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Having Fun At Home: Merchandise Monday
So what has been big with consumers? Generally speaking, consumers have really taken hold of a "back to basics" mentality. The demand for products that fulfill basic necessities have taken precedent over ones that are regarded as "higher-end" or luxury" ones. Some of the focus products at the 2010 Home+Housewares show included single serve coffee makers, steam mops and cookware, especially celebrity chef cookware lines.
Who Could Be Thinking of Incentives At A Time Like This? You.
It wasn't unusual for several companies to cut back (or even eliminate) company year end bonuses and the economy had a lot to do with it. However, it's been said that noncash rewards have proven to be a much more cost effective way to drive behavior. You can accomplish more in influencing motivation using merchandise as a reward/recognition tool than cash while spending just as much - if not less - money in the process.
After nearly 40 years...we've still got it!
Things have come a long way since Hinda had its first set of offices on Printer’s Row. In the 1970s, Hinda purchased 120 Casio calculators to qualify as a distributor, convincing an auto parts company to use them as an incentive for selling parts. Now Hinda boasts an inventory of over 3,500 products in our current 75,000 square foot facility. We’ve gone from Therese Brisard manually writing down invoices onto index cards to pioneering online incentive programs.
Better To Give Than Receive...
To say that a corporation taking the initiative to become socially responsible is a “good idea” would be a solid understatement. Sure, giving back gives all of us a warm and fuzzy feeling all over, but what’s in it for the giver? True giving is generally done with the attitude (or at least should be) of not expecting anything in return. However, a company that gives back will reap many benefits in return.