Top cat: how 'Hello Kitty' conquered the world, The Independent
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When, in 1974, employees at the Japanese design company Sanrio created Hello Kitty, the small, rounded cartoon cat with a red bow between her ears and no mouth, they could never have dreamt that she would become the global megastar she is today. Sales of Hello Kitty merchandise now account for half of Saniro
When, in 1974, employees at the Japanese design company Sanrio created Hello Kitty, the small, rounded cartoon cat with a red bow between her ears and no mouth, they could never have dreamt that she would become the global megastar she is today. Sales of Hello Kitty merchandise now account for half of Saniro's $1bn (£500m) annual turnover and her face adorns 50,000 products, sold in more than 60 countries.
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PDF) BRAND ANTHROPOMORPHISM: THE LITERARY LIVES OF MARKETING MASCOTS
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In Search of Adorable, as Hello Kitty Starts to Fade - The New York Times
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Hello Kitty - Flip eBook Pages 1-3
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Full article: Theory and strategies of anthropomorphic brand characters from Peter Rabbit, Mickey Mouse, and Ronald McDonald, to Hello Kitty
Hello Kitty Images – Browse 7,008 Stock Photos, Vectors, and Video, hello kitty
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What Is the Story of Hello Kitty?: Anderson, Kirsten, Who HQ, Weber, Jill: 9781524788391: : Books
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Hello Kitty - Wikipedia
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Hello Kitty is taking over the world, one product at a time – The New Economy, hello kitty