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Posted by: Nick Vitale

15 August 2012

How LEGO Toys Came To Be


LEGO toys hold a special place in every child’s heart and often even into and throughout our adulthood. As a brand, LEGO doesn’t have flashy new technology, there’s no “buttons” or touch screens but instead only your imagination.

LEGO has produced a great video that demonstrates how the famous toy line was started and they do so in a language any viewer, adult or child, can understand. From a digital marketing perspective we think it’s a big win.


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