Inkling Suspicion: Panini America’s Popular Guess the Autograph Contest Returns
In the almost 10 months since we launched The Knight’s Lance, we’ve produced several posts that have been popular with the blog’s loyal readers. From behind-the-scenes looks at the trading card process that you just won’t get anywhere else to exclusive first looks at Panini America’s best products, we seem to have struck a chord with today’s collectors. But some of the most popular…
Panini America On Location: The Curtain Closes on the 2011 National Convention
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Sundays at the National Sports Collectors Convention are historically light on foot traffic and heavy on exhibitors packing up in advance of an early exit. But in a fitting finale to the 32nd edition, the Panini America booth remained jam-packed until the exhilarating end, filled with loyal collectors and crazy excitement until the doors closed at 5 p.m. local time. (more…)
Panini America On Location: A Quick Video Diary from the 2011 National Convention
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCJEwBKBGco&w=585&h=363] ROSEMONT, Ill. -- For most card collectors, the 32nd Annual National Sports Collectors Convention will likely be remembered most for the constant hum of excitement and energy inside the Panini America booth. The company's cavernous confines inside the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center created a must-see attraction for show-goers and provided the exclamation point on a wild, wacky whirlwind week in…
Panini America On Location: Scenes from a Wild Saturday at the 2011 National
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Saturday at any National Sports Collectors Convention traditionally ranks as the busiest day of the show. Form certainly held true for the 2011 edition -- especially inside the Panini America booth. Easily the 32nd National's most popular daily manufacturer attraction, the Panini America booth attracted its biggest crowds of the show on Saturday, as collectors lined up early to participate…
Can’t Make It to The National? Then Panini America is Bringing The National to You.
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Look, we here at Panini America realize that not everyone can make it to the 32nd Annual National Sports Collectors Convention. We understand that and we sympathize with those loyal collectors who would love to be here but simply can't be. So we're bringing a little bit of The National to you. (more…)
Panini America On Location: The Sights and Sounds from Day 3 at the 2011 National
Chicago-based freelance writer Dan Campana contributed to this report and will file updates and images to The Knight’s Lance throughout the week. ROSEMONT, Ill. -- It shouldn’t be this simple. But for one lucky Panini America collector late Friday morning, it was. Chicago-area hobbyist Dan Piehl walked up to Panini America's Tracy Hackler innocently enough. He just wanted to say hello, shake…
A Rapt Wrapper Redemption Highlights Panini America’s Thursday at the National
Chicago-based freelance writer Dan Campana contributed to this report and will file updates and images to The Knight’s Lance throughout the week. ROSEMONT, Ill. -- If, by chance, you've inexplicably been unable to find the Panini America booth at the 32nd Annual National Sports Collectors Convention, just follow the trail of foil wrappers. Those shiny remnants will lead you to redemption heaven,…
Panini America On Location: A Frenzied First Day at the 2011 National Convention
Chicago-based freelance writer Dan Campana contributed to this report and will file updates and images to The Knight's Lance throughout the week. ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The Panini America team landed in Chicago early Wednesday morning and hit the ground running for the "sneak peek" of the 32nd Annual National Sports Collectors Convention. Mere seconds after the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center…
Drool Gallery: The Panini America Box War Prizes for the 2011 National Convention
While the collecting world awaits tomorrow's Sneak Peek extravaganza at the 32nd National Sports Collectors Convention, the Panini America marketing team -- but especially Scott Prusha -- is hard at work feverishly buttoning up our grand plans for the industry's marquee event. Earlier today, Prusha handed me a handsome, just-embossed batch of 1/1 autograph and memorabilia cards, a show-stopping assortment of prizes…
Panini America Provides Specifics on Its National Wrapper Redemption Program
With the National Sports Collectors Convention set to take place starting Wednesday in Chicago, we thought it might be a good idea to detail the specifics of our highly anticipated wrapper-redemption program. We've spent the last two weeks showing you all t he goodies you can get from our packs, but we never really told you how you can get them. So,…