What Makes a Memorable Gift?
This question is subjective. What constitutes a memorable experience is different from person to person. However, this doesn’t mean it’s impossible to create a memorable experience using something as simple as a custom lapel pin.
Before we go any farther, let’s get one thing out of the way. This blog is about custom corporate lapel pins and how they can leave a positive, lasting impression on your team.
Custom enamel pins are also thoughtful gifts for friends, family and loved ones, but that’s a story for another day.
Today, we want to take a closer look at how awarding a custom corporate lapel pin can help you create a memorable and meaningful event in the lives of your staff members. And the question at the heart of all this is, “what makes a memorable gift?”
As we said, the answer will depend on who you’re talking to, but a gift of gratitude that acknowledges hard work and success is a great place to start.
Creating a Memorable Experience With Corporate Lapel Pins
Years of service pins are some of the most popular enamel pins that we help design. Companies all over the world create their own employee appreciation pins featuring company logos and slogans, and the reasoning behind each one is to show gratitude.
Take these corporate lapel pins for example:
Pins like these recognize team members who have stuck with a company through thick and thin. The average time a person spends with the same company has been declining over the years, so showing appreciation to the people who stay is an important step to increasing retention.
It’s also one of the best ways to make an event or meeting stick out in a person’s memory. Taking an employee aside to thank them for their commitment and awarding them with a pin like one of these is a gratifying experience. It reminds people that their efforts matter and that their successes have not gone unnoticed.
An even better idea is to present the pin to in front of an employee's colleagues. Being singled out for committed service and excellent work in front of others is a gratifying experience that is sure to be a long-lasting, warm memory. Wearing the pin thereafter will remind your team members that what they do is valuable to the company.
Celebrating years of service is not the only way to create a memorable experience for your team members. You can also recognize the employee of the month with a special pin or award a series of pins honoring the completion of an important project or the company reaching an important milestone.
When pins like these are accompanied by a sincere message of thanks, they are more likely to leave a lasting impression, creating a memorable experience.
Why Order Custom Enamel Pins in the First Place?
Custom corporate pins are not the only means of creating a memorable experience for your team members. They are an excellent source of channeling appreciation and respect, but it's possible to use something else as well.
Having a physical gift, whether it's a plaque, a certificate, or an enamel pin, that embodies a message of thanks will help you create a warm memory for your team members. However, there is more to it.
Nickolas Epley of the University of Chicago said that gift-giving can bring you closer to the recipient. Putting a lot of thought into finding the right gift for someone oftentimes requires that you put yourself in the other person’s shoes.
For business leaders, this gives you a chance to reflect on your team and remember why you are appreciative of their work. To get the most out of your employees, you need to view them as more than just parts of the industrial machine, or numbers on a spreadsheet. Engaged employees are the ones who feel valued and who feel like their voice matters within the company.
This is why so many different organizations start their own corporate lapel pin programs. The pins themselves are small gifts, but the process of creating the pins, coupled with the message contained inside the design, makes a big difference in the workplace.
So, What’s the Next Step?
If you want to create a memorable experience using custom made lapel pins, you need to be sincere. Think about what makes your team special, and be sure to let them know. A personal message of gratitude accompanied by a commemorative gift like a custom made lapel pin will certainly create a memorable experience for your team.
The only thing left to do is come up with a design, and that’s what we’re here for. Give us a call today, and get started on a special gift for the people that make your company great!
