2012 Pepsi Max NFL Rookie of the Week Set Hits Target in Contenders Football Retail
Two of the most-asked questions regarding the recently completed 2012 Pepsi Max NFL Rookie of the Week program revolved around the unique Panini America virtual trading cards created to honor each of the 17 weekly winners. They're questions we got seemingly every week during the 2012 NFL season and questions we still get today. Those questions: Would the virtual trading…
2012 Black Football, 2012 Absolute Football: Panini America at the Production Facility
I was recently over at the Panini America production facility getting a good look at some of the hot upcoming promotional cards we are producing (Black Friday, anyone?), when I came across some in-progress gems from 2012 Black Football and 2012 Absolute Football. While more images will come, I thought these were worth showing off today. Stay tuned to The Knight's…
Recapping the Successful 2010-11 NHL Player of the Day Hobby Shop Promotion
More than 250 hobby shops across the USA and Canada participated in the 2010-11 Panini NHL Player of the Day hobby shop promotion. Much like its sister program in the NFL, the first NHL hobby shop promotion has been a tremendous success. As the NHL Playoffs come to an end shortly with the hoisting of the Stanley Cup by either…
Panini NFL Rookie of the Week
Week 8 Rookie of the Week Ndamukong Suh, DET – 2 sacks, 4 tackles and a fumble return for a touchdown Other Top Performances (more…)
Panini Presents: 2010-11 Limited Basketball (with guests Mike Payne and David Porter)
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwAxoa3w2Fw&fs=1&hl=en_US] Product development luminaries Mike Payne and David Porter -- Panini America Basketball Brand Managers -- provide an exclusive look at their newest creation, 2010-11 Limited Basketball. Find out what they think about the product and why they hate redemption cards as much as -- if not more than -- you do.
A Signing Sidney Sighting
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et_2w6TFLW4&fs=1&hl=en_US] I bolted from our weekly marketing meeting this morning on a mission to the men's room. Leave it to one of the greatest defensive players in NBA history to stop me in my tracks. On this particular Monday, University of Arkansas and Milwaukee Bucks legend Sidney Moncrief was down near the acquisitions end of our building lending his penmanship to…
Panini Presents: 2010-11 Score Hockey
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVQGFNlksOc&fs=1&hl=en_US] Panini America's sweater-clad card geeks -- Tracy Hackler and Scott Prusha -- get an early crack at the new 2010-11 Score Hockey. Stay tuned to the end for what just might be a most hair-razing conclusion.
Panini Presents: The Art of NFL Sticker Collecting
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbf-c5xP13Y&fs=1&hl=en_US] Panini America's Tracy Hackler and Scott Prusha shed light on the thrilling aspects of collecting the officially licensed NFL Sticker and Album Collection. Watch the video for a hands-on how-to of NFL Sticker Collecting.
Panini Presents: 2010 Epix Football with Jonathan Cook of Forever The Sickest Kids
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDmmGuS-Efc&fs=1&hl=en_US] Noted rockstar -- and collector -- Jonathan Cook, the lead singer for popular pop rock band Forever The Sickest Kids, stops by the Panini America offices for a quick bust between tours. Finally. Cook puts to bed the age-old myth that rock stars don't collect sports cards.