WHAT OUR CLIENTS HAVE TO SAY

“Gary Caplan is more than just a consultant to us, he is a true business partner. For over 10 years, he has provided Brown Shoe valuable insights for our strategic planning, and his experience enables us to navigate through the sometimes complex world of licensing.”

Marci Ranger
Vice President, Marketing
Brown Shoe Company, Inc.

“Gary Caplan has been our licensing consultant for the past 16 years. He has brought Dan River great licenses and has given us valuable advice and guidance year after year. His staff is the best trained in the business due to Gary’s dedication to groom new people in the licensing business. We are pleased to have him as part of our team.”

Susan Meek
Vice President Licensing and Marketing
Dan River Inc.

“DecoPac has worked with Gary Caplan’s licensing services for over eight years. On the client side, Gary appears to be equally good with the novice as he is with those of us who have been in the business for many years. On the licensor side, he has been able to help provide us with information including contacts, what is on the horizon, and what is heating up in other industries. Working with Gary Caplan is the next best thing to having a crystal ball.”

Tina McKenna
President
DecoPac, Inc.

“Gary and his team are instrumental in the research, information, and the identification of the hottest new licenses for Disguise. By ensuring that Disguise is the first in our highly competitive category to approach the owner of the next important license, Gary Caplan, Inc. gives us a leading edge over our competition.”

Stephen Stanley
Executive Vice President
Disguise, Inc.

“Keeping pace with the very important but ever changing licensing industry is an enormous challenge. Gary Caplan has been an immeasurable help in providing Pressman not only with up to date information but also with an insight into what’s working and what’s not in the world of licensing. And his ability to open doors with his knowledge and contacts has helped grow our licensing business. He’s proven to be an informed, experienced, and invaluable asset to our company and we don’t make a licensing decision without him!”

David Shapiro
Vice President, Marketing
Pressman Toy

“Gary Caplan, Inc. has been instrumental in growing the Thermos L.L.C. licensed lunch kit business for the past 20 years. As Gary’s first client starting in 1984, we are very proud to say that we have just renewed GCI’s agreement for another two years. The invaluable guidance and direction from GCI through monthly license updates and support documents have enabled Thermos to continue to be the leaders in licensed lunch kits. Gary continually provides Thermos with the licensed recommendations that consistently prove to be the hottest entertainment licenses of the year … making Gary an indispensable member of the Thermos family!”

Julie Ryan
Director of Licensing
Thermos L.L.C.

“When VTech first began working with Gary, we were invisible to the licensing community. Gary made key introductions, guided us in our approach and licensor selections and got us started. A little more than a year later, VTech won Toy of the Year with V.Smile and its very impressive library of licensed software. Thank you Gary!”

Julia Fitzgerald
Vice President, Marketing
VTech Electronics North America