Diane T. Creston, president and creative director of Creston Advertising and Marketing, conducted a presentation about exporting children's toys to the United States during a two-hour session at the Consulate General of Brazil in New York. The audience was comprised of 30 toy manufacturers who had traveled to New York for Toy Fair. The meeting, which was opened by Ambassador Graça Lima, was followed by Deputy Counsel Arruda who spoke about the Bureau.

Creston's topics included American demographic consumer profiles, the growing US Hispanic and Asian market niches, toy safety standards, label and package requirements, along with the best strategy for entering the American market.