And the Award Goes To...
We know you work hard, and you don't ask for much in return. A steady paycheck, a simple thank-you from your boss, Milky Way bars in the vending machine—that's all you really need to make your job worthwhile.
Of course, a giant, shiny award or some sweet free stuff never hurts, either.
Showing appreciation is one of the top ways to keep employees motivated. Make sure you and your clients do it right with these great awards and recognition products.
Truffle Shuffle
What's the only thing better than chocolate? Free chocolate. ("Bourbon-infused chocolate" is also an acceptable answer.) That's why Astor Chocolate's Executive Line 10-piece Chocolate Gift Box with Window makes such a great gift. It features 10 Belgian chocolate truffles and a custom Belgian chocolate centerpiece. The gift box includes a brown bow. For more information, visit www.astorline.com.
Star Power
The Cosmos with Black Base from Benchmark Industries (a division of The Magnet Group) may not have a miniature Neil deGrasse Tyson inside, but it does have a universe swirl design, and that is pretty neat. The glass award has a crystal base and a 1x2" imprint area. The sand-etched imprint is available in fourteen colors. For more information, visit www.themagnetgroup.com.
Crikey!
In undersupplied offices across the land, obtaining a new notepad requires an extraordinary combination of luck and survival instinct. Save your top performers the hassle by giving the Irwin Executive from Crown Products. The padfolio has a leather look and a decorative, crocodile-design trim on the front right cover. It includes a 30-sheet notepad. For more information, visit www.crownprod.com.
Class Up the Classroom
Teaching: the only profession where the reward for a job well-done is a piece of fruit. Stand out from the apple-giving ranks and show some real appreciation for teachers with Crystal D's Pencil Award on Black Glass Base. The optical crystal award measures 8" wide and has decoration areas on the pencil (5x0.25") and base (5x2"). For more information, visit www.crystal-d.com.
First Place
The 4" Tall Trophy Cup from Fast Track Promos is great for people who never won anything because they were awful at sports and never made the team and got laughed off the field at tryouts and 20 years later they're still upset about it and … wow, it feels good to just let it all out, you know? The gold-colored plastic trophy can be imprinted on the cup and the base. For more information, visit www.fasttrackpromos.com.
Cool Cup
Rewarding employees with frozen treats doesn't fly in most office health initiatives, but now there's a workaround: the Metallic Sorbet Stainless Steel Tumbler from Hit Promotional Products. It's BPA free, FDA compliant and low fat! Plus, it has a double-wall construction, a push-button lid and a 3x2.5" imprint area. It comes in four metallic colors. For more information, visit www.hitpromo.net.
There's No Writing in Baseball
The Rockford Peaches from "A League of Their Own" had Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Lori Petty. The Rockford Pen Set from Leed's has two pens, each with a chrome upper barrel, a high-gloss enamel bottom barrel and black ink. Both make great gifts, but squeezing an entire women's baseball team into a desk drawer might be tough, so maybe go with the pen set. For more information, visit www.leedsworld.com.
Shape Up
"Geometry? We'll never need that in our future profession," we said all through high school. Turns out, we were wrong. Had our math teacher not made us pay attention, we wouldn't be able to adequately describe Moderne Glass Co.'s Milano Clear Trapezoid. It has a wood base, a lead crystal construction and a 4x2.5" imprint area. (Whew. Math is hard.) For more information, visit www.glassamerica.com.
Recognition in Motion
Navitor's Perpetual Plaque: All the awesomeness of a slinky-down-an-up-escalator perpetual-motion machine, with none of the mall security threatening to call your parents. The wood plaque features a cherry finish, a header plate with two lines of imprint, and 12 black brass plates. For more information, visit www.navitor.com.