As the end of the year draws closer, client gifts are often top of mind for small and big businesses alike. Promotional calendars can be the perfect way to say thank-you while helping to keep your business on your customers minds.
Calendars are a great client gift as almost everyone uses calendars throughout the year. Most people have at least one if not more calendars, in their home, their office or other places of business. They are often places in visible and often high-traffic locations which gets people looking at them and familiar with your brand.
A promotional calendar can be the perfect way to keep your brand top of mind for a longer period of time than with other promotional products. Calendars are used for 12 months or longer so you know your customers will be reminded of your brand more frequently than with products that may be consumed or misplaced much before the year mark. This continued presence in your customers lives helps to build loyalty and keep people coming back to you!
If cost is a concern and hold back when considering ordering promotional calendars this year, it is great to know that they are actually one of the most cost effective gifts that one can give!
There is certain information that you can include on your promotional calendar to increase advertising effectiveness. These include contact information and hours, important dates for your company, personalized photos that showcase your company and of course your logo!
Our top 5 picks for 2018 calendars are:5 - Custom sticky note calendar
3 - Living Healthy wall calendar
1 - Standard seed paper eco desk calendarRemember that while many factors are at play, emotion often contributes to customer’s purchase decisions. Keep your brand top of mind by ordering your calendars today!
Company culture is truly the personality of your company. It embodies your mission, values, expectations and goals. Building and maintaining a good company culture encourages both employee engagement and retention. People want to feel appreciated and the happier employees are the better they will perform.
Part of maintaining a great company culture is team building. It helps to boost team morale and reinforces your company values. Fun team building activities get people engaged. Teams are able to combine their strengths and work together towards a common goal. This increases collaboration, encourages effective communication and can help to ease conflicts in your office. The end goal of all team building is to increase motivation and help your employees feel valued and appreciated.
Whether your company is small or large, corporate events are a great way to recognize and appreciate all the good that your employees are doing for you! A fun day away from all the pressures of the office helps to remove barriers and allows employees to better integrate into the company. These events help to increase company pride and are a great way to show your appreciation for your employees families as well. At the end of the day, a corporate event is simply a great way to give your employees a chance to recharge and relax.
If you have multiple locations or branches, a friendly slow pitch tournament can get your teams working together.
While corporate events can take on many shapes, a family friendly event is the perfect choice for the summer. There are many outdoor venues in Saskatoon to choose from, like the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo or the PotashCorp PLayland at Kinsmen Park.Both offer open space for kids to run and play and areas for adults to chat and mingle. With this being the year of Canada 150 it can be the perfect way to incorporate a theme to make your event stand out from past!
Incorporating team building activities into your corporate event can be a great way to get your employees up, moving and having fun. We suggest the Minute To Win It challenges! Originating from the goofy but entertaining TV game show where one to two people would try to compete a task in 60 seconds, these challenges have quickly made their way into corporate team building exercises. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
Even if a large event is not in your budget you can still gain the benefits of team building activities. Try incorporating them into your next meeting, or better yet, get out of the office and hit up an activity like the
Frisbee Golf Courses in Saskatoon or Martensville.