Acknowledge Milestones Show you appreciate your employees by acknowledging their milestones. 53% of employees in one study said they would stay longer at their jobs if they were shown appreciation. Celebrate your employees for both work and personal milestones, and they will feel valued and recognized. Have you considered what you will do for birthdays,…
I don’t know what to give.
Each of us has had friends and family experience difficult times. Perhaps it’s discouragements & disappointments, difficult days or unfortunately even medical issues or death. We want to be there for our loved ones, but we often don’t know what to give. What can we do in times of loss that will lighten their load,…
Hosting Client Events
The first day of summer is three days away. Now is the time for hosting client events. Have you started planning your client appreciation events yet? Hopefully, you have, and you’re ready to go. If not, see our blog on planning your client event HERE. Client events are a great way to reconnect. Although we…
Foster a Giving Culture
Business culture is grown through building your personal character and behaviours. Here are some actions to help you foster a Giving Culture.
5 Laws of Gifting
We live in a cutthroat society, where the focus is on Me. The Go-Getter is a favoured employee and is willing to do whatever it takes to get ahead. Not as well-known is the Go-Giver. At The Gift Designers our model is simple; build your business by giving, and see success. If you would like…
Tools to Help Foster Your Relationships.
We had the privilege to sit down with the team at Action Edge and share a little bit about our solutions for client retention and loyalty. The focus in that interview was on our unique Client for Life Program. It is one of our first database-driven programs, however, it is not the first gifting program…
Happiness Is…
Have you ever gotten so bogged down by your work week that you feel overwhelmed or just exhausted? It can be hard in those moments to remember the things that make you happy. The phone won’t stop ringing, people are knocking on your door, you have reports to get done and you haven’t even gotten…
5 Tips to Write Good Greeting Cards
We have so many occasions where note cards are used. We send greeting cards during the Holidays, to say thank you, happy birthday and even sympathy. But one of the biggest days for greeting cards is Valentine’s Day. In elementary school your mom went and bought your Valentine’s cards for you to pass out. Now…
Maintaining Your Goals 101
Did you go through the exciting and dreaded practice of setting goals this year? We all know the drill; as December winds to an end we start making up our list of things we want to achieve this year. Then January 15th comes around and we’ve lost interest in our aspirations. This year, we want…
Quality Time Is Family Time
It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but it is also one of the most stressful. We spend so much time and energy trying to make one day perfect, however if we aren’t careful we will miss out on what the season is about. This year, we want to remind everyone to…