Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Gifting - The Corporate Level

Personalized, valuable, beautiful, functional, etc.  What can you describe using all these words?  Your staff?  Your volunteers?  How do your gifts to them recognize the best qualities you feel they exhibit in their work?

Recognition gifts can effectively express how you really feel about your staff when they provide more than a token expression of thanks.  Ask yourself how the gift you've selected for someone on your staff will appear to them.  How thoughtful does the gift look?  Does it provide value to whoever receives it?

There are two ways to approach gifting in a corporate environment.  One is to select a universal, 1-size-fits-all gift and present it to everyone receiving recognition for their efforts.  The other way is to hand-select 1 gift at a time, perhaps even ordering them personalized if possible.

Here are the benefits of 1-size-fits-all gifting:  It's easy on your time and gift budget.  Also, it can appeal universally to everyone in the organization without fail.  (See an example of this solution)

Now for the personalized, unique gifting:  It's personal, obviously, so it can mean a whole lot more to the recipient.  Selecting gifts one at a time also adds diversity to the presentation, especially if everyone receives them at the same time.  It makes gifting a whole lot more enjoyable for the giver and the receiver.  Care to find anything that crosses your fancy as a unique gift for your staff?  You can search by different categories of products, or price range, or even colors.  Unique gifting can still be simple.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

How to find new products for retail

Finding new products for online or brick & mortar retailing is easy with Keystone's product search engine.  Access to over 500,000 products means customization, quality, & uniqueness all in one location.  Here's how to find a new product on our search engine:

1.  Identify what the product is that you're looking for.  (product category examples: art, balloons, leashes, zipper pulls, etc.) 
2.  Choose keywords to describe details about how you want your product to be made.  (examples: ceramic, latex, leather, metal, etc.)
3.  Identify a quantity & price range you can afford to purchase for an initial order based off the target retail price & profit per item needed.

Once you identify any of these details, using the product search engine is simple.  You may find more options are available by leaving some keywords out of your search, or eliminating a specific price range.

Once you find a product you like, use the Request Quote or Request Info buttons to get answers to your questions before placing an order.  If you like a product from your search results, you may also use the Place Order function to get started.  Image files for customized imprint can be submitted online, as well as payment information and the shipping address where you need your new product to arrive.

Questions?  Contact us via the Request Info button or call 800-240-8639 Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM Eastern Standard Time.  Out phone number is listed on the product search engine also.  Here's to happy product searching, and more retail profits for your store!