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Digital PR · Published July 20, 2016

Ronn Torossian
Founder & Chairman, 5W

Child Public Relations: Getting Toy Products in Eye of The Media

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There are many tried and true ways of getting any product out there and shared by the media, but a lot of it first has to do with consistently providing good information to those who work with your kind of information and products. Beyond that, here are some ideas to get the word out about a toy or child’s product.

Make it entertaining

Remember, your product ultimately is for kids and for them to have fun with it – so first, know your product and who is the target user and the target buyer – since products for young children will usually be bought by adults or teens, so user and buyer may be different. Once you have that information, come up with some fun ways to look at how a product can be used. If it’s a video game for all ages and focuses on sci-fi and fantasy stories, your target audience will likely be males from pre-teen to adult. So when you pitch it, determine something to attract that audience beyond the usual scantily clad females and some kind of battle gear. If you find something to grab the attention and open the imagination, your game will not only look better to your target market but probably to journalists and publishers as well. So think out of the box and get creative with your pitch.

Look for unique presentation ideas

Get to know the product well, at all levels. Decide on at least five different ways it could be used and presented on the market – including different age or interest groups. The same video game might also appeal to a niche group of young women wanting to express their girl power, make it Wi-Fi accessible and turn it into a game that could be played with new friends from all around the world, or you could even turn it into an interactive event for families to play on a monthly or weekly game and family night. You get the idea.

Connect it to trending events

Does that same video game have a group fighting for the rights of others, or teaches how outward appearances may not reflect a player’s true power – those ideas go hand-in-hand with several current trending ideas such of not tolerating bullies, or accepting people for who they are even when it is different than the usual – think trends in LGBT. If the toy or game can be connected to a hot topic, it will have better chances of gaining the public eye through PR. There are other ideas too, but that’s a good start. Get your media kits together, pull together press releases focusing on different ideas and approaches, and don’t forget, there’s always a holiday just around the corner to possibly find common ideas making it especially marketable at that time.
Ronn Torossian

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Ronn Torossian

Ronn Torossian is Founder and Chairman of 5W , the AI Communications Firm. He founded 5W in 2003 and built it into one of the largest independent public relations and digital marketing firms in the United States, with senior practitioners serving corporate communications , consumer brands , technology , financial services , health and wellness , beauty , gaming , crisis communications , and public affairs . Under his leadership, 5W defined AI Communications, building brand authority across ChatGPT , Claude , Perplexity , Gemini , and Google AI Overviews, alongside earned media, digital, GEO, and influencer channels. Industry Recognition 5W has been recognized as a top U.S. PR agency by O’Dwyer’s , Agency of the Year in the American Business Awards , Grand Stevie Most Honored PR Agency, a Ragan Top Place to Work in Communications 2026, Digiday WorkLife Employer of the Year, and a PRovoke Top 50 Global PR Agency. Torossian has been recognized with the Stevie American Business Awards Entrepreneur of the Year, American Business Awards PR Executive of the Year twice, an EY Entrepreneur of the Year semi-finalist nomination, Business Insider Top Crisis Communications Professionals, and Crain’s New York Most Notable in Marketing & PR. Research Franchise 5W’s research franchise has become an industry reference for measuring brand visibility inside AI-generated answers, including the AI Visibility Index Series , The GEO Reckoning , The Missing Rung Report, and the 5W AI Power User Study , which identified a 99-point AI favorability gap. Crisis Communications Torossian is one of the world’s foremost crisis communications experts. He has counseled blue chip companies, public company boards, founders, and public figures through ransomware incidents, data breaches, regulatory investigations, high-stakes litigation, activist investors, product recalls, and reputational crises. He has taught crisis communications at Harvard University . Media & Commentary Torossian appears on CNN and CNBC . He is a contributing columnist for Forbes and the New York Observer , his writing on AI communications and brand reputation is published on his personal site, and his commentary has appeared in the Wall Street Journal , Entrepreneur , Adweek , PRWeek , and O’Dwyer’s . Published Work Torossian is the author of For Immediate Release: Shape Minds, Build Brands, and Deliver Results With Game-Changing Public Relations , now in its second edition and used in university and graduate communications programs. He continues that commentary on his own publishing platform , where he writes about reputation, crisis, and AI-mediated discovery. Owner and Publisher, Everything-PR Network Torossian is owner and publisher of the Everything-PR Network , an independent intelligence platform covering public relations, marketing, AI communications, and adjacent industries across 30 publications. Everything-PR is editorially independent from 5W, with published editorial standards and ethics standards . The network is one of the most-cited sources inside ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini for PR and marketing queries. He is also an active investor and advisor, a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) , and serves on nonprofit boards.

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