Bruce Fox Blog

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I’m an awkward bird.

Yes, I have some sales experience and have worked with clients for many years; I also have made quite a few presentations and speeches in front on hundreds of people. However, if I haven’t mentally prepared myself, I typically feel off my game. This means my awkward duck self comes out, the dork that thinks to herself, “What the heck did you just say?” after some odd phrase pops out of my mouth. Trust me, I know better, but I still do it.

How many of us have done that? We’re put off guard and say something just odd. Welcome to the world of being human.

Now, let me ask you another question. How often do you forget to clarify something?

You’re talking about a project, going over important details or changes and then someone suddenly stop you, asking what in the world you are talking about. Oh yea, you know what you’re talking about because you’ve been thinking about it for the past hour but they haven’t. They can’t read your mind.

Yep, it happens to the best of us.

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There’s no secret code passed by ships late in the night or notes hidden behind a statue in an old city. It doesn’t take a spy or some intelligence gathering operative to figure out what clients want.

Though, sometimes it feels like it, doesn’t it?

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Design a custom award from scratch? It must mean that you pick from a few colors and throw in some “custom text” and a logo, right?

Not exactly.

That’s a DYR project, and that’s what we call “customizable stock.”

A true custom project is completely different. How much? It’s like comparing building a house from scratch versus buying a pre-built home.

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Do you like our spam? It’s a nice picture isn’t it? Does it make you hungry?

If you said yes, then great; I hope it’s almost time for you to eat. However, if you’re like me and don’t like spam, then you’re probably wondering why the heck I’m talking about spam.

Well, the reason is because I’m tired of spam, the canned meat and the clutter in my inbox. I’m tired of tasting nasty recipes that never try to actually make the meat taste good, as well as getting junk I don’t need or want. It takes too much time sifting through what’s useful and what is spam.

So, that’s why I’ve decided to assist you with sifting through the spam of quick turn-around promotional products, specifically awards and recognition. There’s just too much spammy material out there. #Punny

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I worked at a pizza place for many years; it paid for a poor college kid’s ramen noodle diet and I’m thankful.  

Working there was busy, frantic, loud, and smelled of pizza – I loved it.

That chain pizza place wasn’t my first job, but it certainly taught me quite a bit and prepared me for my future jobs.

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Valentine’s Day is considered a day of love for some and is called “Single Awareness Day” by others. Obviously, there is a stark contrast between the names for this day.

 I started thinking about these two and then it hit me. There is also a parallel between the two names for Valentine's Day to showing employees some love and being ignored by management.

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In December, we gave you a glimpse into a bit of our company culture with our Behind the Fox holiday blog. We promised you more blogs about getting to know the people and culture behind the fox logo. This time it’s about, you’ve guessed it, NASCAR.

It has been deeply engrained into our company culture, but I’m not sure which came first – the love for NASCAR or us making so many of the NASCAR trophies. I suspect the chicken and the egg quandary might apply here.

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Incentive gifts, they are useful for increasing employee engagement and retention. Yes, those hot button topics and phrases that have been drilled into your head and you regularly get questioned about. But, isn’t that your bread and butter?

So your portfolio has a wide array of products, from blenders and headphones to handbags and golf balls. When your client names something; you get it for them or find an alternative, which is part of your job, right?

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Do you know DYR? Bruce Fox is well known for its custom awards, recognition, and other custom items, but have you heard about our DYR product line?

When you stop by our website, you will see right on the homepage that there are two sections: Custom Work and Logo & Go. The custom work is, obviously, the highly custom and unique pieces that we create from scratch.

Then, the Logo and Go option takes you to our Design Your Recognition (DYR) site. Here you will find a product line that has more “stock” options that tend to be more budget and timeline conscious.

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Onboarding is a hot button topic right now, along with employee engagement and retention.

Why is that?

Simple, employees are expensive. Yes, they are the driving force of your company and the soul of what you do, but they are also one of the most expensive investments. The time and money you pour into one employee adds up, so you want to keep them for as long as possible – ROI, right?