This article appears in the July issue of Inventives Magazine and provides some handy tips to on-site gifting at your next incentive trip. It provides some giid rules to think of when you are planning your gifting program. It is definitely important to put some thought and research to your gifting- if done successfully, it…
Successful Meetings recently put out their results and trends for the 2016 meetings merchandise trends and they are interesting! At the end of the day, gifts are being used to enhance the experience….. (Source: Successful Meetings) Of the respondents, 46 percent were corporate planners, 30 percent were independent or third party planners, and 24 percent…
Successful Meetings recently put out their results and trends for the 2016 meetings merchandise trends and they are interesting! One of the major trends is on-site gifting experiences. This is not an entirely new concept… Caribbean Trading Company, among others have been doing it for over 10 years. However, it is gaining popularity, as the…
Originally published on Meetings Net on Dec 16, 2015 by Sue Pelletier It was the last night of the conference, and I was thrilled when I returned to my room to find a gorgeous glass oil lamp—the organizer’s thank-you for attending. It was a thing of beauty indeed—I had a spot all picked out for…
This was originally posted on SpearOnes Blog and was Posted on September 10th, 2014 by Kelly Parisi. You can read the original article here “You know what you need to do to maximize sales performance? Personalize rewards!” If you are in the meetings & incentives industry, you’ve heard that personalization and memorability are important to…
This article was originally published in Incentive Magazine. You can find it in its’ original format here. By Jacquelin Carnegie Everyone loves a nice tote bag and a cute T-shirt, but in-room gifts deserve as much consideration as any other important element of an incentive travel program. They are not something to add on to…
This article is reposted from Meetings Net. Here is the link to the original article</a>.The annual corporate gift-giving report released today by the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) shows companies that are rewarding employees with cash or gifts this holiday season are spending an average of $44, up nearly 16% from 2014. Further, companies thanking clients…
By Dennis O. Borst (Sourced from PIP Magazine) How many times have you stopped at an ATM on the way home from work on a Friday night to get cash for the weekend? After withdrawing $100, you head home to start 48 hours of fun and relaxation. On Saturday morning you get up, throw on…
By Joshua Rhett Miller – Reprinted from Imprint Magazine. Thank-you gifts can be as typical or elaborate as you choose. The real key, however, is to try to make them as memorable as possible. That may sound like an oversimplification, but never underestimate how effective a creative thank-you gift can be. If you’re in business,…
This article originally appeared in Premium Incentive Products Magazine. I cannot tell you how many times I have been on an incentive trip and have been given a sombrero, a set of wine glasses, a decanter, a boom box, an umbrella or a can of roasted nuts. It seems I always have something special to…