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Choosing a Mascot for Your Annual Festival

It’s that time of year again! Cities and community organizations everywhere are planning their annual festivals and many of those festivals will need a mascot. Mascots are loved by everyone and can help bring people of different ages and cultures together, making your festival a true community event.Here are some guidelines to help you out:Think positive […]

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How to Recycle Your Mascot Costume

Do you have an old mascot costume that’s not looking its best or that you simply don’t need anymore? Has your team or company rebranded and your needs are no longer the same as they once were? No matter the reason for no longer using your mascot costume, you have options! Trade in Your Costume […]

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3 Signs Your Mascot Needs Repair

As a marketing representative for your organization, you need to ensure your mascot costume is presentable during events. Doing so gives a projection of professionalism and a clean-cut image of your organization. Your mascot costume is an investment and a branding resource that is important. So, if your mascot costume looks tired, dirty, or needs […]

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Turn Your Mascot Into a Cuddly Plush Toy

What does your mascot’s image do for you? Just having a mascot is a great marketing tool and wonderful for brand recognition. However, your mascot and its image can only appear in so many places. Why not spread your brand even further and turn your mascot character into a stuffed toy? The Miniature Version Mascot […]

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Planning a successful event is difficult, to say the least. You have to pick an appropriate venue, provide plenty of activities, make sure there is enough of everything and make sure that nobody feels left out. One way to help light up guests’ faces is to invite a few of your favourite Sesame Street walkaround characters to meet and greet […]

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Mascot Accessories that Make Your Mascot Look its Best

One of the best parts about going to sporting events is the fun of the watching team mascots. They can add that something extra to any game environment. Here are some mascot accessories to help your mascot stay in the public eye longer and give that little bit extra at any event. Cooling Accessories Wearing […]

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The key to great mascot performers is being able to touch the audience emotionally by bringing life to the character they play. People are crazy about meeting their favourite character. Had it not been for shaking hands with them, getting a photo clicked with the mascot or taking back memories for a lifetime, they would […]

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Proper care of your mascot must include appropriate mascot storage to ensure that your mascot stays in tip-top condition and will last for many years. Mascots get ruined when stored in wet basements, musty storage bins, or crammed into office storage closets. Here are the main mascot storage mistakes to avoid. Spacious storage facility Your mascot […]

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When Can You Use a Licensed Character Mascot Costume

What is Character Licensing? Our expertise and experience means that we can come up with characters tailored to the needs and circumstances of our clients. Once that character is created, there are certain licensing points to be aware of for the on-going use of that character. Depending on how strictly you want to ensure that […]

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Hogtown Mascots does business all over the world. We’ve attained that status by providing a host of support and advisory services, which back up the quality of our costumes and our easy design/ordering process. One of the most important is the provision of custom sets and props, used to reinforce both mascot character and performance […]

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