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Every business event requires planning – from the laid-back lunch meeting to the opulent corporate awards ceremony.

Quick turn-around events usually require minimal planning: just book the meeting space, order lunch, invite attendees, and ensure the room is stocked and ready.

However, once you launch from those minor events or meetings, more intricate and detailed planning is required. So for those events that take more planning, you create a checklist on what you need – venue, catering, décor, and countless other items.

However, where are the awards on that list? Near the bottom, right?

Unfortunately, that’s pretty typical. But let me ask you this – what is the event for? If you have awards, then that’s likely the focus of the night.

So why would you want to leave the awards until the last minute, meaning that you will have a rush job and stuck with whatever you can get? Or worse.

That’s a nightmare for any event planner.

Thus, here are some tips to help avoid disaster and create an experience that will leave everyone delighted.

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When you think of an award, you typically think of glass or crystal awards, right?

Don’t worry, you’re not alone.

They’re sleek, elegant, and typically easy to sell – everyone knows and understands glass awards.

But did you know that Bruce Fox’s DYR line offers glass and crystal awards?

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We’ve all had it happen - the dreaded sales objection.

But they’re a standard part of the job and bound to happen.

That’s why we’ve put together a guide to handling sales objections. You’ve got to respond in a way that alleviates those concerns or uncertainty to allow the deal/project to move forward.

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So, when you think of an honor wall, what do you imagine?

Do you envision universities, hospitals, or churches honoring their donors?

Do you think of Fortune 500 companies showing off their top salespeople?

Do you picture organizations and companies displaying their board members?

All of those are common and highly popular versions of honor walls.

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When building an awards program, it can feel overwhelming. However, you know that having a well planned and effective recognition program increases value, desirability, employee retention, and much more. 

So where do you start when building an effective awards program?

Since every organization is different, we will provide a series of questions to help get a program started, then you can grow and develop your program as needed.

These questions will assist you in defining and refining the program, which will make writing out the framework and overall program plan a breeze.

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As I delve into my tasks for the day, my alarm goes off for my morning meeting. My boss calls it the Morning Roundup.

I grab my notebook and pen, making my way to the main area with my co-workers. We chat as we wait for the routine meeting to get started.

My boss (the VP of Sales and Marketing and a co-owner of the company) walks up to the front of the room. As he stands in front of the whiteboard, I notice something different from the usual sales figures and numbers on the board.  

The Account Managers’ names are on the side of the board with squares next to them. What are they plotting now?

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It happens every day: You get a request for a certain promotional product, and quickly tap into ESP, SAGE, and other tools of the promotional products trade.

In highly-specified searches, these resources are extraordinarily helpful, and you can quickly build a flier or create a sell sheet to send to your customer. The task of distributor salesperson as sourcing and order agent has been fulfilled.

This procedure works for all promotional products categories, including recognition awards. General search results for “awards” will yield pages (and pages and pages…) of glass globs in nearly every shape imaginable. Plaques and trophies and awards of all types. A veritable cornucopia of pre-conceived, your-logo-here possibilities.

But what if the mission is not so specific? What if your client is adamant about operating outside the realm of stock awards? What do you do when you can’t source the “it” you’re looking for because “it” is as close as you can get to describing “it”, and “it” makes a lousy search term?

So, what do you do when you suffer search engine failure?

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I know it sounds counter-intuitive. A supplier should want a distributor to sell, right?

Not in this case.

We want you to stop selling.

Instead, we want you to…

• Think
• Ask questions
• Have a real conversation

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You hear the phrase often enough – “trophy value.”

But what does it mean?

In the promo world, it offers recipients recognition and a long-lasting feeling of appreciation for their hard work and loyalty. According to DCR Strategies, “Much like winning an actual trophy, such as in a sporting event, a trophy value reward serves as a cherished memory that continues well after the life of the reward itself, creating long-lasting satisfaction.”

That makes sense, trophies create a cherished memory. They create a sense of pride when done right. They are a symbol to others of your success and triumph.

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Last, but not least, on our DYR products blog tour are our Classic Solutions.

1. FULL-COLOR PLAQUES
2. STAND-OFF PLAQUES
3. VALUE PLAQUES
4. GALLERY PLAQUES
5. DIAMOND ACRYLICS
6. CERTIFICATE HOLDERS
7. SIGNAGE
8. FRAMED AWARDS
9. PERPETUAL PLAQUES
10. CLASSIC SOLUTIONS – Today’s feature