Activity update Jan Beyer

Dear Jan, have a great summer too!

Enjoy those holidays!

Your post reminds me of a question from one of our members recently - will there be any community engagement team members at Brickfair VA this year?

You're doing so much for AFOL's -- thank you!

Have a great vacation and keep up the excellent work!

Thank you, this looks promising!

21 minutes ago, Brian Slevin said:

Enjoy those holidays!

Your post reminds me of a question from one of our members recently - will there be any community engagement team members at Brickfair VA this year?

Thanks Brian, yes my colleague @Alyssa Harrington will join.

First off, thank you Jan for this update. You and the community engagement team have a tremendous amount of respect for us and our represented communities.

Second, you mentioned that the LUG Showcase program has been launched in NA and Europe with plans to expand into China-"While some elements of the toolbox are already launched in Americas and Europe (like the showcase program)"

Does this mean that the showcase program has been launched in NA as well or that it's about to be revived? I have followed the LAN discussion where the program was launched for the EU. I asked Helene if it would be relaunched in NA and she said we would get an update from you when you returned from paternity leave. I don't recall seeing any update for NA and I searched for one as well before asking this question here. 

I LUG NY were very active in several stores in the tri-state area and we are interested in participating in this program once again.

Enjoy the vacation with your young one!

Thank you for this promising roadmap !

Enjoy your holidays, and keep up the good work

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Moving forward TLG will not differentiate between LEGO owned stores (formerly known as LEGO Branded stores) and LEGO certified stores.

This is exhilarating news. We have been exploring what we can do together with our LCS for some time now and this decision along with the toolbox will be very helpful to catalyze our collaboration and the activities. Count us in (both our community and our LCS) if you want a test market for the toolbox or for any kind of activities or for LCS to LBS transition.

Also, enjoy your vacation.

Thanks for the great report Jan.  Now I understand why you need 3 weeks holiday!  Have a great time.  See you in Skaerbaek.  

18 hours ago, Brian Wygand (I LUG NY) said:

First off, thank you Jan for this update. You and the community engagement team have a tremendous amount of respect for us and our represented communities.

Second, you mentioned that the LUG Showcase program has been launched in NA and Europe with plans to expand into China-"While some elements of the toolbox are already launched in Americas and Europe (like the showcase program)"

Does this mean that the showcase program has been launched in NA as well or that it's about to be revived? I have followed the LAN discussion where the program was launched for the EU. I asked Helene if it would be relaunched in NA and she said we would get an update from you when you returned from paternity leave. I don't recall seeing any update for NA and I searched for one as well before asking this question here. 

I LUG NY were very active in several stores in the tri-state area and we are interested in participating in this program once again.

Enjoy the vacation with your young one!

Hi Brian, we are still working with LBR North America to find a way to revitalize the AFOL Showcase program. Of course it is still existing so feel free to reach out to your local store manager to discuss or at least mention your interest in it.

I keep on working on this from my end too.

Thanks

On 7/17/2019 at 3:14 PM, Jan Beyer said:

Moving forward TLG will not differentiate between LEGO owned stores (formerly known as LEGO Branded stores) and LEGO certified stores

Hi

Will this means PaB (Pick-a-Brick) wall selling system will be same for CLS as it is not in LBS? (sell on volume, not weight), or the differentiation is related to the shop-AFOL/AFOL groups relashionship?
...PaB on volume in CLS, that would be amazing

For those who are not clear what PaB is, here is link: (link)

Thank you Jan and all the team for the wonderful job you are doing! Such kind of report is very appreciated as it sheds some of the light on all the tremendous "behind the scenes" work you are pulling through and also gives us some input on the future initiatives/ approaches by your team and TLG in one single post.

 Enjoy your vacation! 😊

Dear Jan Beyer, it is a pleasure to write you here. I really appreciate what he does inside TLG.
My community of FOTOGRAFIA COSTRUTTIVA and I will mainly follow its activity on the representation of toy photography.
At the LEGO HOUSE in summer 2018, you have exhibited a photograph, a gift from my community, we are very happy with this!
In July 2019 my RLOC community exhibited a photographic exhibition using only LEGO® bricks and Minifigure®, receiving over 1,000 visitors.
Visitors have approached the "LEGO" world and are now photographing them too. Thank you!
Happy holidays Jan! :-)

On 7/20/2019 at 2:00 AM, Ivan Angeli said:

Hi

Will this means PaB (Pick-a-Brick) wall selling system will be same for CLS as it is not in LBS? (sell on volume, not weight), or the differentiation is related to the shop-AFOL/AFOL groups relashionship?
...PaB on volume in CLS, that would be amazing

For those who are not clear what PaB is, here is link: (link)

In the Australian Certified Stores, PaB is sold by the cup, rather than by the 100g.  Even at the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre. So it is already being piloted in some markets.

1 hour ago, Richard Jones said:

In the Australian Certified Stores, PaB is sold by the cup, rather than by the 100g.  Even at the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre. So it is already being piloted in some markets.

Pretty sure the US market is the same right?

I believe that USA do it by cupfuls, but they have LEGO brand retail, rather than certified stores. LEGO certified stores are more common through Asia, Southern Europe, and South America and typically go by weight on their PaB walls. I am not sure about Legoland discovery centres in USA, but the Legoland parks around the world charge by weight.

I think I visited LEgoland last year? Or was it year before then, in Denmark? The bricks were sold on weight

On one hand, it is usefull for some part (foliage, leaves), but those are minority.
PaB, on the other hand, is amazing the smaller the part is. Even in support you buy by piece - and in PaB is by volume, which is amazing deal for 1x1 parts, or "stackable" parts like 2x2 tiles. On the other hand, it is usless when big parts are in question, at least for those who have access to bricklink

We would take volume over weight always

If this subject has a development, please contact me here on LAN or trough nemamime@yahoo.com

Great news especially about the disappearing distinction between LBR and LCS! That will mean more interest in buying at LEGO stores rather than big retailers since VIP points can be earned.

I'm also really interested in the better representation of toy photography as my community, Brickcentral, is all about sharing the joy of LEGO through photos. We'd really love to have a better relationship with AFOL Engagement and the Social Media teams too!