demo by March 31, 2014, we'll thank you by entering you in a drawing to win a new iPad Air!

Click here to enter! 

Email marketing@mymediabox.com or visit mymediabox.com/promo for more details.

Giochi Preziosi is Disney's 'Licensee of the Year for Toys'

Disney has titled the Giochi Preziosi Group as their Licensee of the Year for Toys and Stationery. They were presented with the award during the Nuremberg Toy Fair in January.

We would like to congratulate our partner, Giochi Preziosi, for receiving this honor!

Click here for the full article. 

Fashion Friday: Jelly Belly Apparel

Jelly Belly has teamed up with Poeticgem to develop a new range of branded apparel, including fashion clothing and loungewear.

Poeticgem will incorporate Jelly Belly’s signature flavors such as Tutti-Frutti, Chocolate Pudding and Sizzling Cinnamon, as well as some of the jelly beans iconic fans into the new line of apparel.

The Licensing Company, Jelly Belly’s licensing agency, utilizes MyMediabox hosted applications (Mediabox-DAM, and Mediabox-PA) to streamline their licensing processes with licensees globally.