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'''Ben "Bmac" MacCrae''' is an Associate Brand Manager of Global Brand Development & Marketing on the ''Transformers'' brand at [[Hasbro]]. He is in charge of exclusives for the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] franchise. He previously worked on the ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' team.
'''Ben "Bmac" MacCrae''' is an Associate Brand Manager of Global Brand Development & Marketing on the ''Transformers'' brand at [[Hasbro]]. He is in charge of exclusives for the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] franchise. He previously worked at a contractor running ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' events before later taking an internship on the franchise team for ''Transformers''. He was then eventually brought onto the product team during then-Associate Brand Manager [[Rachel Fleming]]'s maternity leave.


==Known marketing projects==
==Known marketing projects==
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===Transformers Collaborative===
===Transformers Collaborative===
*[[Tyrannocon Rex]] / [[JP93]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank]] and [[Baroness#Collaborative|Baroness]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank]] and [[Baroness#Collaborative|Baroness]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|Bumblebee A.W.E. Striker]] and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe#Collaborative|Sgt. Stalker]]


===Holiday===
===Holiday===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Holiday|Holiday Optimus Prime]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Holiday|Holiday Optimus Prime]]
{{creatorstub|More specific project credits from livestreams, conventions, instagram, etc etc etc}}
{{creatorstub|More specific project credits from livestreams, conventions, instagram, etc etc etc}}
==Other known projects==
===Robosen Collector's Edition===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robosen Collector's Edition|Optimus Prime Auto Converting Robot]] (Cataloguing the voice lines recorded by [[Peter Cullen]].)<ref>[[May 22]], [[2023]] [https://youtu.be/Sfimkf3el8Q?t=930 Interview] with the "Adventures in Collecting" podcast.</ref>


==Convention appearances==
==Convention appearances==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*MacCrae was a [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|''G.I. Joe'']] {{w|Playtest|playtester}} as a child.
*MacCrae was a [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|''G.I. Joe'']] {{w|Playtest|playtester}} as a child. He still owns multiple prototype toys from this time in his life, some of which were never actually released.
*BMac's favorite character is [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]. He fights for him at every meeting to plan out the year's assortment and swears he'll do so until the day he leaves the brand.<ref>[[February 8]], [[2023]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voS6WZ-PT2E Interview] along with [[Delaney Norris]], [[Mark Maher]], and Evan Brooks on the "Mr. Alan SuperShow" YouTube channel</ref>
*BMac's favorite character is [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]. He fights for him at every meeting to plan out the year's assortment and swears he'll do so until the day he leaves the brand.<ref>[[February 8]], [[2023]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voS6WZ-PT2E Interview] along with [[Delaney Norris]], [[Mark Maher]], and Evan Brooks on the "Mr. Alan SuperShow" YouTube channel</ref>



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Ben "Bmac" MacCrae is an Associate Brand Manager of Global Brand Development & Marketing on the Transformers brand at Hasbro. He is in charge of exclusives for the Generations franchise. He previously worked at a contractor running Magic: The Gathering events before later taking an internship on the franchise team for Transformers. He was then eventually brought onto the product team during then-Associate Brand Manager Rachel Fleming's maternity leave.

Known marketing projects

HasLab

Transformers Collaborative

Holiday



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Other known projects

Robosen Collector's Edition

Convention appearances

Hasbro Pulse livestream appearances

Trivia

  • MacCrae was a G.I. Joe playtester as a child. He still owns multiple prototype toys from this time in his life, some of which were never actually released.
  • BMac's favorite character is Seaspray. He fights for him at every meeting to plan out the year's assortment and swears he'll do so until the day he leaves the brand.[2]

References

  1. May 22, 2023 Interview with the "Adventures in Collecting" podcast.
  2. February 8, 2023 Interview along with Delaney Norris, Mark Maher, and Evan Brooks on the "Mr. Alan SuperShow" YouTube channel

Interviews