Integrity Toys Legendary 2020 Convention day 1: The Convention Collection

Lots of things to take in on day one of the Integrity Toys Legendary 25th Anniversary convention, so I’m writing a number of posts to give you all the information about them! There was a separate presentation for the convention collection - which was available to preorder complete for the convention ticket holders - and also the IT Direct Exclusive dolls that will also be available in the convention shop for the main package holders. These presentations have the feel of the webinars that W Club organizes for collection reveals, but, as they are pre-recorded, feel a bit awkward. If they were live, and the people making the presentation were interacting with the attendees, instead of pretending to (yes, it shows), the experience would have been that much better. We are seeing gorgeous clothes though and that is awesome. On with it then.

Item # 77189

Dazzling Debut

Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll

The 2020 Integrity Toys 25th Anniversary Convention: Legendary

Poppy Parker Convention Collection

Limited Edition: 600 Dolls

Expected Ship Date: Late Nov.

Special Convention Price: $145.00

Head Sculpt: Poppy Parker

Body Type: Poppy Parker 1.5

Foot Sculpt: Articulated Ankle

Skin Tone: FR Black

Hair Color: Darkest Brunette

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied

Quickswitch: No

Quite a beautiful Poppy, but she does not even come close to the original inspiration, Reluctant Debutante. Alain correctly pointed out that she’s more late sixties while the original was firmly in the very early part of the decade. I love the embroidery of the dress, the design and colouring is superb.. Well done David. The dress is a recreation of the one worn by Mia Farrow in the film A Dandy In Aspic, where she was also wearing this outfit that brings to mind the fur details of Poppy’s coat.

Item # 77190

Black Tie

Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll

The 2020 Integrity Toys 25th Anniversary Convention: Legendary

Poppy Parker Convention Collection

Limited Edition: 600 Dolls

Expected Ship Date: Late Nov.

Special Convention Price: $145.00

Head Sculpt: Poppy Parker

Body Type: Poppy Parker 1.5

Foot Sculpt: High-heeled

Skin Tone: FR White

Hair Color: Black

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied

Quickswitch: No

I think I like this one much better than her inspiration the Portrait In Black Poppy Parker, from the same debut collection as Reluctant Debutant. And I bet she will be as sought after as her predecessor. Both doll and outfit look gorgeous.

Item # 82129

In Control

Erin Salston™ Dressed Doll

The 2020 Integrity Toys 25th Anniversary Convention: Legendary

NU. Face Convention Collection

Limited Edition: 600 Dolls

Expected Ship Date: Late Nov.

Special Convention Price: $150.00

Head Sculpt: Erin 2.0

Body Type: NF 3.0

Foot Sculpt: High-heeled

Skin Tone: Japan

Hair Color: Fiery Auburn

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied

Quickswitch: No

That’s a gorgeous Erin. Her face in the photo above reminds me a bit of the actress Ruth Wilson. The doll looks a bit, colour wise like High End Envy Erin, the first one I believe that had this newer sculpt. Jessy said his inspiration was (loosely) Clash Control Erin. She looks much better than the original. I’d definitely get her if I could.

Item # 82130

Not Pretending

Eden Blair™ Dressed Doll

The 2020 Integrity Toys 25th Anniversary Convention: Legendary

NU. Face Convention Collection

Limited Edition: 600 Dolls

Expected Ship Date: Late Nov.

Special Convention Price: $150.00

Head Sculpt: Eden

Body Type: NF 3.0

Foot Sculpt: High-heeled

Skin Tone: Cream

Hair Color: Baby Blonde

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied

Quickswitch: No

I’m not a fan of the Great Pretender Lilith, on which the Not Pretending Eden is based on, but I love this one! Gorgeous face and cute Chanel style fashion is a great combination - add the teddy bear backpack and hit the mark! I wish I could get her.

Item # 91480

Style Legacy

Isabella Alves™ Dressed Doll

The 2020 Integrity Toys 25th Anniversary Convention: Legendary

Fashion Royalty® Convention Collection

Limited Edition: 600 Dolls

Expected Ship Date: Late Nov.

Special Convention Price: $160.00

Head Sculpt: Isabella (New Character!)

Body Type: FR 6.0

Foot Sculpt: High-heeled

Skin Tone: Light Honey

Hair Color: Mahogany

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied

Quickswitch: No

It’s been a while since we had a new character added to the Fashion Royalty line up - and it is nice doing it in a convention so that she gets lots of attention. The appearance of a new Latina character was teased one year ago at the Baltimore convention and we’re seeing her now. She does not have a story announced yet. Jessy said they’re keeping it a mystery for now. The inspiration for her outfit and styling is Style Renaissance Adele Makeda, from the 2006 Pompadour collection. That was the year I started collecting Fashion Royalty and for me it has two of the best collections for FR: Pompadour and Miami. I am glad that year is getting referenced in this year’s anniversary looks.

Item # 91479

Intimate Soirée

Agnes Von Weiss® Dressed Doll

The 2020 Integrity Toys 25th Anniversary Convention: Legendary

Fashion Royalty® Convention Collection

Limited Edition: 600 Dolls

Expected Ship Date: Late Nov.

Special Convention Price: $160.00

Head Sculpt: Agnes

Body Type: FR 6.0

Foot Sculpt: High-heeled

Skin Tone: Japan

Hair Color: Raven

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied

Quickswitch: No

Another grail in the making! Look at that face! That attitude! That style! An amazing Agnes, courtesy of Jessy, who was inspired by Intimately Acquainted Luchia and Soir De Paris fashion set MFD exclusive from 2003. The doll reminds me of Queen of Everything and High Gloss Agnes dolls combined. Love her and am so sorry to not be getting her. During the presentation I heard Alain pronounce her surname as wees instead of the proper vice (after all it’s German for white). Is that a thing now or was it a slip of the tongue?

Gorgeous convention collection - are you getting any of these beauties?

All photos and information contained herein is copyrighted Integrity Toys, Inc. and Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC. and may not be reprinted or disseminated without express written permission. ©2020 All rights reserved. POPPY PARKER, FASHION ROYALTY, NU. FACE, and all other character marks followed by ™ or ® are trademarks of Integrity Toys, Inc., Chesapeake City MD USA 21915. ©2020 All rights reserved. The W Club is a trademark of Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC. All rights reserved.

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The Moschino Spring-Summer 2021 fashion show was a puppet affair - and had everyone swooning

We saw dolls becoming models in the July shows this year, one of the creative ideas designers had to overcome restrictions due to the pandemic. Inspired by Théâtre de la Mode, Maria-Grazia Chiuri showed miniature versions of the Dior Autumn/Winter 2020 collection, much like those shown in the Maison’s incredible fashion exhibition a year ago. Walter Van Beirendonck showed his Spring Summer 2021 men’s collection on dolls made by the talented Eli Effenberger from Meenangerie dolls. So it did not seem weird that Jeremy Scott had the same inspiration for his Moschino 2021 Spring Summer Ready To Wear show - it fits the whimsical spirit of the brand very well. But he took it a step further: he used puppets instead of dolls.

It is not the first time puppets, or more precisely, marionettes, were used for a fashion show. In 1960, marionettes were used alongside real human models on the runway at the Cypress Club in London, as you can see below.

Jeremy Scott talked to US Vogue about the process of creating the whimsical runway show. He has worked with Barbie in the past, even did a complete collection inspired by her. He loves dolls!

He also did a segment for CNN Style:

His original inspiration was, as for others too, the Théâtre de la Mode mannequins. As he has worked with Jim Henson’s Creature Shop (The Muppets, Dark Crystal) before, and they all were in Los Angeles due to the pandemic, he decided to work with them to make the show. The marionettes were sculpted with computers and then made in L.A. by the Henson team, while the painstakingly detailed outfits were made in Italy by the Moschino team, and then sent to the US for the filming. Most of the outfits were made in human size too, as we can see in photos posted on the company’s Instagram. You can see the entire collection here.

What is a fashion show without its front row? Not content with making the models into puppets, Scott had the Henson people make a series of esteemed fashion editors into marionettes, sitting along the runway on golden chairs like they do during couture week. You could see Anna Wintour (holding her invite), Edward Enninful (British Vogue), Hamish Bowles (Vogue US), Samira Nasr (Harper’s Bazaar US), Vanessa Friedman (NY Times, jotting notes down her notebook no less), Carlyne Cerf De Dudzelee , Anna Dello Russo (Vogue Japan), Nina Garcia (Elle US), Angelica Cheung (Vogue China), model Brandon Good. For the rest, we have “inside information” that two more front row attendees were Lupita Nyong’o and Kerry Washington, while the blonde lady taking a snapshot with her phone could be Scott’s friend Lizzie Widdiecombe from New Yorker magazine. Below is a panoramic photo on which I have written the audience members I could identify.

Below you can see a slideshow of close ups from the front row. If anyone has concrete information about any of the so far unidentified ladies, please let me know so I can add them.

Edward Enninful

Anna Wintour

Angelica Cheung

Anna Dello Russo

Hamish Bowles

Carlyne Cerf De Dudzeele

Lizzie Widdicombe (?)

Unidentified

Left: unidentified Right: Samira Nasr

Left: Lupita Nyong'o Right: unidentified

Unidentified

Brandon Good, Kerry Washington

Nina Garcia and Vanessa Friedman

Jeremy Scott

Jeremy said about the clothes: “When I opened the boxes when the little outfits for the puppets arrived, I was shocked and befuddled and tickled pink!” All the work on the mini outfits has been done by hand, and even the jacquard was scaled down and rewoven to marionette proportions. “It’s filled with love, it’s so delicate and intricate,” says Scott of the workmanship that has gone into the collections – both big and small. “It’s close to looking classical but not exactly. I wanted to play with all the subtleties but make them bold at the same time.”

He designed all the front row clothes as well: “I had to capture everyone’s unique personality and then give it a little twist,” says Scott, of designing Moschino outfits for a front row of marionettes that included Vogue editors including Edward Enninful and Anna Wintour, the New York Times journalist Vanessa Friedman (who at one point can be seen jotting down thoughts in a notebook) and Scott’s regular stylist collaborator Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele. “For Edward’s suit I made sure it had the British flag. I thought, if I was making something custom, what would I imagine for him that would respect him in his world, but give a little nod that I was playing?”

The marionettes were 30-inch rall, about 76cm, and the ones from the front row were all sent to their real life counterparts. The rest of them along with the outfits are now all in the Moschino archive in Milan. To end this post, here are some backstage photos. They even made the outfit board!

Integrity Toys Mini Capsule Collections 2020 reveal pt..4: Fashion Royalty - Maison FR Paris

The fourth and final reveal was the Fashion Royalty dolls. Jessy Ayala designed two ladies for the Maison FR Paris collection, which, as he mentioned during the presentation, includes the upgrade Eugenia doll and will include one more - probably one of the remaining W Club exclusive dolls. Both dolls were surprises: Korinne made her long awaited comeback and Veronique sports her 1.0 sculpt for this round. Both are available from retailers and from what I am hearing, Vero is selling out fast despite the large edition. She is fifteen dollars cheaper than Korinne.So if we get a bag at US$160.00, we could have gotten one with the Monarch guys, no?

Item # 91475

Siren Silhouette

Korinne Dimas™ Dressed Doll

The Fashion Royalty® Collection:

Maison FR

Limited Edition: 1100 Dolls

Expected Ship Date: Early Winter 2020

Suggested Retail Pricing: $175.00

AVAILABLE ONLY FROM IT DEALERS

Head Sculpt: Korinne Dimas

Body Type: FR 6.0

Foot Sculpt: High-heeled

Skin Tone: Hungarian

Hair Color: Dark Brunette

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied

Quickswitch: No

Included:

• 12.5-inch fully articulated vinyl doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes;

• Long, glamorous floor length chiffon gown, with sophisticated draping details and jeweled detailing;

• Holographic finish pumps;

• Glamorous clutch with intricately embellished closure detail;

• Intricate chandelier pendant earrings encrusted with high-contrast "emerald" and "diamond" rhinestones;

• Matching oversized, faux-emerald ring;

• Pair of hands with long manicured nails;

• Alternate pair of hands;

• Doll stand;

• Certificate of authenticity.

Korinne is finally back! I always regretted not getting her first edition, but I had a budget to adhere to - don’t we all? Then she kind of disappeared from the face of the earth, until now! And what a comeback! She is dazzling! A beautiful gown (even though I’m weary of mermaid gowns, this one looks nice) in a gorgeous colour that compliments her Hungarian skin tone well. The accessories are TDF - mimicking the Secret Garden Eugenia ones! And that face and screening! I’m so happy I was confirmed for her!

Item # 91476

Little Day Ensemble

Véronique Perrin® Dressed Doll

The Fashion Royalty® Collection:

Maison FR

Limited Edition: 1100 Dolls

Expected Ship Date: Early Winter 2020

Suggested Retail Pricing: $160.00

AVAILABLE ONLY FROM IT DEALERS

Head Sculpt: Véronique 1.0

Body Type: FR 6.0

Foot Sculpt: High-heeled

Skin Tone: Japan

Hair Color: Pale Blonde

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied

Quickswitch: No

Included:

• 12.5-inch fully articulated vinyl doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes;

• Pastel two-piece tweed suit;

• Delicate chiffon top with dramatic, oversized bow necktie detail;

• Perfectly scaled, quilted purse with "golden" chain strap;

• Pink heels featuring straps with white contrast detail;

• Oversized sunglasses;

• Earrings and ring;

• Pair of hands with long manicured nails;

• Alternate pair of grip hands;

• Alternate pair of gloved hands;

• Doll stand;

• Certificate of authenticity.

Veronique, in her 1.0 sculpt, looks a lot like the most famous Greek daytime television show host, Eleni Menegaki, in her L’Oreal campaign style - google her and see if you agree. And that sums it up for me. Plus, whoever is writing the storylines (Alain, is that you?): you DO NOT go to a front row fashion show seat dressed in a Chanel suit. Not even at a Chanel show. That’s 2nd row dressing at best - third row more like it. For me the best 1.0 sculpt appearance is still, and will always be, Lights, Camera, Royal Vero.

Available from IT Dealers

Shipping Approximately Early Winter 2020:

Item # 91475 Siren Silhouette Korinne Dimas™

Item # 91476 Little Day Ensemble Véronique Perrin®

Are you getting one or both of the Fashion Royalty ladies? If yes, which one? Let me know in the comments.

Prototypes shown, final production fabrics, colors, and textures may vary slightly. For adult collectors ages 15 and up only. All photos and information contained herein is copyrighted Integrity Toys, Inc. and Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC. and may not be reprinted or disseminated without express written permission. ©2020 All rights reserved. FASHION ROYALTY and all other character marks followed by ™ or ® are trademarks of Integrity Toys, Inc., Chesapeake City MD USA 21915. ©2020 All rights reserved. The W Club is a trademark of Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Integrity Toys Mini Capsule Collections 2020 reveal pt..3: Meteor - Le Chic

The third mini capsule collection revealed in Saturday’s Integrity Toys event was Meteor. Vaughn presented two gorgeous dolls - one is a new character and one was Zuri in a smashing new look. Both are available for dealers, but with the limited editions, they might sell out quickly. I’m betting this would have given us even more gorgeous dolls had Vaughn been able to make a full collection with all the line’s characters. The 70s inspiration is a great fit both to the designer’s talent and the line and it shows.

Item # 46005

Coming Out

Navia Phan™ Dressed Doll

Meteor™: Le Chic Collection

Limited Edition: 575 Dolls

Expected Ship Date: Early Winter

Suggested Retail Pricing: $150.00

AVAILABLE ONLY FROM IT DEALERS

Head Sculpt: Navia 1.0 (New Character Sculpt!)

Body Type: FR 6.0

Foot Sculpt: High-heeled

Skin Tone: Japan

Hair Color: Light Brown

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied

Quickswitch: No

Included:

• 12.5-inch fully articulated vinyl doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes;

• Long, glamorous printed gown;

• Matching printed thigh-high boots;

• Matching printed panties;

• Faux-leather corset belt;

• Black netting head scarf;

• Lightly tinted sunglasses;

• Hoop earrings;

• 3 rings and dramatic, oversized cloisonné necklace;

• Alternate pair of long manicured hands;

• Doll stand;

• Certificate of authenticity.

I am willing to bet that Navia’s sculpt is a failed Colette 2.0 attempt used as a new character - they are practically twins. Not loving the head shape or the print. The glasses are cute but she is missing a bag. I’m puzzled by the use of FR body instead of Nu Face, which would fit the character much better IMHO. She might be coming out but she’s definitely not coming home. The dress is almost an exact copy (boots and all) of the opening number from Fausto Puglisi’s Fall 2019 RTW collection - the print was inspired by an Ottoman carpet he picked up at Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, as Puglisi said back then.

Item # 46006

Every Woman

Zuri Okoty™ Dressed Doll

Meteor™: Le Chic Collection

Limited Edition: 575 Dolls

Expected Ship Date: Early Winter

Suggested Retail Pricing: $150.00

AVAILABLE ONLY FROM IT DEALERS

Head Sculpt: Zuri 1.0

Body Type: Meteor 1.0

Foot Sculpt: High-heeled

Skin Tone: Dark A-Tone

Hair Color: Black

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied

Quickswitch: No

Included:

• 12.5-inch fully articulated vinyl doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes;

• Vibrant, hot pink off the shoulder satin blouse with high-contrast vibrant red satin, high-waisted palazzo pants;

• Retro inspired oversized shoulder bag;

• Removable "gold" faux-leather belt;

• Wide brim straw hat;

• Platform open-top pumps;

• Oversized sunglasses;

• Period inspired "golden" necklace with large pendant detail;

• Hoop earrings;

• 3 rings;

• Alternate pair of hands with long manicure;

• Doll stand;

• Certificate of authenticity.

This is Donna Summer in doll form! When asked, Vaughn said he got inspiration for other 70s singers too (the Every Woman title surely refers to the Chaka Khan song I’m Every Woman) but she looks so much like Donna with that make up and hairstyle and the open mouth, it’s uncanny. I’m happy I got confirmed for her, she’s Hot Stuff! There is a confusion about her outfit: during the presentation, Vaugh said it is one piece, but the description from IT says blouse and palazzo pants. Will update with more info when available.

Available from IT Dealers

Shipping Approximately Early Winter:

Item # 46005 Coming Out Navia Phan™

Item # 46006 Every Woman Zuri Okoty™

Which of the two Meteor girls (if any) are you getting?

Prototypes shown, final production fabrics, colors, and textures may vary slightly. For adult collectors ages 15 and up only..All photos and information contained herein is copyrighted Integrity Toys, Inc. and Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC. and may not be reprinted or disseminated without express written permission. ©2020 All rights reserved. METEOR and all other character marks followed by ™ or ® are trademarks of Integrity Toys, Inc., Chesapeake City MD USA 21915. ©2020 All rights reserved.. The W Club is a trademark of Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Integrity Toys Mini Capsule Collections 2020 reveal pt..2: Nu Face Essentials Wave 2

The second collection that was revealed in the Integrity Toys online event on Saturday was the Nu Face Essentials Wave2. That basically meant two NU. Face IT Direct dolls, which are exclusively offered right away via IT Direct Right-to-buy lotteries for the W Club members - I sincerely doubt that there will be any left for the general public. The deadline for the lottery is the 5th of October 2020, noon ET. Two dolls were added to the essential line up, with Jessy Ayala picking from the not-that-popular drawer. This time it is Karolin and Colette that shine in the spotlight. The price is hiked - from US$99 last time to US$115.00 now, without anything added to the mix. When your basic edition dolls (because, even though Carol Roth dismissed the term basic for this type of dolls, it is exactly that, even when you name them close up), surpass the US$ 100.00 mark, you are doing something wrong. Colette has a slightly larger edition size, will she be more popular?

Item # 82118

My Allure

Karolin Stone™ Close-up Doll

The NU. Face™ Essentials Collection: Wave 2

Limited Edition: 900 Dolls

Expected Ship Date: Early October, Once Lottery Winners Have Paid

Suggested Retail Pricing: $115.00

IT DIRECT RIGHT-TO-BUY LOTTERY

Head Sculpt: Karolin Stone

Body Type: NF 3.0

Foot Sculpt: High-heeled

Skin Tone: FR White

Hair Color: Strawberry Blonde

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied

Quickswitch: No

Included:

• 12.5-inch fully articulated vinyl doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes;

• Two-piece fitted NF branded underwear set;

• Black strappy heels;

• "Gold" earrings;

• "Gold" watch;

• Pair of hands with long manicured nails;

• Alternate pair of hands;

• Doll stand;

• Certificate of authenticity.

This is easily the best looking Karolin Stone version released so far.. I still think the sculpt would have lent itself better to a black character but they keep releasing her as a blonde every single time. She does channel Daphne Groeneveld, one of Jessy’s favourite models. Even I liked this version of Karolin. Not enough to want one though.

Item # 82145

In My Skin

Colette Duranger™ Close-up Doll

The NU. Face™ Essentials Collection: Wave 2

Limited Edition: 1000 Dolls

Expected Ship Date: Early October, Once Lottery Winners Have Paid

Suggested Retail Pricing: $115.00

IT DIRECT RIGHT-TO-BUY LOTTERY

Head Sculpt: Colette 2.5

Body Type: NF 3.0

Foot Sculpt: High-heeled

Skin Tone: Hungarian

Hair Color: Dark Chestnut Brown

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied

Quickswitch: No

Included:

• 12.5-inch fully articulated vinyl doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes;

• Fitted, NF branded, one-piece bodysuit;

• Strappy heels with clear vinyl strap detail;

• "Gold" earrings;

• Matching "gold" ring;

• Pair of hands with long manicured nails;

• Alternate pair of hands;

• Doll stand;

• Certificate of authenticity.

What a gorgeous Colette. Just like Karoline, this is the best version of the new Colette sculpt released so far. I like her so much that I’m entering the lottery for her! I never got one of the Colette 1.0 dolls as, contrary to Nadja 1.0 which was the same sculpt, they looked too cartoony to me. This one is stunning. People compared her to one of the Kard*s*ian sisters (Kourtney) but to me she looks nothing like any of them. It’s probably the nude toned underwear and colouring, plus the shoe style, favoured by them.

Let’s recap the lottery data:

NU. Face Dolls Offer Type: Members-only right-to-buy lotteries;

Participation Deadline: Oct. 5th, 2020, Noon Eastern time;

Pricing (Only If You Are Selected in the Right-to-buy Lotteries):

My Allure Karolin: $115.00 + S&H each;

In My Skin Colette: $115.00 + S&H each;

Edition Size: 900 (Karolin), 1000 (Colette);

Shipping Timing: In-stock, will ship once the lottery winners have paid;

Availability: 2020 W Club members only;

Right-to-buy Participation Limit: Max. one (1) lottery ticket per style per 2020 membership only.

If you win, you must pay: While lottery tickets are free, if your entry is picked, you will be expected to pay for each item that you win by Oct. 23rd, 2020 at Noon Eastern (New York Time). 

Are you entering the lottery fot these dolls? Tell us about it in the comments.

Prototypes shown, final production fabrics, colors, and textures may vary slightly. For adult collectors ages 15 and up only.. All photos and information contained herein is copyrighted Integrity Toys, Inc. and Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC. and may not be reprinted or disseminated without express written permission. ©2020 All rights reserved. NU. FACE and all other character marks followed by ™ or ® are trademarks of Integrity Toys, Inc., Chesapeake City MD USA 21915. ©2020 All rights reserved. The W Club is a trademark of Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC. All rights reserved.

Doll Photography by Ahmet Steltman; Layouts and graphics by Alain Tremblay, Marketing.