The COVID-19 pandemic has changed workplaces dramatically in 2020. Nowadays, a growing number of companies and businesses have embraced remote work. A good portion of the workforce is currently working on either a...
Many people have older trophies and plaques from their childhood or from family members and are not sure what to do with them.Should they be displayed? If so, what is the best way? How can...
As you plan your upcoming recognition event, you need to consider how you will present your awards. In many cases, you will need to prepare short remarks before you present your award plaques or trophies. The remarks...
No recognition event will be perfect without classy and unique recognition award ideas. Acrylic awards are a mainstay in awarding ceremonies, but do you know about all the other kinds of recognition awards you can give...
The great English poet John Keats, knowing he was soon to die from tuberculosis, and fearing that he hadn’t really made his mark on the world, famously asked that his tombstone be inscribed not with his...
Some of the most striking plaques, trophies and other award items are those made of glass or crystal. But what’s the difference between these two materials?The short answer is that while all crystal is glass, not...
Giving awards must be a basic human need. People just seem to feel an urge to recognize standout performance by others in any field of endeavor, and to mark that recognition by presenting the high achievers...
It should be pretty obvious that people are intrigued by lists. Humans have been making them for thousands of years, from the long catalogs of Sumerian kings dating back to the 26th century B.C., to the...
Intuition and common sense are enough to tell us that we human beings seem to greatly enjoy and value the experience of giving and receiving awards. But it’s always nice when our informal day-to-day observations are...
Believe it or not, extensive scientific research and theorizing has been done on the giving and receiving of gifts – what motivates people to do it, what purpose it serves, and what benefits it brings to...
Even after the pandemic, many companies have fully adopted a remote or work-from-home setup. Online meetings, which were once a novelty, have quickly become the new normal. Even if your employees aren’t coming into the office, however,...
Who wears a wind-up wristwatch these days? Many of us now choose to tell time with our cell phones, and if we do wear a timepiece on our wrist, it’s most likely to be a battery-powered,...
Often when we think of corporate gifts and awards, a typical image of a wood and brass plaque, or a clear acrylic or glass trophy come to mind. But that typical image is not the limit of what a trophy could be. In fact, vendors provide really interesting options of artfully blown glass trophies that are made into unique shapes with vibrant colors. A glass trophy like this catches the eye of anyone visiting the office or home of the recipient; it is both an award and a piece of art. Maybe it will even give your employee more opportunities to talk about the award and feel that pride they felt when it was first presented to them
