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Recognition has a Return on Your Investment

2015-03-09

Modern Obelisk award in solid Aluminum from our Exclusives Collection. Award is superimposed over image of stone obelisks.

Happy employees are productive ones.

If you read our last blog on the value of recognition, you may recall that almost 2/3^rd of employees leave their jobs because they feel underappreciated, that managers do not recognize their positive contributions.

There is a logical assumption that any company which invests in recognition, that introduces years’ service awards, sales or safety or any of many other business reasons to reward excellent performance, will retain best employees and see superior business performance. But is this just an assumption? Is all this the speculations of a HR manager, or is there quantitative support that links recognition programs to company performance?

Custom Award Spotlight: The Super Clio

2015-03-02

Super Clio award, an expertly crafted, two foot tall version of the iconic Clio trophy

Updated 6/02/2025

The Clio Awards is one of the most recognized creative competitions in the world, honoring the talent and agencies behind the most exceptional advertising and creative.

The Super Bowl is the biggest advertising event of the year, drawing in hundreds of millions of viewers and advertising’s most award-winning creative.

Custom Trophy Spotlight: The American Chemical Society Golden Column

2015-02-24

American Chemical Society Award which features the organization

Updated 6/24/2025

In 2014, the American Chemical Society (ACS) commissioned Society Awards to create a custom award to honor hardworking individuals taking ACS courses. The award needed to embody the ACS's prestige and purpose, and Society Awards is the only luxury awards company able to achieve that.

Custom Trophy Spotlight: SSPI Hall of Fame Stellar Award

2015-02-06

Arianespace Stellar Award, a high-end metal form modeled after the Ariane 5 Rocket and plated in 24k gold

Updated 6/24/2025

Arianespace, founded in 1980 as the world’s first commercial satellite launch company, commissioned Society Awards to create and manufacture golden rocket awards for the Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) Hall of Fame.

Custom Trophy Spotlight: NFL Players Association Collegiate Bowl Trophy

2015-01-30

Mike Martz, Coach of the NFLPA Nationals team, holding up the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Trophy in triumph

Updated 6/24/2025

The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) is the labor organization representing professional football players in the NFL. From 2012 to 2023, the NFLPA hosted a post season game for NFL draft-eligible players, known as the Collegiate Bowl, at the StubHub Center in California. Players are given the opportunity for draft into the NFL, while the winning team and MVP of the bowl game are each awarded a trophy.

Custom Corporate & Employee Awards for Viacom

2015-01-13

3 employee awards created for Viacom on white background

Updated 6/23/2025

Viacommunity is an internal department of entertainment leader Viacom who hosts such prestigious award ceremonies as MTV, CMT and BET. Its mission is simple and noteworthy: to better the communities in which Viacom serves and make a positive social impact on the people and areas in which its employees work and live. Real, lasting, far-reaching differences in the areas of education, health, environment and citizenship. The organization asked Society Awards to design and manufacture awards for their philanthropic and community outreach programs, Get Schooled and their own internal Spirit Awards.

Employee Awards: How Recognition Protects Your Most Valuable Asset

2015-01-06

Professional woman in a white blazer sitting in an office and smiling.

Originally by Larry Maloney, Society Awards. Updated on 6/16/2025

Your Greatest Asset: Your Employees

Managers are often asked to consider what is their greatest corporate asset. Is it a new research and development facility, a secret sauce recipe, a large cash surplus on your balance sheet? While any CEO would be envious of any of these equities, the greatest asset that a company has is its employees. It is the employees that man R&D facilities, who create proprietary formulas and recipes, who manage a balance sheet to optimize a company’s performance. Yes, the greatest asset that all successful companies have is its people, and it is a proven fact that corporate recognition programs help to protect and nurture this valuable asset.

How to Choose the Perfect Luxury Gift for Clients and Partners

2014-12-29

Originally by By Jeff Lien for Mode Design Group / Society Awards. Updated 8/25/2025

Trends like luxury toast – seriously, luxury toast – are to blame for your holiday gifting troubles this year. Luxury, it seems, has grown a broad definition where, with marketing spin, it can be just about anything. Luxury ice, garbage cans, doorstops, vacuums and so the list could continue ad infinitum.

So, how do we spoil the people we care about this holiday season? Money alone doesn’t buy it. The brands that create true luxury do so through masterful control of the nuances; it’s the details by which a luxury gift succeeds or fails.

Society Awards History of Holiday Cards

2014-12-04

Updated 6/16/2025

Business Gift Ideas to Strengthen Client Relationships

2014-11-21

3 unique luxury gifts side by side. Blue crystal conch shell award, miniature gold art deco Pegasus, and gold jaguar statue all created by society awards

Updated 3/04/2026

The Power of Bespoke Business Gifts

Gifting in a business setting is more than a kind gesture; it’s a powerful tool for brand building, client retention, and lasting impressions. With the right strategy, your corporate gifts can reflect your company’s values, elevate your brand, and foster deeper connections. Whether you're gifting to longtime partners or future collaborators, choose with intention.

At Society Awards we take gifting seriously, it's one of our many luxury services. We custom design our own gifting platforms, and utilize our own great selection of readymade designs. When we think about corporate gifting, we treat it like any other branding initiative and consider strategy first and what objectives are we trying to achieve. If you need help determining how to be strategic and thoughtful when looking for a business gift, Society Awards is here to help.