News from Industry Summit (Updated 03/18/14)
Mar 18, 2014 12:15:54 GMT -8
Post by heartbrkepolo2k5 on Mar 18, 2014 12:15:54 GMT -8
Information courtesy from Firehand Cards and Beckett
Panini America
Panini Rewards Program will replace all redemptions!
- No more player specific redemptions
- Points can be redeemed for products, memorabilia, or cards
- Cards will be in hand and you will get the card in 6-7 days
- Rewards app for Android & iPhones will be available soon
- First product will be 2014 Score in May
- Working on this system for about two years
Redemption #s Overall from the last year & Hockey Redemptions
- Pushing out more than 4000 redemptions a week
- Increase in "Live" cards for all four major sports
- All hockey redemptions will be fulfilled after license expires
100% Secure Self Authentication
- Taking photos of prime patches in high end products
- Database for high end cards (NT, Immaculate, Etc.)
- QR code will be on the back of the card. Scan the QR code and find the image on the Panini site
Game Used Items
- Game worn sneakers
- Game worn shorts (Christmas Day games) for Immaculate & NT Basketball
- Full pics of the game day shorts will be on the back of the card
Products
- Prizm Baseball, Price Drop, More Color, and 2 autos per box
- Announced 2014 Immaculate & Flawless Football
- Flawless Football not the same price point as basketball
- Announced 2014 NT Baseball will be back; 2014 Immaculate Baseball
- NT Hockey will happen with an additional FLAWLESS Hockey card added to some cases as a thank you to Panini Hockey fans
- Prizm World Cup Soccer! No Jumbo; 6-7 autos per case
- Black Friday packs will continue
- Father's Day Packs - June 15, 2014
- NBA Rookie Exchange Draft card in Intrigue & Panini Signatures; Picks #1-#25 (Shipped approx. after November 1, 2014)
Roundtable Stores
- Stores will have sneak peek of products before they go live (5 days before national release)
- Six more products this year
- Sneak peak encourages customers to come in to the store
- First product will be 2014-2015 Prizm Jumbo Basketball
Leaf
- Leaf has bought Sport Kings
- New Names Michael Phelps, Ichiro
Upper Deck
- They will be cutting down on releases for the 2014-15 season.
- 2014-15 Calendar: Aug - MVP, Sept - OPC, Sept - Fleer Ultra, Oct - Artifacts, Nov - UD Series 1
- 2013-14: Fleer Showcase Hockey in April, Ultimate Hockey comes out in May
- 2014 Football: Quantum Football in May, SPx Football in June
- SP Authentic Basketball: Buyback autos with Jordan in Bulls uniforms
- All-Time Greats Master Collection: 200 sets; all base sets are autographed; there are bonus items
- All-Time Greats Checklist includes Woods, Jorda, Orr, Emmitt Smith, Lemieux, Manziel, Wie, Tony Hawk, Crosby, Gretzky
Panini America
Panini Rewards Program will replace all redemptions!
- No more player specific redemptions
- Points can be redeemed for products, memorabilia, or cards
- Cards will be in hand and you will get the card in 6-7 days
- Rewards app for Android & iPhones will be available soon
- First product will be 2014 Score in May
- Working on this system for about two years
Redemption #s Overall from the last year & Hockey Redemptions
- Pushing out more than 4000 redemptions a week
- Increase in "Live" cards for all four major sports
- All hockey redemptions will be fulfilled after license expires
100% Secure Self Authentication
- Taking photos of prime patches in high end products
- Database for high end cards (NT, Immaculate, Etc.)
- QR code will be on the back of the card. Scan the QR code and find the image on the Panini site
Game Used Items
- Game worn sneakers
- Game worn shorts (Christmas Day games) for Immaculate & NT Basketball
- Full pics of the game day shorts will be on the back of the card
Products
- Prizm Baseball, Price Drop, More Color, and 2 autos per box
- Announced 2014 Immaculate & Flawless Football
- Flawless Football not the same price point as basketball
- Announced 2014 NT Baseball will be back; 2014 Immaculate Baseball
- NT Hockey will happen with an additional FLAWLESS Hockey card added to some cases as a thank you to Panini Hockey fans
- Prizm World Cup Soccer! No Jumbo; 6-7 autos per case
- Black Friday packs will continue
- Father's Day Packs - June 15, 2014
- NBA Rookie Exchange Draft card in Intrigue & Panini Signatures; Picks #1-#25 (Shipped approx. after November 1, 2014)
Roundtable Stores
- Stores will have sneak peek of products before they go live (5 days before national release)
- Six more products this year
- Sneak peak encourages customers to come in to the store
- First product will be 2014-2015 Prizm Jumbo Basketball
Leaf
- Leaf has bought Sport Kings
- New Names Michael Phelps, Ichiro
Upper Deck
- They will be cutting down on releases for the 2014-15 season.
- 2014-15 Calendar: Aug - MVP, Sept - OPC, Sept - Fleer Ultra, Oct - Artifacts, Nov - UD Series 1
- 2013-14: Fleer Showcase Hockey in April, Ultimate Hockey comes out in May
- 2014 Football: Quantum Football in May, SPx Football in June
- SP Authentic Basketball: Buyback autos with Jordan in Bulls uniforms
- All-Time Greats Master Collection: 200 sets; all base sets are autographed; there are bonus items
- All-Time Greats Checklist includes Woods, Jorda, Orr, Emmitt Smith, Lemieux, Manziel, Wie, Tony Hawk, Crosby, Gretzky
