2006 September Q3 Edition   Industry News: Meaningful Charitable Giving Options Industry Trends: FACTS Report 2006 Gift Cards and Certificates Industry Events News and Enhancements at Hallmark Insights Incentive News and Trends brought to you by Hallmark Insights 800.765.4438 Holiday and Year-end Appreciation and Recognition Show year-end appreciation and recognition. Recognize employees' accomplishments with awards: Holiday gifts - in thanks for loyalty and hard work Service Anniversaries Year-End Performance Bonus Build and strengthen customer and business relationships with thank you gifts: Loyalty Appreciation for business Newly formed partnership Click here to view the Seasonal Award stock! Case Studies White Papers National Merchants Incentive Industry Purchase/Manage Account Send us your ideas for future articles! INDUSTRY NEWS: MEANINGFUL CHARITABLE GIVING OPTIONS Hallmark Insights offers the ability to redeem Premiere Choice® Awards as charitable donations. This unique option gives recipients the opportunity to donate the value of their award to one of the five charitable funds through our partner, JustGive, which are: Animals Children & Youth Disaster Relief Environment Hunger & Poverty In general, three to four separate charities exist in each fund. The breakdown of charities within a fund can be found on at www.PremiereChoiceAward.com/FAQ_Charitable.asp. Recipients also have the option to direct their donation to a specific charity by calling JustGive after selecting a fund online. JustGive is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to connect people with the charities and causes they care about and to increase overall giving. It is one online source to find 1,000,000 charities. To learn more about JustGive, click here or call 1.866.587.8448. return to top INDUSTRY TRENDS: FACTS REPORT 2006 GIFT CARDS AND CERTIFICATES For the second year in a row, Hallmark Insights has sponsored Incentive magazine's FACTS Report. This report is generated from a survey on the Incentive magazine web site in April. Click here to view a PDF of the FACTS Report. return to top INDUSTRY EVENTS The Motivation Show Visit us at the Hallmark Insights Booth 3587, September 26-28, in Chicago. The Motivation Show is the world's largest exhibition of motivational products and services. IHPM Sixth Annual Conference: "Transforming Employee Health Into Business Performance" Visit us at IHPM - Booth 206 September 27-28 in Lake Las Vegas. About IHPM The Institute for Health and Productivity Management (IHPM) is a global enterprise created in 1997 to establish the full value of employee health and maximize its impact on business performance. It does this by helping employers to identify the total cost impact of employee illness on business performance; choose the best opportunities to reduce this cost impact and improve performance; and measure the success of their efforts. return to top NEWS AND ENHANCEMENTS AT HALLMARK INSIGHTS New Gift Card and Certificate Stock Keep your eyes out for the new look. Recipients will now receive the new cards and certificates when they redeem their Premiere Choice® Award or a Reward Choice™ Certificate. The new redesign offers the following benefits! Design elements of each piece were significantly scaled back to showcase the client and merchant brands and award message. The gift certificate and gift card carrier provide additional marketing exposure for the original award message and client brand. The merchant brand is prominently displayed on the gift card or certificate that the recipient selected as their unique reward. return to top REASONS TO REWARD: HOLIDAY AND YEAR-END APPRECIATION AND RECOGNITION Back by popular demand! "Season's Greetings" award stock is available for purchase at PremiereChoiceAward.com the first week of October. To place an order, click here. Have questions? Call 800.765.4438 to speak with a customer service representative. return to top     © 2006 Hallmark Insights. All rights reserved.