Greeting cardies join the licensing clan at a buzzy BLE
Greeting card company Deckled Edge came so close to clinching the License This! competition that is run by the show, making it into the final two.
Founder and designer Janna Cossettini put in a strong performance pitching her equestrian-skewed brand to the judges, but in the end was pipped at the post by Spanish pre-school concept based around children and yoga.
Commenting on Deckled Edge, Kelvyn Gardner, MD of LIMA UK who headed up the judging panel said: “The judges were impressed by Deckled Edge. The Equestrian imagery has a wide fan-base and the panel saw a strong mix of originality and classic look in the brand to offer genuine licensing potential.”
The judging panel for License This! included (right-left) Clare Piggott (Larkhead Media) and Danilo’s licensing director Dan Grant and (3rd left-right) LIMA UK’s Kelvyn Gardner, Jazwares’ Sam Ferguson and JELC’s Jane Evans.
Dan Grant, licensing director of Danilo, who was also part of the License This! panel added his praise for Janna’s submission and presentation: ”The Deckled Edge proposal was stunning. Janna has a very professional approach and clearly knows how to position her brand.”
Dan adds that Janna’s focus on the equestrian field, gives Deckled Edge “something unique, which can be taken into specialist retailers within the world of equestrian. At the same time the quality and appeal of her amazing artwork will mean that this property has the opportunity to secure listings across key high street retailers and department stores.”
You can read the full article here by Jakki Brown on PGBUZZ;
(Images supplied by Greetings Today Magazine)