I am an artist and I know a few of the companies that do art licensing. Wildapple, Demdaco, Winn Devon….. These are "major" companies that sell their products to major gift shops globally. I am not interested in small on-line companies.
Can anyone tell me how to get to a directory of all of these "established" companies or even throw me a couple of names.
There area a few ways to go about it…
1. You can purchase a list from EPM Communications – the Licensing Sourcebook comes out each year in a print or CD version – it’s an investment. Here is the link for more information: http://budurl.com/wfu8 (I have no affiliation with this company.)
2. You can do "shopping research" and figure out who else licenses. Here is an article I wrote about it: http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Seven-Steps-to-Art-Licensing-Shopping-Research&id=3346850
3. I also have a blog and website with free and for-fee products to help artists learn more about art licensing and how to find manufacturers who license. Go to http://www.artlicensinginfo.com if you want more information.
Best of luck!
Tara Reed
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There area a few ways to go about it…
1. You can purchase a list from EPM Communications – the Licensing Sourcebook comes out each year in a print or CD version – it’s an investment. Here is the link for more information: http://budurl.com/wfu8 (I have no affiliation with this company.)
2. You can do "shopping research" and figure out who else licenses. Here is an article I wrote about it: http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Seven-Steps-to-Art-Licensing-Shopping-Research&id=3346850
3. I also have a blog and website with free and for-fee products to help artists learn more about art licensing and how to find manufacturers who license. Go to http://www.artlicensinginfo.com if you want more information.
Best of luck!
Tara Reed
References :
http://www.epmcom.com
http://www.artlicensinginfo.com
http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Seven-Steps-to-Art-Licensing-Shopping-Research&id=3346850