Panini America Announces Leadership Role in the 2011 Industry Summit
With a company-wide mantra touting 2011 as “The Year of the Hobby Shop,” Panini America officials will participate in the 2011 Industry Summit and introduce a comprehensive commitment to independent sports and entertainment collectible retailers, company executives revealed today. “We made the biggest splash at the inaugural Industry Summit last year by giving attendees a glimpse into our long-term dedication…
Panini America’s Week in Review
Yeah, I guess you could say we had a pretty busy seven days at The Knight's Lance. We had wall-to-wall Super Bowl coverage, an award-worthy Green Bay Packers collector, jaw-dropping galleries of upcoming Panini America products, celebrity box busts, a contest to reward one lucky collector with a 2010 Playoff Contenders Tim Tebow Rookie Ticket and an update on the…
Top NHL Announcers Get Regal Treatment in 2010-11 Panini Crown Royale Hockey
Some of the most outspoken, quick-witted, golden-piped personalities in the National Hockey League will highlight a unique insert set slated for the late-February release of 2010-11 Panini Crown Royale Hockey. A colorful cast that includes such gregarious greats as Don Cherry, Darren Pang, Daryl Reaugh and Hockey Hall of Famer Bob Miller is sure to keep fans and collectors alike…
National Signing Days, Panini America Style
In a whirlwind week earmarked by massive marketing activation at some of the most prestigious sporting events in the world, the Panini America team managed to conduct two successful show appearances simultaneously (the 2011 NHL All-Star Game in Raleigh, N.C., and Super Bowl XLV) and more player autographs than National Signing Day, which, coincidentally, took place Wednesday. Indeed, from NHL…
On the Routing Table: February 3, 2011
Leave it to the revealing hearth of the Panini America Routing Table to provide warmth and comfort during this strangely frozen week in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Days marked by wintry mixes, sub-20-degree temperatures and below-zero wind chills left many of us working from home this week. But when I was finally able to make it into the office, I…
Panini Unwrapped . . . On Wheels: The Carolina Hurricanes’ Jamie McBain
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xQdDyrAe_I&w=560&h=345]RALEIGH, N.C. -- While en route to an autograph signing at the Panini America booth inside the 2011 NHL All-Star Fan Fair, Carolina Hurricanes rookie defenseman Jamie McBain takes time to open some packs . . . and answer some questions. We won't tell you about the part where Panini America's own Chris Reed, behind the wheel for our drive, took…
Panini America On Location: A Raucous NHL All-Star Weekend in Raleigh, N.C.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- We just thought Friday was wild and woolly during the first day of 2011 NHL All-Star Weekend. Turns out it was nothing more than an ice-breaking appetizer. Indeed the weekend gave way to a frenzied, festive free-for-fall that featured show-stealing Panini America activation at both the Raleigh Convention Center for NHL Fan Fair and at the RBC Center for a massive sampling opportunity…
Panini America On Location: An Interview with Boston Bruins Superstar Tyler Seguin
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocIqMmRfeRk&w=480&h=390] RALEIGH, N.C. -- I could wax with prosy praise for paragraphs about the superior skill set possessed by Boston Bruins rookie superstar Tyler Seguin, the swoon-worthy center and second overall pick of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft who turns 19 on Monday. The offensive-minded teenager scored his first career goal in just his second game and entered the NHL All-Star break with 16 points, including…
Panini America On Location: Day-One Sights from the 2011 NHL All-Star Fan Fair
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The puck officially dropped on the 2011 NHL Fan Fair Friday afternoon, a festive first day when elbow room was hard to come by and Panini America hockey wrappers filled the Raleigh Convention Center floor like carpet. When we weren't overwhelmed with foot traffic inside the booth, we managed to take a few pictures of the day's festivities, which featured a steady…
Panini America On Location: Autographs & Interviews with the NHL All-Stars
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MppCm6ief0U&w=480&h=390] RALEIGH, N.C. -- A mountain of a Thursday that started for the Panini America crew at 4 a.m. and didn't end until Friday after midnight provided NHL All-Star Weekend with one of what promises to be countless signature moments. Luckily for us, NHL superstars themselves spent a great deal of Thursday providing splendid signature moments of their own at the Panini America autograph room. (more…)