Douglas Cox
Upper Deck Answers Questions on New Streamlined Distribution Program
Earlier this week Upper Deck shared with its distribution partners and direct accounts a new distribution program on how current hobby products will be sold starting in April 2011. Upper Deck determined this course of action was important in order to strengthen and protect the company’s brands, while also streamlining and better-defining the company’s channels […]
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Corey Haim Snubbed at the Oscars
I know it sounds morbid, but one of my favorite parts of the Oscars is Memoriam portion of the show. It’s so sad to see all the amazing performers who we’ve lost over the last year, but it is always a moving tribute. I didn’t realize it as I watched this year, but missing from […]
READ MOREBrag Photo: Wayne Gretzky Returns to the Los Angeles Kings
We believe that if you are going to handle marketing for a sport, you should make it a point to get to a few games. So we reached out to our good friends at the Los Angeles Kings to pay a visit to a recent game and they took very good care of us. All […]
READ MORETeam Canada Surprises Waiting for Collectors in 2010-11 NHL SP Authentic
Upper Deck is the exclusive provider of Team Canada content for trading cards and the company has plans to use that in a new way with 2010-11 NHL SP Authentic. There are two autograph cards in set that are definitely different and will have collectors talking, especially those who are lucky enough to pull them. […]
READ MORECollector of the Month – Jeffrey Griffith
Each month Upper Deck spotlights one of its valued collectors to showcase their collection. The great thing about sports collectors is that they are all very different in what they collect, how they collect their items, and what they do once they have them. If you do anything around hockey trading cards, you likely know […]
READ MOREShort Prints Revealed in 2011 Upper Deck World of Sports
By now you’ve heard about some of the big pulls in Upper Deck’s 2011 World of Sports series. You’ve probably also heard about the amazing giveaway we are doing with the product as well. You’ve probably even tried some packs of it. If you pulled an autograph however, you may be in the dark about […]
READ MOREBrag Photo: Paula’s Sports Cards in Hawaii Loves World of Sports
One of my favorite people in this industry is Paula Nakata of Paula’s Sports Cards Etc in Honolulu, Hawaii. She just always has a positive vibe to her and customers in Hawaii all love making their way to her shop. She has really created a great community in her shop and many collectors make it […]
READ MOREUnforgettable: The 2011 NHL Heritage Classic
I recently made my way from San Diego to icy cold Calgary to entertain some customers at the 2011 NHL Heritage Classic. Upper Deck invited collectors, hobby shop owners and a distributor sales person to take in a very different type of hockey game. Our good friends at the NHL invited us to a Saturday […]
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