Posts Tagged ‘awards’
Monday, April 12th, 2010
As the world begins to emerge from one of the longest recessions in history, there was cause for optimism amongst British companies with the news that confidence and output in the UK is at its highest for four years, according to a survey by accountants BDO.
A return to pre-recession levels is definitely a cause for optimism, and as companies continue to recover and grow there has never been a better time for businesses to reinforce their brand, announcing their presence in a brave new world for business.
One way to do this is by using Personalised Corporate Gifts embossed with a company logo, showing your rivals and your clients the continued strength of your brand. These gifts can be used as a thank you to clients for their business during the downturn, or for employees to reward their hard work in maintaining your Company’s position in the market.
The effects of these gifts can be huge. With clients unsure over which companies have survived the downturn, a branded corporate gift such as the Orbital Spinning Clock, is a great way to remind them of the continued strength of your Company.
When used as an employee reward, a Corporate Gift is also a great way to raise morale in a team that may have been hit by cutbacks during the recession. Awards such as the Star Trophy Award can be used to reward employees who have exceeded their targets, providing a fantastic reward and also an incentive for the rest of the team.
The Corporate Gifts Company carries a huge range of other Corporate Gifts that any Company can use to celebrate a more optimistic 2010.
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
Barclays Financial Planning recently ran a poll of SME’s asking what kind of benefits they offered their employees and what they felt actually motivated staff. The received wisdom about motivating staff is what they really want is anything but mere cash; pension, recognition, bonuses, team building, extra holidays, commission, team days out. The survey, however, found that employees long for wealth with 40% of employers said they felt their staff valued higher salaries over benefits.
The ability of companies to feed this desire for higher and higher salaries in this painful economic downturn, however, is severely hampered. Perhaps also, employees will find that this new world order will dictate that they think less of the here and now, and begin to plan for the future.
So as the effects of the credit crunch take hold and won’t let go, companies need to think of ways to reward and recognise staff without the easy option of a pay rise. Corporate Gifts can play a key role as part of more considered motivational packages.
Recognition is an extremely powerful tool to reward and promote constructive behaviour. The Corporate Gifts Co has almost 20 years of experience in providing effective recognition solutions.
Our best sellers are undoubtedly our Star Trophy and Star Award which can be used together as tiered awards and they looked fantastic diamond engraved with a corporate logo and individual names.
Plaques are probably the most traditional method of recognition in the workplace and The Corporate Gifts Co have a superb range of standard and bespoke plaques to suit all tastes and budgets.
And if your budget can run to our fantastic range of awards you can be assured your staff will really appreciate and value the recognition.
Businesses need to make sure they are properly rewarding their staff. Getting it wrong could mean losing out on talented and invaluable staff. Call our expert sales team today on 0800 942 9202 to see how The Corporate Gifts Company can help your company recognise and reward your staff with cost effective awards and corporate gifts.
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Thursday, January 15th, 2009
We just thought that we’d spend a little time showing some of our mock-ups off…
We often get companies asking us for bespoke products, awards, keyrings, jewellery, bottle stoppers and just about anything you can imagine! Our normal process is to get our graphics department to design a mock-up based on the logo & brief, we then get a quote based on mock-up.
Below are some examples of our recent concepts.
If you have a requirement for bespoke products then give us a go, we can normally get a design to you within 1 hour.
Some of our most popular bespoke items are:
- Bespoke Jewellery, in any shape or finish
- Custom Jewellery in precious metals
- Bespoke Awards in any shape
- Bespoke Awards in any size or material
- Bespoke Cufflinks:
- Engraved
- Hard enamelled
- Soft enamelled
- Epoxy domed insert
- Die Stamped
- 3D Moulded
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Monday, January 12th, 2009
The Corporate Gifts Company visited The Trophex Exhibition at the NEC today, in order to get lots of new ideas for Awards and Trophies for our clients. So watch this space… We have already been providing a bespoke awards service and are planning to massively increase this capability shortly.
So from Slate to Silver and Glass to Gold we’ll be able to help. In order to keep lead-time short, we’ll be stocking a selection of appropriate & easily personalised Awards to complement our premium range.
So if you have an awards evening coming up or perhaps a sporting event email us with your requirementa and we’ll get straight back to you with as many options as you’ll ever need.
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
When the Corporate Gifts Company started in business almost 20 years ago, all our promotional items and corporate gifts were either made by us, or other UK manufacturers. As with a lot of industries, we found we couldn’t compete with Far Eastern imports and reluctantly hung up our manufacturing boots, so to speak, and joined the masses importing from the Far East. We ensured we only worked with quality suppliers and the range of our products grew and grew.
With recent “reversals” in currency exchange rates (from an importers’ perspective of course) and soaring costs out of the Far East, suddenly “Made in the UK” is now less of rose tinted view of past times and more of a reality.
We at the Corporate Gift Company are only too happy to grab the opportunity of manufacturing again in the UK, and we are currently working on lots of new ideas to launch in the new year. There are lots of benefits that will directly effect the service and product we can offer.
1. Made in the UK means a vastly reduced carbon footprint – no shipping a promotional product from one side of the world to another.
2. Although we always strive to work only with ethical suppliers (as you can see from our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy, manufacturing ourselves or with well known UK companies means that ethical issues are even more assured.
3. Faster turn around times. Obviously when we have an item in stock our turnaround times for plain or branded promotional items are second to none. But the time for replenishing stock from the Far East is becoming longer and longer. Items made in the UK will be faster.
4. Bespoke Items (awards, trophies, plaques, corporate jewellery) will become even more flexible with more options and faster turnarounds.
So, watch this space. There’ll be loads of new and exciting product launched on the website in January.
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Saturday, December 27th, 2008
Here at the Corporate Gifts Co we are always working to develop and expand our product range, and despite all the economic doom and gloom, we are striving forward with some really exciting new promotional product ideas for 2009. After all, promotional activity is essential to drive your company forward, whatever the economic outlook, and when it’s this bad, you need new and cool incentives and premiums to drive new sales.
So what are we working on?
Well, we are developing a range of eco-friendly, ethically sourced awards which will be available in standard models “off the shelf” and also bespoke options using our free design service.
My favourite is a new innovative range of promotional aluminium folders and office accessories manufactured in the UK. Again, these will be available off the shelf and as special bespoke orders. These will be great for promotion of documents and product launches and, well, the list is endless.
More Sterling Silver; our current range of sterling silver promotional items is proving so popular we are working hard on significantly expanding the range.
That’s just a small selection of the new promotional incentives we’ll be launching next year. Some are already available so if you’re particularly interested in any of the above, give our promotions sales team a call. As they say, watch this space!
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Monday, December 15th, 2008
The Corporate Gifts Company are delighted to publish our CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) on our website.
The Corporate Gifts Company are members of SEDEX; The Supplier Ethical Data Exchange which aims to provide transparency in supply chains to the standards of the ETI base code (the internationally recognised standard for ethical trading). Check out our policy at;
http://www.corporate-gifts-co.com/acatalog/corporate_social_responsibility.html
This is an ongoing process and The Corporate Gifts Company will soon be able to guarantee ethically sourced product clearly labelled on the website – watch this space!
Of course, a lot of our product is already responsibly manufactured and sourced. For example; sterling silver items are made in the UK so carbon footprint is lower than imported items, any waste material is recycled, and the products themselves can be recycled (if anybody would actually want to do that with one of our sterling silver gifts). Check out our range at;
http://www.corporate-gifts-co.com/acatalog/corporate_gifts_sterling_silver.html
Leather is a natural material, the waste or offcuts are made into smaller leather items or can be recycled into bonded leather (as can the finished items themselves). See our exclusive range of leather promotional items at;
http://www.corporate-gifts-co.com/acatalog/corporate_gifts_leather.html
And if you’re looking for an award with a conscience, why not try our slate or marble options; 150 million years old, UK quarried and manufactured. The look fantastic too.
http://www.corporate-gifts-co.com/acatalog/corporate_gifts_bespoke_awards.html
For any enquiries about specific products or recycled, recyclable, or ethically sourced options, please call our sales team.
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
There’s so much misinformation and misunderstanding about what makes a product green or eco friendly that when sourcing promotional products that need to be ecologically sound, you need to take a step back and really consider what you’re being told.
At the Corporate Gifts Company we have a range of promotional awards to fit any budget and fulfil any brief. And if it’s a “green” award your looking for, then we’ve got just the thing for you. http://www.corporate-gifts-co.com/acatalog/info%5fcorporate%5fgifts%5fbespoke%5fawards%5f8%2ehtml
This is an example of green slate; a totally natural material, 150 million years old, mined and manufactured using traditional craft techniques in the UK. This traingular shape has been laser engraved directly into the surface.
Also very popular is our black slate. We can also use metal plates and designs to give your promotion maximum effect; http://www.corporate-gifts-co.com/acatalog/info%5fcorporate%5fgifts%5fbespoke%5fawards%5f6%2ehtml
Slate or marble can be cut into any shape and size and has a very high perceived value.
Other award options can be found at; http://www.corporate-gifts-co.com/acatalog/corporate_gifts_engraved_awards.html
Ask our experienced sales team for ideas on how we can help with your promotional award requirements.
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
Corporate Gifts or Promotional Gifts
Corporate Gifts or Promotional Gifts the decision can be impossible to make with so many possibilities to choose from and how various gifts can work for your company because of special features. Unlike promotional gifts corporate gifts have a smaller market to target and have to be focused on a certain area. This is because corporate gifts have a better rate of return so it can be focussed within a smaller group allowing your company full control of your event and pricing. If your looking for something which will help promote your company at say a trade show or some sort of event then promotional gifts is probably the way to go because they have a lower price and also can be given to 100s of people.
If your looking for something which will get your company noticed and will help you stand out at say a small networking meeting which is full of potential customers then corporate gifts is probably the range of gifts to use because they have a higher quality and will show your new potential clients and customers that you care about there business and will go out of your way to insure you can do business with them. Corporate gifts tend to have a better return of investment because they usually show new clients that you care about there business and will go out of your way to make sure they have complete customer satisfaction.
At the corporate gifts company you and your company can rest assured that we will do our very best to insure you have the very best promotional gift to promote with. We are more than happy to offer advice and tips on what sort of corporate gifts or promotional item will work for your company. We believe that promotional gifts are best suited for wide range promotions with no clear diverse market because they are cheaper to buy and will still generate some income and business for your company.
Promotional gifts have always been suited to wider audiences were as corporate gifts have always been better suited to small and well organised groups because of the quality of them. Some of the top selling promotional gifts include promotional pens and smaller gifts like keyrings and stress toys where as the most popular corporate gifts include promotional awards and special business clocks. You can see the comparison and how your company will get noticed using either gift which you may choose to promote your company with. Rest assured that using corporate gifts are the higher end more noticeable promotional gifts which will insure your company gets the right message across to your clients.
The corporate gifts company are leaders in supplying and designing corporate gifts and promotional items for your company to use and promote with. Simply contact us today and see how we can help your company make that perfect promotional gift to use within any corporate event or campaign.
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
The corporate gifts star trophy award is like an older brother to the corporate gifts star and desk paperweight. This promotional award is stood on a thick solid black bass to make sure it gets noticed with in any office environment.
The corporate gifts star trophy award is great for any office or business promotional because of the style of this award you can be sure it will be noticed throughout the office or work place. Doing this allows your company to really stand out and be seen by anyone who may visit your work place.
This promotional star trophy is one of the most stand alone awards which we do. The promotional star is stood on a black gloss bass to really show off its silver finish.
This promotional star trophy is perfect for a number of reasons.
- Great Workplace Recognition
- Promotional Award
- Sales Incentive
- Fashionable Shape
- Great Colour
This promotional and corporate gift can be used for a wide range of promotional events or even given as a work place recognition award.
This promotional award is finished in a fashionable silver finish which once mounted on the black gloss base stands out tremendously. Helping your company to be seen across the office or business work place.
Don’t be worried the corporate gifts company have a wide range of engraving and embossing tools which can all be used to make sure your company is seen in which ever light your clients may view it. The promotional trophy comes boxed in a promotional box which as you may have guessed can also be embossed with your promotional message or corporate logo.
The corporate gifts company have been helping companies create and run successful marketing and promotional campaigns for years and want to give as many people as much information and help as they can doing this will allow you to get a better understanding of how corporate gifts can work for your company and make sure you have an award winning corporate gift. This is why we have created a promotional blog to give you the very best information and advice on corporate gifts.
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