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EWKE Earthworks Appointed Merchandising & Licensing Rep for 100 Million Dollar LITTLE SUZY'S ZOO Property
Earthworks Appointed Merchandising & Licensing Rep for 100 Million Dollar LITTLE SUZY'S ZOO Property
LOS ANGELES
Earthworks, Los Angeles
Tom Derby, 877-381-5720
or
Peter Keefe, 310-589-3985
Earthworks Brand Management Division to Represent Worldwide Licensing for Artist Suzy Spafford's 100 Million Dollar Infant-Toddler Franchise
Earthworks Entertainment (OTCBB:EWKE.OB) has been selected to serve as the merchandising and licensing representative for the celebrated infant and toddler franchise LITTLE SUZY'S ZOO. Under the agreement, Earthworks Entertainment, through the company's recently inaugurated Brand Management Division, will represent select product categories from the Suzy's Zoo branded world, including LITTLE SUZY'S ZOO and WAGS and WHISKERS.
Suzy's Zoo greeting cards were introduced in 1968 by award-winning American artist Suzy Spafford. With over 200 whimsical characters in the line, the company expanded upon the stationery products to include numerous highly successful licensed product categories from other leading manufacturers and licensees.
The licensing program for LITTLE SUZY'S ZOO, an infant and toddler brand introduced in 1999, quickly became an unparalleled mass-market retail success story. Just three years after it was introduced into the marketplace, LITTLE SUZY'S ZOO branded products generated over 100 million dollars in annual retail sales. The company has over 35 licensing partners. Please visit LITTLE SUZY'S ZOO at : www.suzyszoo.com.
"We have been fans of Suzy Spafford and the charmingly precious world of the Suzy's Zoo franchise since the company launched their marvelous LITTLE SUZY'S ZOO brand. It is with a special heartfelt joy that we begin our representation of this absolutely splendid franchise to the licensing and merchandising community. We believe that this brand is now perfectly poised to gain a huge share of the global infant and toddler marketplace in key categories ranging from books to apparel to toys," said Peter Keefe, CEO of Earthworks Entertainment.
"We are delighted to name Earthworks Entertainment as licensing representative for LITTLE SUZY'S ZOO. Both Peter Keefe and Cathy Malatesta are highly regarded by the licensing and entertainment industry for their innovative and successful programming and licensing achievements throughout their distinguished careers. We look forward to a long and successful association with this outstanding team," said Suzy Spafford, C.E.O.
Earthworks Entertainment (www.EarthworksEntertainment.com) creates, produces, markets and distributes high quality children's and family oriented entertainment properties. The Company identifies entertainment properties that it believes have the greatest success potential in the global marketplace. It then develops and markets these properties in exchange for management, production and distribution fees and for a substantial percentage of the worldwide merchandise licensing profits.
These entertainment properties are marketed in all areas of commercial licensing including: TV & Home Video, Toys, Video Games, Music, Books, Leisure & Play Items, Gifts & Novelties, Theme Parks, Food & Drink Promotions, and Apparel.
This News Release contains forward-looking statements which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995.
Due to the fact that Earthworks faces competition from other creators, producers, sellers, marketers, distributors and licensors, and due to the uncertainty of the public's response to Earthwork's children's and family entertainment properties, actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements.
