Hot Seat Interview | Mike Phillips – VP of Sales & Marketing at Upper Deck – To say it has been a challenging year for trading card manufacturers is an understatement. Despite the unprecedented successes in the hobby, that has pushed interest, and prices to all-time highs, a lot of work has gone in to make 2020 a year to remember in the hobby.
In this special interview, Upper Deck’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Mike Phillips discusses a myriad of topics. Some of them include helping collectors understand just what goes into some of the decision making that impacts the end results of the production process.
Topics covered in this interview include:
- The Cup – Why it is such a labor of love to produce and why collectors are going to love it!
- UD1 Success & Challenges
- Alexis Lafreniere Photo Shoot and the making of his Young Guns NHL rookie card
- Chronology Volume 2 and the production challenges with the Letterman cards
- Working at Fleer and bring back Skybox Metal Universe to hockey
- UD golf products in 2021 and why they are the most difficult products to build
- UDA and the holidays, make sure you are getting the real thing!
Hot Seat Interview | Mike Phillips – VP of Sales & Marketing at Upper Deck
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