Proud to be Providing ESPN’s ESPY Awards…Again

July 12, 2024 by David Parry

ESPN's annual ESPY awards telecast is celebrated for bringing full-on Oscar-style glitz and red carpet trappings to the international sports world. The event is also famed for emotional, and often galvanizing acceptance speeches. (ESPN itself...

Warren Buffett’s Deal Toys: Just in Time for BH 2024

May 1, 2024 by David Parry

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...

Deal Tombstones: 5 Ways to Magnify Their Marketing Impact

February 9, 2024 by David Parry

If may be new to deal tombstones or, as they're also more commonly known, "deal toys". To the extent you do know them, they might seem like a waste of time, money, and effort. The word "toy", after all, usually tends to denote something that,...

5 Great Ideas for Food and Beverage Tombstones

January 15, 2024 by David Parry

Why Food and Beverage Tombstones Stand Out What's so special about these financial transactions---and their tombstones? Maybe it's the fact that they usually involve common, everyday items. Add to that the fact they often also involve...

5 Inspiring Ideas for Creative M&A Tombstones

December 6, 2023 by David Parry

Are there M&A tombstones in your immediate future? Even if you don't fully buy into the M&A "tidal wave" forecasted by some sources, there's pretty good evidence that, at the very least, surf's up. Since September, announced mergers have...

Sales Recognition Awards: a Single Tip to Transform Their Value

November 6, 2023 by David Parry

Sales recognition awards can be invaluable to the performance and destiny of your organization. At least that's the wisdom put out, not surprisingly, by organizations that sell sales recognition awards. But despite the self-serving insights, and...

5 Ideas for “Green” and Sustainability-Themed Deal Toys

September 20, 2023 by David Parry

Sustainability isn't exactly a new focus, either for financial transactions themselves or for the deal toys that commemorate them. After all, sustainability has been a corporate tenet for decades now, and become the centerpiece of any number of...

Oil and Gas Deal Toys That Will Leave an Impression

September 5, 2023 by David Parry

When ordering oil and gas deal toys, one of your top priorities should be making them 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....

Closing Dinner Deal Toys: 5 Ways to Avoid Disaster

August 14, 2023 by David Parry

Tips to Avoid Pitfalls in Closing Dinner Deal Toys What happened to one analyst's deal toys ---deal toys that were supposed to be given out at a closing dinner that very night----was more than a little scary. Maybe an even better word, as you'll...