Coming up with creative deal toy ideas can be a chore for bankers Especially when they’re faced with the same predictable, stock design suggestions. Fortunately, there are a number of imaginative–though commonly overlooked— design...
Coming up with creative deal toy ideas can be a chore for bankers Especially when they’re faced with the same predictable, stock design suggestions. Fortunately, there are a number of imaginative–though commonly overlooked— design...
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...
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 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...
Code names unleash all sorts of creative possibilities for finance tombstones. A code name explains, for instance, how a pagoda-themed deal toy design came to commemorate an investment in a portfolio of non-performing mortgages----based in Spain...
"Custom Lucite" is a term that's been subject to a good deal of misuse and confusion. Some vendors offer "custom" Lucites, especially "custom Lucite awards", with promises of off-the-shelf availability and next-day shipment. But if these vendors are...
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...
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...
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...