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CURIOUS GEORGE

POSITIONING DOCUMENT AND MARKETING SUPPORT

Table of Contents

 

Property: Curious George
Titles:

Curious George Learns Phonics for Kindergarten-1st Grade
Curious George Paint & Print Studio
Curious George Pre-K ABC’s
Curious George Preschool Learning Games
Curious George Reads, Writes, & Spells for Grades 1&2

Platform:Win 98/95 & MAC
Category:Kid’s Entertainment
Target Audience: Parents/Kids ages 3-8
Pricing:
Wholesale - $14.00/ Estimated Street Price - $19.95

Set Up:

3D Accelerator Card Required

Minimum Windows® System Requirements:

Windows® 95/98
Pentium 90 MHz
16 MB RAM
2x CD-ROM
256 Colors or higher display graphics capabilities
Windows-compatible sound card
Mouse

Minimum Macintosh® System Requirements:

68040 or higher (including PowerPC), iMac®,
G3 or higher
System 7.5 or higher
16 MB RAM (12 MB RAM recommended for PowerPC)
2x CD-ROM drive
Color Display
Mouse


Curious George Learns Phonics for Kindergarten-1st Grade
ISBN: 0-7435-0383-X UPC: 0-76714-50383-0 Ages 3-7


Curious George Paint & Print Studio
ISBN: 0-7435-0384-8 UPC: 0-76714-50384-7 Ages 3-8

Curious George Pre-K ABC’s
ISBN: 0-7435-0382-1 UPC: 0-76714-50382-3 Ages 3-6


Curious George Preschool Learning Games

ISBN: 0-7435-0385-6 UPC: 0-76714-50385-4 Ages 3-5


Curious George Reads, Writes, & Spells for Grades 1&2
ISBN: 0-7435-0381-3 UPC: 0-76714-50381-6 Ages 5-8
Case Pack Quantity: 12

Size: 7.875" x 9.5" x 2"
Carton Size: 16.75" x 10.5" x 12"

Product Overview

The Curious George Young Reader Series will give your children the Early Reading Advantage as they builds skills through activities and games with that ever-so-mischievous monkey.

Product Summary

    • Curious George Learns Phonics for Kindergarten-1st Grade

Curious George joins the circus in this fun, learning phonics adventure. Ages 3-7

    • Curious George Paint & Print Studio

Create, color, paint, stamp and print with Curious George and friends. Ages 3-8

    • Curious George Pre-K ABC’s

Join the fun in this lively exploration of alphabet sounds, shapes and pronunciations. Ages 3-6

    • Curious George Preschool Learning Games

Self paced learning activities feature multiple skill levels for hours of fun. Ages 3-5

    • Curious George Reads, Writes, & Spells for Grades 1&2

Young learners join Curious George as reporters while building learning skills.

Ages 5-8

Target Demographic

  • Ages 3-8

7/21/00

Competitive Category Sales

Rank

Title

Publisher

1999 Value

1999 Volume

1999 ASP

1

Ready to Read With Pooh

Disney

$2,186,324

106,454

$20.54

2

Sesame Street Letters

Mattel

$810,089

79,601

$10.18

3

Sesame Street Elmo’s Reading

Mattel

$1,148,724

64,525

$17.80

4

Sesame Street Search & Learn

Mattel

$922,075

55,295

$16.68

 

Rationale for Launching This Product

  • To capitalize on the Curious George brand and promote it in the world of digital entertainment.
  • Leverage the continuing popularity and growth of Curious George to subtly teach kids basic reading skills.
  • To utilize recognizable characters in learning games
  • Over 130 licensees worldwide are on board producing children’s apparel, home furnishings, children’s hair accessories, publishing, belts & jewelry, fine art, specialty toys, adult apparel, stationery, adult accessories, toys, candy & food, art lithographs, gift items, videos and bedding.
  • His appeal is strong around the world with classic brand popularity and awareness in Japan, Brazil, Scandinavia, UK, Canada, Germany, Italy, Taiwan and Hong Kong

Consumer Awareness for Curious George

  • Curious George is a classic brand of high-end specialty products positioned to mid to upper-end department stores and specialty shops.
  • The seven original Curious George titles have sold more than 20 million books worldwide and have been translated into 12 languages
  • For the first time in more than 30 years, 16 new adventure books have been published…8 books debuted in 1998 (selling over 500,000 copies the first year), 4 titles in 1999 and an additional 4 titles in 2000
  • Earnshaw’s nomination for "Best Licensed Character Program"
  • Curious George balloon appeared in the 1998 America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and will continue through 2000
  • Curious George debuts in his first series of media-supported QSR promotions slated for Spring-Holiday 2000
  • Yamaha of Japan is featuring Curious George & the man in the Yellow Hat in TV commercials, print ads, in-store signage and POP materials
  • The World of Curious George can be found on a fun, interactive web site www.curiousgeorge.com
  • Universal Studios is making Curious George a Global Corporate Priority across all its divisions-from Theatrical to Publishing, from Television to New Media, from Music to Home Video, and from Theme Parks to Retail.
  • Universal Pictures with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment will bring Curious George to life on the big screen
  • Universal Studios Florida opened Curious George Goes to Town in 1999, a new interactive children’s playground

Packaging Strategy

  • Distinct and highly recognizable images of Curious George
  • Bright, colorful glossed boxes

Channel Marketing Strategy

Primary Sales Channels: Core distribution in mass, clubs and superstores

Alternative Channels: Online sales opportunities; Viral and Guerilla marketing

Promotional Opportunities: Cross-promotions with Curious George’s other licensees

Promotional Product Descriptions

Curious George

Learns Phonics for Kindergarten-1st Grade

50 Word Description:

Curious George joins the circus in this fun phonics adventure! Six games and activities teach children to recognize letters, sounds, and to sound out words as they build basic reading skills. Children explore at their own pace and discover the joy of learning while they play learning games and activities that teach phonics.

25 Word Description:

Curious George joins the circus in this fun phonics adventure! Six games and activities teach children to recognize letters, and sounds as they build basic reading skills.

10 Word Description:

Curious George joins the circus in this fun, learning phonics adventure.

 

Curious George

Paint & Print Studio

50 Word Description:

This extremely powerful, full-featured program will bring out the artist in any child. With over a thousand stamps, dozens of canvases and backgrounds, and templates for cards, signs and craft projects, children create their own stories, books, pictures, games, puzzles and more – all with the look of the original Curious George storybooks.

25 Word Description:

Full-featured program which brings out the artist in any child. Create, color, paint, stamp and print, all with the look of the original Curious George storybooks.

10 Word Description:

Create, color, paint, stamp and print with Curious George and friends.

Curious George

Pre-K ABC’s

50 Word Description:

Everybody’s favorite monkey goes bananas over the ABC’s! Come join the fun in this lively exploration of alphabet sounds, shapes and pronunciations. Fly high in a sky-writing plane, play letter games at the zoo, go fishing in an alphabet lake. Each game teaches the critical-thinking skills that build a foundation for reading.

25 Word Description:

Join the fun in this lively exploration of alphabet sounds, shapes and pronunciations. Six multi-level activities teach critical-thinking skills that build a foundation for reading.

10 Word Description:

Join the fun in this lively exploration of alphabet sounds, shapes and pronunciations.

Curious George

Preschool Learning Games

50 Word Description:

Join Curious George as he plays exciting arcade games! He’s having the time of his life with patterns, shapes and letters. Children explore at their own pace and are gently challenged to build critical reasoning and reading skills in a magical environment. This series of skill-building games builds a foundation for reading and are specifically designed for active learners.

25 Word Descriptions:

Join Curious George as he plays with shapes and letters through exciting arcade games! Build critical reasoning and reading skills in a magical environment designed for active learners.

10 Word Descriptions:

Self paced learning activities feature multiple skill levels for hours of fun.

Curious George

Reads, Writes, & Spells

For Grades 1 & 2

50 Word Description:

Give your child the early reading advantage. Join the world’s most famous monkey in this fun-packed learning adventure. Curious George embarks on a new adventure as a cub reporter. By helping him with his assignments, kids become a part of the story while practicing their reading, writing and spelling skills.

25 Word Description:

Join Curious George as he embarks on a new adventure as a cub reporter. By helping him with his assignments, kids practice their reading, writing and spelling skills.

10 Word Description:

Young learners join Curious George as reporters while building learning skills.

CURIOUS GEORGE