Coming up with creative deal toy ideas can be a chore for bankers, especially when they’re faced with the same predictable, stock suggestions. Fortunately there are a number of imaginative–though commonly overlooked— design alternatives. Coming up with memorable deal toy ideas can sometimes be a huge challenge for bankers—and a needlessly time-consuming one. Especially when, […]
He’s been called “the greatest investor in history”… “The most fascinating American success story of our time”…. “The inventor and caretaker of a rare persona that has no equivalent in American business”… Who is he? No, sorry…it’s not Ashton Kutcher—not this time, or at least, not quite yet. Good guess though. 50 Cent? Nas? Jared Leto?…Troy […]
Any time you order an award to commemorate a special event for your company or organization, you obviously want that award to stand the test of time. After all, that’s the entire point of commemorating the occasion: to ensure that years, and even decades later, that award still resonates with you and more importantly, those […]
When ordering oil and gas deal toys, one of your top priorities should be making it memorable. Most deals require a significant amount of time, effort, and expertise, and you want your deal toy to reflect and truly commemorate that achievement. But that’s not the only reason it needs to be memorable. Deal toys will […]
What exactly are “financial tombstones”? You can find some good definitions online, though some are slightly inaccurate, or just incomplete. For instance, you may have come across this: “Financial tombstones (also known as ‘deal toys’) are customized gifts that commemorate the closing of a major business deal in financing, investment banking, or real estate.” All […]
It’s no wonder that there are abundant opportunities for corporate gifting for pharma companies. The very nature of the industry tends to lend itself to seemingly endless milestones and achievements that could potentially be commemorated. The global pandemic has only heightened our awareness of the unique characteristics of the pharmaceutical industry, ones that also contribute […]
The hybrid workplace has been an effective—not to mention necessary—adjustment since the advent of the pandemic, but it’s also inevitably presented a number of challenges to both employers and employees. One of those challenges involves preserving an organization’s culture. Forbes recently cited a pandemic study by the Society for Human Resource Management finding that fully […]
Yes, lawyers do, in fact, get deal toys; and that’s been the case since the practice of giving out deal toys first took root among investment bankers and dealmakers back in the 1970’s. But that’s probably not either the most relevant or illuminating question here. The far more interesting questions here might be how, and […]
Most organizations appreciate the importance of recognizing individual achievement and accomplishment; but many organizations fail to appreciate the necessity of recognizing that same effort and accomplishment when it comes to teams and groups, especially in the successful completion of significant projects. In this article, we discuss project completion awards and some end of project gift […]
Along with mergers & acquisitions, initial public offerings provide some of the most common occasions for deal toys and deal gifts. And 2021 was an especially busy year for the IPO market. The number of annual public offerings exceeded the 1,000 mark for the first time in history. Prominent stock offerings during 2021 included electric-vehicle […]
If you’re looking for groundbreaking commemorative gifts, you shouldn’t have much of a problem. After all, without much effort, you can find a variety of groundbreaking gift ideas, including miniature shovels, life-sized shovels, plastic shovels, chocolate shovels, shovel letter openers, shovel-themed business card holders, and shovel paperweights, to name just a few. If you’re looking […]
Lucite embedded awards can provide recipients with something that is truly deserving of that overused description “unique”. Most award and commemorative options are simply taken off some factory shelf. Your “unique” award might, ten minutes later, be yanked off the same shelf and used to commemorate some entirely different occasion for an entirely different company […]
You may be wondering whether it’s really worth displaying your organization’s mission statement. After all, you may already have made the effort to put a mission or values statement in writing; and you may even already be promoting it, perhaps on your website or in some form in a reception or conference area. Shouldn’t that […]
An especially critical factor in ordering a deal toy involves the choice of materials. Two materials that are often considered for deal toys are Lucite vs resin. Each material offers advantages, but they differ in several very important respects. This post will explain the two deal toy materials, and provide some guidance on which might […]
The term “acrylic paperweight” is a common one, but it’s also something of a misnomer. In our 40 years of experience, most clients expressing interest in an acrylic paperweight, it often turns out, aren’t really looking for something made of acrylic. They also, typically, aren’t looking for a paperweight. So just what are these customers […]
This week marks the 8th anniversary of the initial public offering of Twitter, one of a number of landmark IPO deal toys, including those for Google and Facebook, that the Corporate Presence has designed over the years. 2021 also marks the 10th anniversary of what was actually the first Twitter deal toy we produced: the […]
Ordering a financial tombstone, as you’ve probably heard, should be the fun part of your deal; but it can sometimes be something you might be dreading, especially if you’re facing a daunting backlog of deals to commemorate. Talk of “graveyards” is always timely around Halloween. But tombstone “graveyards” may be especially timely now, given that […]
Glass and crystal look similar to the untrained eye, they’re not manufactured the same way and there are also important differences that may make one better than the other for custom awards and deal toys. From scientific differences to the shipping weight, you may need guidance to choose the best material for your project. But […]
There’s a lot more to Lucite mementos than just rectangular slabs of sparkly acrylic. Not that those options aren’t great, but Lucite has way more to offer. Pretty much the only limit is your imagination! But what Lucite designs have proved successful in the past? How can you come up with a custom deal toy […]
Acrylic: it’s one of those words that’s become part of everyday life. Having said that, most of us would probably struggle to define exactly what it is. We just know what it looks like. Lucite is a term that probably isn’t as familiar. What exactly is Lucite? And what’s the difference between Lucite and acrylic? […]
Celebrating company milestones is a great way to maintain morale at your organization. After all, who doesn’t love taking a moment to acknowledge their success? Interestingly, many people are unaware of some of the most important corporate milestones, and they also may not know how to celebrate them. The crucial point here is also that these milestones […]
