What’s the Average Turnaround Time for a Custom Deal Toy?

October 11, 2024 by David Parry

How long will it take to produce your custom deal toy? If you've been looking for a precise answer to this question online, you've probably been disappointed. You may already have seen estimates of anywhere from 1-6 weeks, which seems to provide an...

7 Often-Overlooked Standard Deal Toy Shapes

September 25, 2024 by David Parry

You probably don't spend a lot of time monitoring trends in deal toy design, specifically classic deal toy shapes. Certainly, no one's suggesting that you should be. You're much more likely to be attuned to even subtle changes in the world of...

How Transaction Tombstones Differ from Deal Toys

September 19, 2024 by David Parry

"Transaction tombstones" is one of a medley of terms that are roughly similar in meaning. They include "financial tombstones", "deal gifts", "deal tombstones", "cubes", and "corporate tombstones". There is a common denominator among these terms....

The “Classic” Deal Toy Connecting Harvard with “George of The Jungle”

September 18, 2024 by David Parry

This Friday, September 20th, marks what would have been Jay Ward's 124th birthday. The classic deal toy above may conjure up some dim memories, and not just of Casper the Friendly Ghost. The Lucite tombstone is also a vestige of another spectral...

Planning a Business Anniversary: 5 Crucial, Preliminary Tips

September 16, 2024 by David Parry

If you're planning, or even just considering a business anniversary celebration, you may already be aware of an overwhelming array of options and suggestions. These range from opulent black-tie events to more subdued gatherings. They also run the...

What’s The Difference Between Glass And Crystal?

September 10, 2024 by David Parry

  Glass and crystal look similar to the untrained eye, but they're not manufactured the same way and there are other important differences that may make one preferable to the other for your custom award or deal toys. These differences...

Who Gets Custom Deal Toys (and What Exactly are They For?)

September 3, 2024 by David Parry

If you're not in the financial industry, there's a good chance you've never even heard of custom deal toys. And you're even less likely to have heard of the other, less captivating term they commonly go by: "financial tombstones". But even if...

Financial Tombstones: 7 Things You Should Know

August 15, 2024 by David Parry

What exactly are "financial tombstones"? You can find some good definitions of financial tombstones online, though some are slightly inaccurate, or just incomplete. For instance, you may have come across this: "Financial tombstones (also known...

Do Lawyers Get Deal Toys?

August 15, 2024 by David Parry

Yes, lawyers do, in fact, get deal toys. 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 the most relevant or illuminating...