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Personalized Journal Stamping for Nationwide Insurance at Black Enterprise Summit

June 18, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

Personalized journal stamping was the most popular marketing activation in the Nationwide Insurance booth at the Black Enterprise Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina. We hot foil stamped guest’s initials on custom leather journals for two straight days, averaging 150 journals per day, a total of 300 journals.

Nationwide booth guests love the personalized journal stamping and stood in line to wait their turn. It didn’t take very long, 5 to 10 minutes at most when the lines were the longest. (We stamped journals twenty times faster than the guy who had a laser machine across the convention center!) However it gave our salespeople in the booth a chance to give every attendee a survey and get them on their corporate email list. That’s gold at a conference!

We average less than one minute per item when we emboss at events around the country. People don’t have to wait very long but they love watching the personalization done right in front of them with a very old-fashioned looking machine.

What was really fun was to see attendees network with each other in line. There were a lot of business cards handed out and stories traded in the time they were waiting.

Our personalized journal stamping activation doesn’t take up much space. We fit into even the smallest booth with a 6 to 8 foot table and two chairs. Our embossing machine is a tabletop machine which can easily travel anywhere we go.

Nationwide contacted us through their event marketing company to help them bring something different to their guests a few months ago. They loved the idea of custom leather journals.

Guests loved seeing their monograms on the leather journals. Some even got a few for friends and family as well as other team members in their office who couldn’t make it to the event.

Nationwide also offered free headshots for all attendees which they received immediately on a USB after the photo shoot.

The Black Enterprise Summit was a great event. We enjoyed seeing the city of Charlotte, NC for the first time. It was absolutely beautiful.

If you’re interested in having us personalize journals at your next event, please go to our event page to learn more about our services. We also offer on-site event engraving, hand painting and other personalization activations. For more details call us at 833 465 9311. We’d love to work with you at your next event!

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Bible Embossing Creates Touching Tribute for Canadian Hockey Team

June 11, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

Bible embossing can evoke memories and help create a special feeling, especially when someone sees their bible with their name and fallen team member’s logo on it. Recently, we were asked to help create a set of personalized bibles as a tribute for a Canadian hockey team in Swift Current to their sister team, many of whom were killed in a bus crash. The team chaplain, Nathan Wiebe, reached out to us and inquired about our bible embossing services. He wanted the sister team logo to be put on each bible as well as team members numbers, names and coaches names. We were honored to emboss these special bibles for the Canadian team.

The bibles were sent to us with the Chaplain’s logo already embossed on them.

We added each players number and name and the Bronco’s logo in the lower right hand corner. We created a special die with their logo and stamped it in gold foil.

Here is the story of why these emboss bibles were important in Nathan’s own words.

My role on the Swift Current Broncos is the team chaplain. With this being my second year serving in that role.

The Swift Current Broncos, in 1986 were in involved in a bus crash that tragically took the lives of 4 young men. It was an event that I was not alive for, but in my four years of living in this small town, I have noticed it’s a noticeable scar that has left a mark on many. The Swift Current Broncos wear a 4 leaf clover patch on the shoulders on their jerseys to remember those guys… so every time you come to the rink you’re reminded of those boys.

The Humbolt Broncos and the Swift Current Broncos play in two different leagues in Saskatchewan Canada. To say that they are in two different levels of hockey doesn’t matter. They obviously share the same name, and have been closely connected with players from either team running through each others organization … But, hockey is a brotherhood. It’s a small world. There’s friendships shared through guys on both teams, which makes a loss like this so much harder to deal with.

My position with the team is purely a background one with the guys on the team. I try and take them out for coffee or breakfast throughout the year to see how they are doing and encourage them. I played junior hockey for 4 years and know the feeling of leaving home at a young age to play hockey… by taking guys away from the rink and forgetting about the hockey aspect, and focusing on the life part of things is more or less my objective.

When the bus crash happened on April 6th, I had just gotten home from work and was about to put our two boys in the bath prior to an afternoon of playing outside. I got a text message from a friend that told me to pray for the Humbolt Broncos team because they were just in a serous bus crash. A couple hours passed. I didn’t put my phone down due to hitting refresh on news sites to check up on the boys and the team… my battery was just about dead when I got a call from my cousin who said he had heard there was 14 deaths. My cousin played college hockey with the head coach of the Humbolt Broncos and was talking with a bunch of old teammates who were close to the situation.

I decided to put my phone down after that. It was a numb feeling. I rode the bus from age 15-24 because of hockey… this is something you just don’t think would ever happen.

With my phone in my room, my wife came running back at me after she had heard it ringing and saw that the name was the coach of the Swift Current team. I picked up the phone and was asked if I could join the team in the morning to talk with the boys. The guys were in shock and a couple of the guys were especially struggling.

So, I left about 20 minutes later that night to the town where they were at…

The first person I called when I got the position of chaplain was actually the chaplain on the Humbolt Broncos team. He’s become a friend and someone who I bounce things off of from time to time. He was following the bus about 10 minutes behind when the crash happened… he saw what was left of the bus. He held the hands of guys that passed away. Cried with families at the hospital…. I encourage everyone to youtube “Pastor Sean Brandow – Humbolt Broncos Vigil Speech”. It’s powerful and needs to be watched by everyone.

I was approached by Sean’s (Humbolt Chaplain) old church that he used to pastor in our Swift Current area. They had talked to Sean wanting to help them in some way. Sean said, “Why don’t you help out the other Broncos? We are overwhelmed with support.” So the church asked if they could buy the team Bibles. Now, my philosophy as a Christian is to be an example first in foremost. My intention for the boys and team staff is not to push faith on them… but to support them with a loving Spirit. A Bible is something I hope they will pick up, but being as that it has been such an emotional run for this team, it’s very appropriate that this is something they get.

I have had the opportunity to be with he team before and after every game since the bus crash – praying before and after the games at the coaches request. The words that have come out of my mouth to those guys in those times are in that book. So I hope that one day they open up their Bible and read it. It was a privilege to walk along side these special guys during this time.

They just won a league championship and came up just short of a national championship. The joy that the championship brought those guys was something I’ll never forget! They were playing for a lot more this time around, with a few more Broncos from another team that were helping them along the way. Thank you, Desiree, for your help in creating these embossed bibles for our team.

Nathan, thank you for the honor of creating these tribute bibles for your team. Thank you also for the kind words you shared on Google about our company. We wish you and your team all the best in the future! — Desiree Colonna, CEO — Inkwell Designers

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Leather Monogramming Event for Dark Horse Canned Wine Launch Tour

June 1, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

We brought a special touch to the Canned Wine Launch Tour hosted by Dark Horse Wines (a product of EJ Gallo Winery) with our leather monogramming event experience. The launch tour was a great way to introduce distributors and Gallo salespeople to the new canned wine product which launched in May.

Inkwell Designers℠ leather monogramming event team was invited to attend rooftop events in Minneapolis, Chicago, Dallas and Tampa. Our team was able to watch our Atlanta Braves play the Tampa Bay Rays at the stadium after the event which they really enjoyed! The weather was beautiful as you can see from the pictures below.

We traveled with the Dark Horse marketing team to each private leather monogramming event and monogrammed on beautiful leather koozies created by a company called Rustico and branded with the Dark Horse Wine logo.

Guests were able to choose any monogram they wanted with a choice of silver, gold, black and rose gold or no foil (deboss).

The leather monogramming event was a big hit with guests. People loved the on-site experience of having their leather koozies personalized right in front of them. We had long lines at every event but we were able to get everyone done. We monogrammed an average of 100 koozies per event.

The Canned Wine Launch Tour was a success both for Dark Horse Wines and Inkwell Designers. We were honored to work with the brand and we’re already looking forward to more events in the future.

If you have an event coming up and you’d like to have your guests experience our on-site leather monogramming or engraving, please contact us at 833 465 9311. We’d love to send a proposal and see if we’re a good fit. Our team is a lot of fun to work with and we’re very fast. We only take up a 6 ft space so our footprint is fairly small. We’d love to make your next event even more memorable with a great giveaway that makes people feel special.

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Leather Foil Stamping at Mercedes Benz New USA Headquarters in Atlanta

May 30, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

Leather foil stamping is one of our most requested services for on-site corporate events. Most recently, we were asked to set up a live leather foil stamping station at the new Mercedes Benz USA headquarters in Atlanta. Two embossers worked on-site to create personalized leather computer cases for 400 employees over two, three-hour days. The Mercedes marketing team wanted a unique experience for employees and asked us to monogram each case at the new HQ in Sandy Springs.

The $90 million facility encompasses nearly 200,000 square feet and will ultimately house 1,000 employees.

To welcome the new USA Mercedes Benz headquarters employees to their office, the marketing team handed out computer cases to everyone. We came in a few days after the opening and performed live leather foil stamping in the common area on the first floor, right by the cafeteria. (You couldn’t miss us!) The employees loved watching how we set up each individual computer case and the type in our machines. Some people stood and watched for a good ten minutes while we worked hard to make sure everyone got their computer case monogrammed by the end of the day.

The Mercedes employee’s loved the personalization and couldn’t believe we were able to get all the computer cases done the same day they brought them to us. We monogrammed their cases with silver foil which looked gorgeous with the silver Mercedes Benz logo on the front. The results were very elegant. We encountered many happy employees during our two day event. People loved the experience and couldn’t wait to show their friends their newly monogrammed case.

We really enjoyed looking at the cars parked in strategic places in the beautiful new offices and were so tempted by the beautiful machines.

This one was a favorite. It was marked No. 61 in the line. Pretty amazing to think where Mercedes is now compared to how they started out.

We enjoyed our leather foil stamping event with Mercedes Benz and we were able to get every computer case done in the six hours we worked on site. We were also very honored to be part of this opening day event for the new Atlanta office space.

If you would like to set up a similar type of event at your corporate office, please see more details about how we do it here. Then give us a call at 833 465 9311 to talk about personalizing your event. We’d love to make your employees feel special and leather foil stamping on site is guaranteed to bring a smile to their faces!

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On Site Engraving 2,000 Lightbulbs at Light Fair International 2018

May 17, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

On site engraving 2,000 lightbulbs at an event called Light Fair International is way beyond just another a trade show booth animation. It’s an innovative experience for tradeshow attendees that will keep people talking about your brand for years to come.

A few months ago were contacted by the Head of Customer Sales and Training for Ledvance, Robert Cilic. Their team had the idea of engraving lightbulbs at their tradeshow booth in Chicago. They had called several places and no one could do it. They even though about bringing an engraver in from Germany who specialized in this type of engraving on very thin glass. However, Rob didn’t want to give up looking more locally. We had engraved fine perfume bottles in the past as well as wine and liquor bottles. We were willing to give it a shot.

Rob sent us a pack of bulbs to try with our high speed drill. The drill’s RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) was 350,000 and it cut right through the glass. (Nothing exploded because these are LED lightbulbs filled with gas, no pressure.) One of our engravers, Meg, suggested we try a Dremel tool that only spins 35,000 RPMs, much slower. We did and it worked!

Here is a picture of the three masterminds who figured it all out and were the toast of the show, Meg, Rob and Desiree.

Rob and his team quickly put a beautiful booth plan together for us to showcase our on site engraving as well as beautiful packaging for the lamps themselves.

The on site engraving was such a hit, there were lines in the tradeshow booth all three days non-stop! We engraved lightbulbs for VIPs for companies like Home Depot and Samsung.

We were also asked to engrave on site at events each of the three nights of the conference at the Hard Rock Cafe, the Shedd Aquarium, and a media event at Bassment in downtown Chicago.

Clients loved the unique gifts at each event and wanted two or three for friends and family. The engraving never stopped the entire time we were at each event.

The best part was when a young man walked up to Desiree, our CEO and asked her to engrave a lightbulb for him to use when he asked his girlfriend to marry him. Desiree was honored to create a beautiful, engraved bulb for him right on the spot.

Desiree engraved, “You light up my life.” on one side and, “Will you marry me?” on the other. The lightbulb became the story of the show! Even the CEO, Jacob Tarn, stepped out to take a picture with the young man and Ledvance offered to give him lighting for his wedding day.

Light Fair International in Chicago was a wonderful experience for both our company and our clients. If you’re looking for a cool experience for your next trade show, on site engraving will definitely keep people in your booth and talking about your brand. They will remember you for a long time. We can engrave almost anything made of glass, metal or wood. We also offer leather embossing at events.

Contact us directly at 833 465 9311 or take a look at our event page for more information. We’d love to see where our talent and innovation will take your company!

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Golf Tournament Gifts Personalized at RBC Heritage in Hilton Head

April 18, 2018 By Desiree Colonna

Golf tournament gifts embossed on site at the RBC Heritage PGA Golf Tournament in Hilton Head, South Carolina scored an ace with guests and corporate clients! It was the 50th anniversary of this popular golf event and we were invited to participate in the corporate gifting experience by embossing bags on site. We are all big fans of golf so being able to attend the event was a nice fit for both ourselves and our client, Royal Bank of Canada. You can see our embossing in action in the video below.

We worked with the Royal Bank of Canada through their marketing partner to emboss leather patches with monograms on custom-made gym bags at the golf tournament for clients and VIP guests at Harbourtown Golf Links in the VIP Clubhouse Suite.

We worked every day of the four day event and embossed over 1,000 bags. We averaged 50 to 60 per hour. We were set up at a 6 ft. table with two chairs in the corner of the clubhouse. We don’t take up much space at most events which is one of the reasons our customers love to work with us. They can always find room for a banquet table.

We were able to meet both corporate gifting clients as well as a few PGA players such as Matt Kuchar, Dustin Johnson, Graeme McDowell and Steve Scott. Our table was the most popular in the room. People put their orders in before they went out to watch the tournament and were able to pick up the bags on their way out when they left later that afternoon.

Clients especially loved the on site personalization of the golf tournament gifts we provided with our leather embossing. They couldn’t believe we could add their initials and monograms right on site at our corporate gifting table. Once word got out, even those people who didn’t have tickets to the VIP Suite tried to sneak in and get a bag!

We enjoyed meeting and talking to clients from all walks of life. The best part is people really appreciated the work we did and we were thanked many times for the personalized golf tournament gifts.

Our first golf tournament was a success and we already look forward to many more in the future. We knew we did a good job when our big boss hugged us at the end and thanked us for driving up from Atlanta especially for the event. We enjoyed meeting all of the Royal Bank of Canada executives as well.

If you need golf tournament gifts at your next event, please contact us directly at 833 465 9311 or you can view our events page fore more details (pun intended)!