2Spot Communications

2Spot Communications Co., Ltd.
Headquarters	Bangkok , Thailand
Key people	Kris Nalamlieng (CEO and Managing Director)
Products	Fashion Accessories Gifts Entertainment
Website	www.2spotstudio.com

2Spot Communications (also known as 2Spot Studio) is a character-design company based in Thailand. 2Spot was founded in 2004 and is the first character studio in Thailand that combines character design, licensing, mobile applications, merchandising, and retail.^{[citation needed]} Kris Nalamlieng, son of former Siam Cement CEO Chumpol NaLamlieng, is the managing director of 2Spot.^[1] As of 2010, 2Spot has developed more than 20 characters sets, 1,000+ products, and 3,000+ digital content materials (i.e. mobile wallpapers and screensavers).

2Spot Communications has been featured on numerous television programs including Bangkok Post's PostScript^[2] and Thailand's Morning Talk TV.^[3]

In April 2012, it has a now-defunct mobile app named ShopSpot only available to Apple iOS. It is unknown when it was shut down. ^[4]

History

2005

First release of 2Spot mobile products with Thailand's major mobile operators

2006

Public opening at Thailand Animation Fair

2007

Opening of 2Spot Shop at Siam Square in Bangkok
Exhibit at Tokyo International Anime Fair
Exhibit at Hong Kong International Licensing Show
Exhibit at Hong Kong International Stationery Fair

2008

Attendance at Hong Kong International Licensing Show^[5]
Opening of 2Spot Shop at Central Rama 3
Stationary product launch with 7-Eleven

2009

Launch of Bloody Bunny Foremost milk at 7-Eleven
Release of Bloody Bunny, Biscuit and Unsleep Sheep applications for iPhone and Blackberry
Awarded runner-up prize at SIPA Game Contest 2009 & SIPA Animation Contest 2009^[6]

2010

Exhibit at Toy & Comic Expo Asia 2010 (Thailand)
Exhibit at Singapore Toy Games & Comic Convention (STGCC) 2010^[7]
Launch of P4 Panda Foremost milk at 7-Eleven Thailand^[8]

Characters

2Spot has created over 200 characters,.^[1] The four most popular ones are Biscuit, Bloody Bunny, P4, and Unsleep Sheep.

2Spot offers a full line of service for licensing partners, including product design, sourcing, packaging design and short animation development. 2Spot is currently exporting digital and promotional licenses in Asia, Europe, and America.

2Spot clients include FlyCell (USA), Kaga Electronics (Japan), ACE Communications (France), Zoobe (Germany), Moffy (HK), and Sony Ericsson (Thailand).

References

^ ^a ^b "Bloody Bunny and Co prove popular". www.nationmultimedia.com. November 29, 2005. Archived from the original on June 18, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^ "YouTube - 2:Spot - CEO Interview 1/3 (Bangkok Post, in Thai)". 2spotstudio via YouTube. Mar 23, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^ "YouTube - 2:Spot - CEO Interview (Morning TV, in Thai)". 2spotstudio via YouTube. Jul 20, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^ "ShopSpot Pte Ltd secures investment from a group of angels and business entrepreneurs in Thailand led by Kris Nalamlieng". JFDI.Asia. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
^ "Exhibitor Detail". hktdc.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^ "คลิปวีดีโอตัวอย่างการพรีเซนต์งาน sipa animation contest 2009". TBS. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^ "What's New@STGCC". www.singaporetgcc.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^ "P4 Panda Sparkling in Thailand Licensing Market น้องเหมาP4 บุกนมโฟรโมสต์ ที่7". www.ryt9.com. 2009. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2015.