50 Out of the Box Ideas for Selling Crystal Prints

    With the continual upgrades to the smartphone, more and more people are embracing photography. 1.2 trillion photos are posted to social platforms each day, creating vast amounts of visual data stored on mobile devices. Compare that to the 80 billion photos taken by traditional cameras almost 20 years ago. Technology has made it easier for people to take photos and print them without sacrificing quality.

    Enter a new product from Crystal D — IllumaPix™ Crystal Prints. It is the perfect solution for creating custom prints for any industry. IllumaPix™ is a popular choice for appreciation gifts, employee recognition, wall art, signage, and more! Continue reading…

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    Day to day. Informal. Formal. How do you recognize?

    How Do You Recognize? Three Types of Recognition

    The dictionary defines recognition as “the state of being recognized,” which is not exactly helpful. To really understand recognition is to understand what the purpose is. Employees who feel good about their jobs tend to perform at a higher level.

    Your company can become more successful when you recognize and reward performance that matches your corporate goals. There are three types of recognition that you can use to help your employees reach those goals: day-to-day, informal, and formal. Continue reading…

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    Podium

    How to Present Employee Service Awards

    Employee service awards are designed to recognize a deserving employee for years of service and/or dedication to the job. This type of corporate award is common in most businesses and has many benefits. However, business owners and managers hesitate to use employee service awards to their advantage because they don’t know what to say to their deserving employee. In fact, the number one reason why managers don’t recognize their employees is because they don’t know what to say!

    The good news is that it is very easy to figure out what to say to an employee during an awards presentation. Managers and business owners should not let this stop them from presenting employee service awards.

    Bob Nelson is one of the first individuals to research how to present a recognition award. He recommends a few very simple steps outlining what to say in his book, The 1001 Rewards and Recognition Fieldbook. Continue reading…

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    Excited Woman

    A Tale of Two Recognition Events

    At Crystal D, we know that there are good recognition events and bad recognition events. We want to rid the world of the bad recognition events, and to help combat those, we’re sharing stories of good and bad recognition events.

    We’ve already given you examples of a few good recognition events, so now we want to show you how two different events had two drastically different reactions from the recipients.

    *Names have been changed to protect the innocent. And the guilty company. Continue reading…

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    Ricky Rubio

    Crystal D Stories: Revamping a Community Service Award

    Our sales teams work with a variety of different distributors who have unique customers and unique stories. I sat down with Mike recently, and he told me a story about one distributor who was helping revamp a community service award.

    FLIP SAUNDERS LEGACY AWARD

    Solutions Rep: Mike

    End User: Minnesota Timberwolves

    Objective: Service: creative idea and thoughtful personalization

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    Costa Rica

    Making a Memorable Award

    I love hearing the stories behind some of our coolest pieces. Our Memory Makers love sharing the Regatta Award with Costa Rica artwork, so I wanted to hear how that piece came to be. And of course, I wanted to share that story with you!

    One of our distributors came to us with this project. He told us the story of Ms. Walker and her technology company, Charter Business.

    Charter Business was on the brink of collapse when she decided to acquire a key vendor. Once the acquisition was final, Ms. Walker decided to set a very aggressive sales goal for her team. In the first 12 months after the acquisition, she wanted $2 million in new sales. Continue reading…

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    Lifeworks Annual Celebration

    Celebrating Extraordinary Stories

    Lifeworks Services is an amazing nonprofit organization that gives opportunities to people with disabilities. Each year they host the Lifeworks Annual Celebration. This gala event celebrates these individuals as well as raises funds for the organization. Since 2012, Crystal D has proudly donated stunning crystal awards to this event. As a result, Lifeworks Services invites some of our Memory Makers to attend. Continue reading…

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    Supplier of the Year

    We’re the Distributor’s Choice Supplier of the Year for the Awards and Recognition Category!

    At the end of 2018, ASI made a call for nominations for Supplier of the Year in 50 different categories. We asked you to nominate us in the Awards and Recognition category, and you delivered! Because of the nominations you made and the searches you performed for our awards in ESP, we were named the Counselor Distributor’s Choice Supplier of the Year in the Awards and Recognition category!

    Your continued support pushed us to the head of the pack, and we’re so grateful! We always say how much we love our dealers. Because it’s true! Without you, we wouldn’t be the supplier you trust with your awards and gifts. We’ve heard from many of you about your experiences with Crystal D. Your kind words about our customer service team, our solutions specialists, and our business development team warm our hearts. Your gratitude towards our production team and warehouse team for getting your awards out the door and in your customers’ hands safely make us proud to be your partner. Continue reading…

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    Brenda, SGR Customer Service Rep of the Year

    Meet Brenda, the SGR Customer Service Rep of the Year

    We’re starting 2019 with a bang! Each year, Supplier Global Resource, an ASI magazine, names one Customer Service Rep of the Year and one Supplier Sales Rep of the Year. They chose our Customer Service Specialist, Brenda, as their Customer Service Rep of the Year based on nominations from her customers!

    I had the chance to sit down with Brenda to talk about her big win and get to know a little more about her. I’m sure Brenda’s customers in the South would love to know a little more about the person they nominated for this award! Continue reading…

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