Team building is an important part of running a successful business. It drives employee engagement, and engagement drives productivity. There are plenty of ways to invest in your team, but custom lapel pins are one of the most popular — and one of the longest-lasting. At Signature Pins, we’ve worked with organizations that reach for the stars (NASA) all the way down to local family-owned businesses. No matter the size of your company, custom business pins can be used in a few important ways to build camaraderie and loyalty.
Team Building With Different Types of Custom Business Lapel Pins
The two main types of business pins we make are employee recognition pins and special corporate event pins. There’s some overlap between them — the underlying purpose of any business pin is to reward your staff and show appreciation for their hard work.
Whether you’re looking for a set of custom corporate pins that celebrate milestone achievements or business pins that recognize employee anniversaries, we’re here to help. Designing a custom business pin might seem like a big lift, but it’s actually quick and easy — and once you have the pin, you’re ready to make a difference among your team. Here’s how it usually goes.
Building an Employee Appreciation Program With Custom Business Pins
If you want to encourage camaraderie and build teamwork on your staff, you need to focus on employee engagement. The most reliable way to drive engagement is to make sure your team feels appreciated for what they do.
There are a lot of ways to use employee appreciation pins, and the most popular is a years of service program.
A years of service program is an excellent choice for anyone looking for a set of custom business pins to engage their team and build teamwork. The criteria for earning a pin are uniform across the company, so you don’t have to spin up a separate reward structure for top sales, employee of the month, or anything else (although those make great companion programs).
Most of our customers order a series of custom business pins for their years of service program. Separate designs are created for each year of service the company wants to recognize — usually starting at one year and going all the way through 50 years. When an employee reaches a work anniversary, they’re presented with one of the custom corporate pins. Showing appreciation in small, consistent ways like this lets your team know that they matter and encourages them to invest more in the work.
We offer more than just years of service pins, though. We can make any type of custom business pin you can imagine — milestone awards, training-program completions, holiday pins, and special-event pins all get the same Pantone-color-matched treatment. Awarding your team for milestone achievements, holidays, or other special events is a great way to build teamwork by boosting morale and reminding everyone that their hard work is making a difference.
How to Get Started on a Custom Business Pin Design
The first step is deciding what type of lapel pin you need. The most popular business pins we manufacture are die struck pins, soft enamel pins, and cloisonne pins (also called hard enamel pins). We can also make offset printed pins and silkscreen pins.
Soft enamel and cloisonne pins have colorful artwork, while die struck pins keep the look of polished metal. If you want to create a custom corporate lapel pin that includes brand logos and emblems, choosing a soft enamel or cloisonne design is the way to go.
We use Pantone colors in all of our artwork. If your business pins need a specific set of brand colors, just let us know and we’ll match them exactly.
Color is an important part of any custom business pin design, but it’s also worth thinking about how you plan on using your pins. Consider what metal plating will look best with your design, and how you can accentuate the artwork with details like cut outs or glitter enamel.
As long as you have an idea for your design, you have enough to get started. We can help you choose the best shape, size, and custom options to bring it to life. If you’d like a place to sketch, we have a custom pin design template you can download. Once you fill out a free quote form, our art team will get to work and have your first free proof ready within 48 hours. Artwork and unlimited revisions are completely free — so be sure to let us know how we can improve the design once you see the first proof.
Choosing the Best Custom Pin Maker Online
Our goal is to make the process of designing and ordering custom business lapel pins as quick and easy as possible. All artwork and revisions are free, we provide honest pricing, and every order ships with free priority air shipping.
On top of all this, every order comes with a 100% quality guarantee. In the rare cases when the pins don’t match the digital proof we create for you, we’ll replace all of your business pins for free.
What kind of custom business lapel pins do you need? Give us a call today and we’ll help you create a winning design.
