October 2019 – Knife Blog: Pocket Knives With Your Logo

3 “Tricks” for Personalized Pocket Knives

Here are 3 Halloween “Tricks” that you can use when you order Personalized Pocket Knives for your employees.

Take advantage of multiple imprint locations. Put your company logo on the handle, and a saying on the blade, like “Merry Christmas 2019”.
Packaging is important, because it is the first impression. Case knives have optional wooden boxes and metal cans, for that perfect presentation. See the genuine Case packaging.
“Personalization”. Many pocket knives can be engraved with the recipient’s first and last name. This adds more meaning to your special gift. Plus, if someone loses their gift knife, it will probably be returned to them.

6 Steps to Finding The Perfect Engraved Pocket Knives For Christmas

If you decided to give engraved pocket knives with your company logo to your

Searching For the Perfect Engraved Pocket Knives for Christmas

employees for Christmas, great. Here is a quick list of factors to consider.

Do the knives need to be American-made?
Do they need to be the color of your company logo?
What price do you need to stick with?
How many? Don’t forget to order a few more, for last minute changes in your workforce.
What style of pocket knife would coordinate with your business? Rescue, camouflage, tactical style, traditional style, or ones with multi-tools attached?
What size? Big and bold, or small, gentleman’s pocket size.

When you can answer all these questions, you are ready to focus your shopping on a particular pocket knife. Happy Shopping!

How to Support Our Nation’s Forests with Wood Handle Pocketknives

This week is National Forest Products Week, a week where we embrace the beauty and strength of our nation’s forests. According to the U.S. Forest Service there are many ways in which supporting our forests helps the whole nation:

Supporting sustainable forest management helps reduce damage from insects, disease, invasive species & uncharacteristic wildfires
Using leftover wood materials expands the wood products markets, creating an alternative to burning or sending remnants to land fills
Places rural America at the forefront
Creates American jobs at every stage of the supply chain

You can help support our nation’s forests by rewarding your customers with wood handle pocketknives this fall. Whether you prefer Case, Buck, or Kutmaster, there are countless styles of wood handle pocketknives and accessories to choose from.

Here are a few favorites:

Kutmaster 5″ Lockback with Brass Bolsters & Stainless Blade 15-17101L

USA-Made Steak Knife Set 15-BX945SKW4L

Case 99815 Large Wooden Box for 6254 Trapper

Buck Squire Lockback Knife 501

Responsible For An Engraved Buck Knives Promotion? Here Are 5 Easy Steps To Success

So your boss wants to give engraved Buck knives to all 300 employees at the Christmas dinner for your shop. He wants you to take care of ordering the Buck knives. Here is some help….

Happy Employees at Your Shop

Get an exact count, plus add a few more for last minute variations.
Find an art file of your company logo. The best art is vector art. Examples are eps, ai files, and sometimes pdf files. Ask your artist to convert all text to curves. Never mind, they will understand what that means.
Find a reputable online distributor who specializes in engraved Buck knives.
Give them your deadline and ask if they can meet it.
Give them your art file.
Place the order.
Ask for a virtual proof before the order goes into production. Your boss should take a look at it, and give his approval.

You’re done. Now just wait for your order to arrive and check it for accuracy. You’re the hero of this project. Pat yourself on the back.

The Customer Service Awards: How to Win with Engraved Pocket Knives

It comes as no surprise that the most successful companies are those with the best customer service. How can you improve the efficiency, quality, and reliability of yours this week? After all, it is National Customer Service Week.

First, you need to define how you can transform your customer service from just “meh” to “ah-may-zing!”.

Listen to your employees; happy employees will lead to better service
Always answer the phone
Hire & train employees properly
Take constructive criticism- complaints can become opportunities

The next question, once you’ve attracted your customers, is how can you keep them coming back? What incentives or engraved pocket knives can you give them?

Limited-time free shipping
Small engraved pocket knife with their next purchase
Give them engraved pocket knives for writing reviews, recommendations
Create a Customer Loyalty Reward Program- give different engraved pocket knives when a customer reaches a new level

This year during National Customer Service Week, give useful, enjoyable, and thoughtful engraved pocket knives to your customers. It will brighten up their day and keep them coming back.

How to Turn Frowns Into Smiles With Engraved Leatherman Tools

Sad Employee

Do you own a business? Do you have some employees that frown all the time? Do you have a lot of employees that seem unhappy? You can use engraved Leatherman tools to change those frowns into smiles. Here’s how:

Pick a holiday, like Christmas, Thanksgiving, or Halloween.
Or pick another reason to get everyone together, like a safety recognition program.
Order enough engraved Leatherman tools for everyone. Don’t worry about the price. They come in all price ranges. Remember, your investment will turn those frowns into smiles. What a nice reward for your efforts.
Have your company logo laser engraved on the tools, along with a phrase like “Employee Appreciation Award” or “Safety Award 2019”.
Pass these out at the meeting and watch the tide change! You will become a hero. Your employees will love you for your generosity.
Happy Employee

3 Things You Might Not Know About Engraved Kershaw Knives

Olive Color Kershaw knife 1620-OL

Unless you are an avid fan of pocketknives, and are familiar with the major brands, you may be surprised about 3 features of Engraved Kershaw Knives.

Although Kershaw imports some knives, some are actually made in the USA. The Scallion 1620 is American made. Also the Chive 1600 and the Leek 1660
The Scallion 1620 has a Speedsafe assisted-opening mechanism, so you can flip it open quickly with one hand. It is so special, that Kershaw has a patent on it.
To avoid any unexpected opening of the Scallion, it also has a safety lock. The blade won’t open unless you slide the lock open.