When COVID impacted the world, it’s fair to say we weren’t prepared. Businesses everywhere had to change how they operated. Conference rooms were replaced with Zoom meetings. In-office communication changed to instant messaging software like Microsoft...
Employee recognition programs are proven to increase your employees’ satisfaction with their jobs and their loyalty to your company. But if you’re middle management, you probably have a budget to work with, and it’s probably pretty...
Whether you manage a whole office, a small sales team, or a mass of architects and engineers, your employees do the jobs that allow you and your company to succeed. Understanding how employees feel and how...
Humans have always been concerned with time. 7000 years ago, we invented the sundial. 3500 years ago, we measured time in how long it took incense or oil to burn. Sand glass clocks...
How craftsmen choose to engrave a trophy, award or plaque really depends on the client’s needs. Is it an acrylic trophy? A metal plate on a wood backing? Is it a glass or crystal award? And...
We’ve all seen championship trophies. Many of them are metal sculptural trophies on bases, or cup-shaped trophies. But Waterford, the leader in beautiful crystal craftsmanship, creates many crystal awards for different sports organizations. Waterford crystal...
Soccer’s, or as the rest of the world call’s it – futbol’s, biggest and most long-standing award is the World Cup (now the FIFA World Cup) trophy. The World Cup began in 1930,...
Many companies have started to change the types of gifts they give their customers and clients within the last few years. Trends have moved from luxury corporate gifts like glass water sets or personalized clocks to...
When searching for drinkware, you’ll often see products that look really similar have noticeable price differences depending on if they are glass or crystal. But what does that mean? Is “crystal” just a snobby word for...
Employee Appreciation day is a work “holiday” celebrated in the US and Canada since 1995 where managers can take a day to recognize their employees for all the hard work they do. After all, management would...
Have you ever been to a small town where they do a yearly “best in business”-type recognition in the local newspaper for businesses that stood out in quality or in their contribution to the community? Now,...
As employers, we are always concerned about our employees. Not only aspects of their work, like their productivity, professionalism and performance, but also aspects of their satisfaction in their job.Often, we offer gestures like title changes...
It’s natural when presenting an award or corporate gift, you think about trophies or plaques. And yeah, they’re great as personalized retirement gifts or top sales awards. But you can use trophies and plaques for other venues as well. Does your town have a local business that does a lot for the community that deserves a trophy award? Do you want to memorialize the best cabin at summer camp each year with a perpetual plaque? What about an engraved plaque of all the retired teachers at an elementary school? Plaques and trophy awards are more versatile than you’d think.
