Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I profile CMOs and leading brand innovators This article is more than 10 years old. Stephanie Cota, SVP Global Marketing, Barbie, ...

Mattel’s Barbie Photo Fashion Doll looks just like any other Barbie, but, discretely placed on the doll’s back within a neckless lies a tiny camera. The photos it takes are displayed on Barbie’s ...

Dressed Do or Don't: What's Up With Presidential Barbie's Shoes? According to reports, Mattel is starting to take pre-orders for Presidential Barbie 2012 today—and, according to a statement by a ...

Speechless? We can't blame you and, although this fashionable shooter might not be up your alley, we're willing to bet your kids -- or any other young member of the fam -- would snatch her up in a ...

Mitt Romney is forever lampooned as a Ken doll, but now there’s a candidate that we pop-culture-obsessed folks can endorse: Meet the Barbie I Can Be… President doll, Mattel’s latest incarnation of the ...

Barbie has been in vogue since 1959. Since her toy store debut, the doll has adapted to each era's fashion standards, strived to hold over 200 careers and impersonated just as many celebrities. The ...

But even with her dramatic make-up and over-the-top outfit, 'Drag Queen' Barbie is nearly indistinguishable from the old Barbie, which raises all kinds of questions about the doll we thought we knew.