Nominations for lifetime achievement award for the 2024 TAGIE Awards are open

Now entering its 17th year, the TAGIE Awards, presented by People of Play (POP), will once again honor the best and brightest innovators, designers, retailers, suppliers, PR and marketers in the toy and game industry. Each year, the TAGIEs bring together the many communities that make up the larger industry of play, including professionals and fans from all over the world. This important recognition, honoring contribution, innovation, and spirit of community is the very heart of POP. 

Nominations are now open for the 2024 TAGIE Lifetime Achievement Award!

John Barbour, a respected captain of the toy industry and Chair of the TAGIE Lifetime Achievement Committee, encourages you to nominate Lifetime Achievement individuals that have:

• Long experience and record of accomplishment in the play industry.
• Innovative product or marketing introductions.
• Charitable efforts benefiting children and/or children’s causes.
• An unimpeachable record of integrity and respect in the industry.

Past Lifetime Achievement Honorees include:

2020 - Erno Rubik

2021 - Tom Kalinske, Michelle Litzky and the Pressman Family

2022 - Leslie Scott, Kantaro Tomiyama, and Alan Hassenfeld

2023 - Jill Barad and Rouben Terzian

Submit your Lifetime Achievement nominations HERE. There is no fee and the form is easy to complete! For more information about the TAGIEs, visit the webpage here. Photos from 2023 can be found HERE.

Source: Press Release