So let’s say that you buy in to the fact that employee engagement is good for your organization, but you still feel like it only affects the soft side of the business and does not really bring in the dollars that are necessary to make your organization thrive. How can you show the hard benefits of improving your employee’s engagement… Read more →
Custom Holiday Ornament to Raise Funds
Industry: Non-Profit/Fundraising Product: Custom Pewter Ornament and Holiday Card Objective: Raising funds to renovate a church Strategy & Execution: The promotion took place in the month of December during all the Christmas festivities. To encourage people to attend and learn about the history of the church and the importance it brought to the community, the church advertised an open house through the public newspaper.… Read more →
Volunteer Participation throughout the Holiday Season
Objective: Promote Volunteer Participation for the Holiday Season Strategy: Neiman Marcus Christmas Parade is a nationally televised yearly event made possible by many volunteers. Pins are presented to each volunteer as appreciation gifts as well as incentive for the next year’s participation. Each year a different theme is used to keep this promotion effective and interesting and this strategy has proven to… Read more →
How an Office Elf can Engage Employees
Christmas and the holiday season is a pretty special time of year, spending time with family and friends and continuing the holiday traditions you hold near and dear to your heart. A very popular tradition with kids is the Elf on the Shelf who is sent from the North Pole to help Santa Claus manage his naughty and nice lists.… Read more →
The Perfect Gift for Shareholders & Investors
Objective: A corporation wanted a gift to give out to their shareholders and investors at their annual meeting. Solution: Exclusive “World Cup” Glass Mug Every year the annual meeting was held in December, just prior to the holidays. Tote bags filled with meeting materials would be distributed to shareholders and investors, but the company wanted to include a gift as well. Since… Read more →
Time is Running Out, Employee Holiday Ideas
Time has just flown by, we are almost into the last week to order holiday gifts for your employees. While you may have put it off to the last-minute, it doesn’t mean you don’t care. You still have time to come up with a great gift that will show your employees you are thinking of them this holiday Season. We… Read more →
Show Customers you Care
An RV dealership’s share owners wanted to create a new RV store with an updated look for the new millennium. At the same time, they wanted to uphold the strong family values cherished by all RV families. They thought those values were best upheld by the writing of Earl Hamner in the popular TV program from the 70’s, “The Waltons”.… Read more →
What does Employee Engagement Do for My Organization?
So now that employee engagement has been defined, why should I care? What will it do for me? How does it help us succeed in our mission? These are all good questions and the great part is that they are also pretty easy to answer. First of all the basic definition of an engaged employee is that they are “passionate… Read more →
Tech Savvy Idea to Drive Traffic at Tradeshows
With the New Year getting close, it means its time for Tradeshows. Tradeshow season is right around the corner and its time to start thinking about what you can do to drive traffic to your booth. Think out of the box and something that can be useful so that attendees constantly have you on their mind. With all the new… Read more →
Show Veterans your Appreciation Throughout the Year
In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has… Read more →