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Post by powerfred3k on Dec 12, 2019 1:38:52 GMT -5
I have a crazy idea, remove top talents elites replace it at walmart and target stores with there own peg or 2 of there exclusive figures.
So take what you did with the network spotlight series with toysrus and transfer it over to the 2 top retailers in the usa. Then people could have a much better chance of buying an exclusive and maybe buy 2 of same character.
The easier you make it for someone to buy your product the more you should sell.
Thoughts ??
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Post by PJ on Dec 12, 2019 5:30:03 GMT -5
I have a crazy idea, remove top talents elites replace it at walmart and target stores with there own peg or 2 of there exclusive figures. So take what you did with the network spotlight series with toysrus and transfer it over to the 2 top retailers in the usa. Then people could have a much better chance of buying an exclusive and maybe buy 2 of same character. The easier you make it for someone to buy your product the more you should sell. Thoughts ?? Already been addressed. top talents are what the retailers and the wwe want. They want the top talents in the company to have a presence it the aisles so they are easily obtainable for people (kids) who will want their first of that wrestler. Although now they should probably change the lineups seeing AJ and Seth are now heels. Plus the reason the exclusives are the way they are now at Target and WalMart is because the retailers were just ordering their exclusive lines and not the core elite line.
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Post by taserface on Dec 12, 2019 7:58:17 GMT -5
I have a crazy idea, remove top talents elites replace it at walmart and target stores with there own peg or 2 of there exclusive figures. So take what you did with the network spotlight series with toysrus and transfer it over to the 2 top retailers in the usa. Then people could have a much better chance of buying an exclusive and maybe buy 2 of same character. The easier you make it for someone to buy your product the more you should sell. Thoughts ?? Already been addressed. top talents are what the retailers and the wwe want. They want the top talents in the company to have a presence it the aisles so they are easily obtainable for people (kids) who will want their first of that wrestler. Although now they should probably change the lineups seeing AJ and Seth are now heels. Plus the reason the exclusives are the way they are now at Target and WalMart is because the retailers were just ordering their exclusive lines and not the core elite line. I’ve never u derstood the Top Talents line in the WWE world at least The guys in Top Talants Basics and Elites are in every other Elite set anyway. And usually packed heavy. So there’s always a retail presence anyway You can’t compare it to back in the day when Skeletor or He Man we’re released in Series 1 and then not again for 20 waves. Or GI Joe or whatever the comparison they made was All it does at Target is fill up the regular Elite line shelves. And all they do at Wal Mart is order 4 or 5 cases and sell a few, while most collect dust I don’t agree that they need the amount of Patterson’s, Briscoe, Gorilla,Blassie, etc thar TRU got. Remember how bad Ringmaster, Triple H & Bossman warmed. That would be a way to kill that real quickly
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Post by Gorilla on Dec 12, 2019 8:40:02 GMT -5
Already been addressed. top talents are what the retailers and the wwe want. They want the top talents in the company to have a presence it the aisles so they are easily obtainable for people (kids) who will want their first of that wrestler. Although now they should probably change the lineups seeing AJ and Seth are now heels. Plus the reason the exclusives are the way they are now at Target and WalMart is because the retailers were just ordering their exclusive lines and not the core elite line. I’ve never u derstood the Top Talents line in the WWE world at least The guys in Top Talants Basics and Elites are in every other Elite set anyway. And usually packed heavy. So there’s always a retail presence anyway You can’t compare it to back in the day when Skeletor or He Man we’re released in Series 1 and then not again for 20 waves. Or GI Joe or whatever the comparison they made was All it does at Target is fill up the regular Elite line shelves. And all they do at Wal Mart is order 4 or 5 cases and sell a few, while most collect dust I don’t agree that they need the amount of Patterson’s, Briscoe, Gorilla,Blassie, etc thar TRU got. Remember how bad Ringmaster, Triple H & Bossman warmed. That would be a way to kill that real quickly That's the way you feel based on your location. You can't say something doesn't work just because of the few stores around you. I'm sure the Mattel, Walmart and Target marketing teams have better analytics than your assumptions based on a few stores. I don't like the top talents line either, but I collect Legends and so that line is not for me. I honestly see them fly of the shelf, although there's always an abundance of AJ. I think there's an abundance of AJ because AJ sells! I think it's a great idea for kids - their parents always have an option to get their heros. I tried to find a Pikachu toy recently for my son, and no store had any, just random other characters. I wish Pokemon had a top talents line, too!
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Dec 12, 2019 9:10:05 GMT -5
Not sure how much info you share on this matter but what is the current policy on wrestlers who leave the company that you’ve already began production on? It seems like in the past you were allowed to release them based on how far along in the process you were unless there were extenuating circumstances. Recent examples like Dean Ambrose and Hideo Itami suggests that is no longer the case.
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Post by taserface on Dec 12, 2019 9:32:21 GMT -5
I’ve never u derstood the Top Talents line in the WWE world at least The guys in Top Talants Basics and Elites are in every other Elite set anyway. And usually packed heavy. So there’s always a retail presence anyway You can’t compare it to back in the day when Skeletor or He Man we’re released in Series 1 and then not again for 20 waves. Or GI Joe or whatever the comparison they made was All it does at Target is fill up the regular Elite line shelves. And all they do at Wal Mart is order 4 or 5 cases and sell a few, while most collect dust I don’t agree that they need the amount of Patterson’s, Briscoe, Gorilla,Blassie, etc thar TRU got. Remember how bad Ringmaster, Triple H & Bossman warmed. That would be a way to kill that real quickly That's the way you feel based on your location. You can't say something doesn't work just because of the few stores around you. I'm sure the Mattel, Walmart and Target marketing teams have better analytics than your assumptions based on a few stores. I don't like the top talents line either, but I collect Legends and so that line is not for me. I honestly see them fly of the shelf, although there's always an abundance of AJ. I think there's an abundance of AJ because AJ sells! I think it's a great idea for kids - their parents always have an option to get their heros. I tried to find a Pikachu toy recently for my son, and no store had any, just random other characters. I wish Pokemon had a top talents line, too! I’m not sure what you’re referring to when you say a few stores around me, but if you remember we the big drought WM had with no Elites. All they had was Top Talents across the whole country, that sat and sat (AJ mainly!) and eventually went on clearance for next to nothing And if you’re talking about the TRU stuff not warming all over, that’s definitely incorrect The marketing teams come up with all sorts of ideas. That doesn’t mean they’re great or that they actually work. I’m sure when they ask for Seth and Braun they didn’t know that they were getting stuck with pretty much re releases
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Post by disorder on Dec 12, 2019 9:53:42 GMT -5
That's the way you feel based on your location. You can't say something doesn't work just because of the few stores around you. I'm sure the Mattel, Walmart and Target marketing teams have better analytics than your assumptions based on a few stores. I don't like the top talents line either, but I collect Legends and so that line is not for me. I honestly see them fly of the shelf, although there's always an abundance of AJ. I think there's an abundance of AJ because AJ sells! I think it's a great idea for kids - their parents always have an option to get their heros. I tried to find a Pikachu toy recently for my son, and no store had any, just random other characters. I wish Pokemon had a top talents line, too! I’m not sure what you’re referring to when you say a few stores around me, but if you remember we the big drought WM had with no Elites. All they had was Top Talents across the whole country, that sat and sat (AJ mainly!) and eventually went on clearance for next to nothing And if you’re talking about the TRU stuff not warming all over, that’s definitely incorrect The marketing teams come up with all sorts of ideas. That doesn’t mean they’re great or that they actually work. I’m sure when they ask for Seth and Braun they didn’t know that they were getting stuck with pretty much re releases It’s called top talents for a reason. The retailers/wwe want the top stars in the company on shelves at all times. Sure not ideal for collectors, but we aren’t their demographic. The stores also have limited exclusives, because they are figures that would otherwise not sell well. If their we full racks of any of these (minus rock) everyone would be complaining about them clogging shelves. But I have a question.. Will the cloth jacket be what is used going forward with all balors?
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Post by PJ on Dec 12, 2019 9:56:46 GMT -5
My three closest WalMarts never carried a top talent. And other than E67 none of my area WalMarts or Targets ever missed a wave of figures. Top Talents have different DPCI/SKU than the core Elite lines and the store’s distribution centers ship to the stores automatically once the DPCI/SKU hits a certain number in the stores inventory system. Individual store don’t order cases from Mattel. And my area Targets never have had any issues getting more core Elites shipped to them when the Core Elites numbers hit 3 or less Elites even with 6 + Top Talent Styles in the pegs. Hell one Target still receives new elite sets even with having 5+ of both Top Talent Styles and E66 Nikki Cross figures. That’s the store I found half of the Liv and Sonya figures I picked up for others at.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Dec 12, 2019 10:04:38 GMT -5
Top Picks are somewhat designed to warm. Their purpose is so that when a child wants to buy their first wrestler, grandma is looking for a gift, you have to find a last minute present for a kid’s birthday party, etc that the most popular wrestlers are available. You may not like em but that’s because the program is not really geared towards you. And if they go away then Legends or any other exclusive lineup aren’t going to replace them.
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Post by nate315 on Dec 12, 2019 10:16:03 GMT -5
Top Picks are somewhat designed to warm. Their purpose is so that when a child wants to buy their first wrestler, grandma is looking for a gift, you have to find a last minute present for a kid’s birthday party, etc that the most popular wrestlers are available. You may not like em but that’s because the program is not really geared towards you. And if they go away then Legends or any other exclusive lineup aren’t going to replace them. I honestly think Top Picks is a great idea. Where I sometimes see issues is when they also include the same characters in the main Elite lines.
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Post by CM Poor on Dec 12, 2019 11:53:50 GMT -5
I have a crazy idea, remove top talents elites replace it at walmart and target stores with there own peg or 2 of there exclusive figures. So take what you did with the network spotlight series with toysrus and transfer it over to the 2 top retailers in the usa. Then people could have a much better chance of buying an exclusive and maybe buy 2 of same character. The easier you make it for someone to buy your product the more you should sell.Thoughts ?? Mattel's customer isn't you, me, or anyone else on this board...it's Ringside, Wal-Mart, Target, etc.
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Post by Gorilla on Dec 12, 2019 12:53:19 GMT -5
That's the way you feel based on your location. You can't say something doesn't work just because of the few stores around you. I'm sure the Mattel, Walmart and Target marketing teams have better analytics than your assumptions based on a few stores. I don't like the top talents line either, but I collect Legends and so that line is not for me. I honestly see them fly of the shelf, although there's always an abundance of AJ. I think there's an abundance of AJ because AJ sells! I think it's a great idea for kids - their parents always have an option to get their heros. I tried to find a Pikachu toy recently for my son, and no store had any, just random other characters. I wish Pokemon had a top talents line, too! I’m not sure what you’re referring to when you say a few stores around me, but if you remember we the big drought WM had with no Elites. All they had was Top Talents across the whole country, that sat and sat (AJ mainly!) and eventually went on clearance for next to nothing And if you’re talking about the TRU stuff not warming all over, that’s definitely incorrect The marketing teams come up with all sorts of ideas. That doesn’t mean they’re great or that they actually work. I’m sure when they ask for Seth and Braun they didn’t know that they were getting stuck with pretty much re releases We'll have to agree to disagree. I'll continue to believe in Mattel and their marketing/product team who have made and marketed WWE figures successfully since 2010! You can continue to believe that you know more than them...
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Post by taserface on Dec 12, 2019 12:56:54 GMT -5
I’m not sure what you’re referring to when you say a few stores around me, but if you remember we the big drought WM had with no Elites. All they had was Top Talents across the whole country, that sat and sat (AJ mainly!) and eventually went on clearance for next to nothing And if you’re talking about the TRU stuff not warming all over, that’s definitely incorrect The marketing teams come up with all sorts of ideas. That doesn’t mean they’re great or that they actually work. I’m sure when they ask for Seth and Braun they didn’t know that they were getting stuck with pretty much re releases We'll have to agree to disagree. I'll continue to believe in Mattel and their marketing/product team who have made and marketed WWE figures successfully since 2010! You can continue to believe that you know more than them... It’s not knowing more than them. It’s just obvious. Retailers want it so bad, but the biggest retailer in the country doesn’t even make shelf space for TT Elite Series 2? We will agree to disagree. I’m not going to bog this thread down any more than I already have
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Post by PJ on Dec 12, 2019 13:39:01 GMT -5
We'll have to agree to disagree. I'll continue to believe in Mattel and their marketing/product team who have made and marketed WWE figures successfully since 2010! You can continue to believe that you know more than them... It’s not knowing more than them. It’s just obvious. Retailers want it so bad, but the biggest retailer in the country doesn’t even make shelf space for TT Elite Series 2? We will agree to disagree. I’m not going to big this thread down any more than I already have What biggest retailer in the country doesn’t make shelf space for them? WalMart sells them as does Target which is probably their biggest brick and mortar retail customers.
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Post by taserface on Dec 12, 2019 13:42:54 GMT -5
I haven’t seen Top Talent Elites at a single Wal Mart since they clearanced Series 1. Not an empty tag for them or anything
That’s who I’m referring to
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Post by disorder on Dec 12, 2019 14:14:16 GMT -5
I haven’t seen Top Talent Elites at a single Wal Mart since they clearanced Series 1. Not an empty tag for them or anything That’s who I’m referring to Again as someone else stated... What you have seen does not speak for the whole country
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Post by CM Poor on Dec 12, 2019 14:16:11 GMT -5
This is the first I've heard of Top Talents 1 being put on clearance at all. Every Wal-Mart I tend to frequent is still carrying them in-line at the standard price following the roll-back a while back.
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Post by PJ on Dec 12, 2019 14:16:24 GMT -5
I haven’t seen Top Talent Elites at a single Wal Mart since they clearanced Series 1. Not an empty tag for them or anything That’s who I’m referring to Well, they sell them on their website and while they aren’t at my three closest stores they are sold in WalMarts about 40 minutes north or in NJ stores. But WalMarts are also known for not selling the same product in all their stores for years. My closest three stores never carried Jakks CS 3-Packs, Mattel DM, Legends, DCUC figures since Series 2 (including the WalMart exclusives) nor did they sell regular DC lines other than the movie lines. ML’s they have never carried the WalMart Exclusives just to name a few. The managers have tried to order them over the years but the orders always got refused because it wasn’t part of the planograms. And according to the department manager at my closest store She says WalMarts next new planogram reset is Jan 1st. And she expects it to be done by Jan 14. So maybe they’ll be back on your stores planogram then?
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Dec 12, 2019 14:46:27 GMT -5
This is the first I've heard of Top Talents 1 being put on clearance at all. Every Wal-Mart I tend to frequent is still carrying them in-line at the standard price following the roll-back a while back. I bought two of the Series 1 AJ for $9 each. I haven’t seen Series 2 (or any restock of Series 1) at a single Walmart since
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Post by Purple Reigns on Dec 12, 2019 14:56:10 GMT -5
Not sure how much info you share on this matter but what is the current policy on wrestlers who leave the company that you’ve already began production on? It seems like in the past you were allowed to release them based on how far along in the process you were unless there were extenuating circumstances. Recent examples like Dean Ambrose and Hideo Itami suggests that is no longer the case. Still upset we never got Itami and crew cut Ambrose.
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