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MMI Team expands, new company formed for Character Licensing, Movies and TV! After years of product development for Marilyn Monroe, Elvis, James Dean, etc. our focus for licensing superstars and characters is launched with new energy!

Smiley!

One of the most famous icons in the world, began in 1971, Franklin Loufrani created this simple concept for his newspaper, a happy icon to highlight good news. His son Laurence continued the trend for the symbol, which became a phenomenon adorning t-shirts, buttons, posters etc. and complimented by positive catch phrases. Today Smiley’s high visibility is greatly enhanced via “emoticon” icons: used via instant message programs and text messages on mobile phones. Popular social networking websites such as MySpace and Facebook use this brand concept to help people communicate & express a full range of emotions.

“Smiley Collection” a successful brand has been developed from the original Smiley, with a range of creative clothes and accessories.

Smiley has enjoyed high-profile collaborations including a couture line by Religion, the chic East London label which gave Smiley an edgy make-over for today’s youth: Smiley has been washed, torn, spray-painted, ornamented and reinterpreted in the coolest of ways. Smiley has been endorsed by many celebrities of movie and music industries; appeared at events like the Cannes film festival and Barcelona's Sonar. Organic and fair trade cotton are used to be earth-friendly, something we can all smile about. Brand Solution Group, a division of MMI, is the exclusive US agent for the Smiley brand for a full range of products from apparel and accessories to home goods and stationery.

Our Mission: Make the World a Happier Place to Live!

New Cartoon Characters for 2008!

Brand Solution Group has been granted the US rights for several wonderful new properties:

“SEDO DOG.”
Cartoons don’t come any more fun or charming then SEDO DOGS, who hail from a parallel dimension called WOOF WORLD. It’s practically a doggy paradise: a place where dogs talk just like you and I, they take themselves for walks, fire hydrants are plentiful and bones grow on trees! When they drop in on Lucy in our world, she soon discovers that these are no ordinary dogs… SEDO DOGS have super-cool powers, which are bestowed upon them by their special hats!

“Buttercup Wood.”
A highly successful animation in Asia and Europe, this sophisticated series features top quality animation. The story focuses on the characters Louie the Bee, Shanghai the Butterfly and Dietel the Beetle as three young insects that live and play in Buttercup Wood. Although their backgrounds, personalities, and outlook are quite different they are still the very best of friends. The message that “best friends bring out the best in each other” is at the core of each magical story.

“Tomato Twins.”
T-ann and Ti-yo are adorable twins with super powers. They keep Happia Town safe from Kat Pest and his henchman. Unfortunately fighting evil does not mean that the Twins can get out of doing the things that regular seven-year-olds do, such as: homework, making their beds and cleaning their rooms. This animated series revolves around the Twins normal everyday experiences combined with their extraordinary superhero encounters. The show teaches non-violence as the Tomato Twins solve problems “with their brains” and it also features messages on the value of friendship, responsibility and even a concern for the environment.

Tomato Twins

Brand Solution Group targets it’s 1st success for 2007, presenting “Babelle.” Babelle is the first of several character license programs Brand Solution Group will develop.

The next # 1 Supermodel!...
After gracing catwalks across the globe in the finest fabrics, doing her ravishing walk.
Babelle, sexy, humorous… a breath away from becoming the world’s next glamour girl. “Paris” Who??

It’s impossible not to embrace her inimitable sense of style, here is Babelle!…

Contact: marilyn.goldberg@brandsolutiongroup.com

“Babelle” is the world’s favorite toon model! As a toon she has an advantage over normal models: Her height, weight, bust, waist, hips are classified as perfect model standards and she's always almost twenty! Her name implies she is French, her perfect jawline is reminiscent of West European classic beauties...but those eyes, could she be inter-galactic? Out of this world or not, Babelle has a perfect nose for style and a captivated audience at her feet! Babelle has graced the pages of magazines such as W, Viva, and Link.

Here are some examples of Babelle modeling top designers, such as Dolce & Gabbana and Christian Dior…

Babelle can be used by your organization and bring new found glamour to the world of fashion. Join us in celebrating Babelle’s entry to the USA!

“TALENT SCOUT” is a great new concept: it is a competition on Babelle’s website (www.babelle.nl ) the artist behind Babelle, Mr. Roland Maas, now offers this monthly column to be published in fashion magazines. The idea for a magazine is: direct readers to his website, download a Babelle in underwear / bikini /etc. and young aspiring fashion designers can create a new look for her, and compete to have their design published. The winner can be chosen by the editors and together with Roland, he will then draw a final artistic rendering of Babelle modelling the winners fashions!

Talent Scout

Prior to our new entity Brand Solution Group, MMI secured agreements with Playboy, an expert of “Global Brand Power.”

Presenting Pop Art Collection!

Pop Art Collection
is a privately owned series of artworks, originally created by Pop artist Keith Haring for Playboy magazine. Playboy’s archives include illustrations and paintings by some of the world’s most innovative artists. These products were made without the participation or approval of Keith Haring or his estate. Playboy granted MMI the license for the images created by Keith Haring for Playboy, the copyright and TM holder for “Pop Art Collection.” MMI has developed an assortment of Pop Art Collection products such as bedding, towels, porcelain, apparel, bags, calendars and stationery.