All around the globe today people are coming together to celebrate Greenpeace Day, a day where everyone turns their attention to preserving our wonderful Mother Earth and the gifts she gives us.
Here are 3 facts on how Buck Knives help with preservation:
Many are made in the USA, so there is less gas used for transportation
They are made with high-quality long-lasting steel, which means you rarely need to replace them
Engraving Buck Knives with your logo will make anyone’s day
It’s no secret. Inventory has been the main issue for the last 12 months. So, here are are some personalized pocket knives that are currently in deep inventory:
Sunday is Grandparents Day, and Grandpa would love to get a small gift from you. What do you give someone who already has everything? Choose from a collection of pocket knives engraved with his name. A man can never have too many pocket knives. Here are a few of the most popular knives for the older generation.
Engraved Gerber knives will have you waiting a longer time for your order. The manufacturer, Gerber, must be really busy. They take longer to make and send us their blank knives, so we can engrave your logo on them. Nevertheless, Gerber has many fans around the world, and they usually don’t mind waiting for a good product.
Customers ask me these top 5 questions about Buck.
Are they in stock?
How soon can we have them?
Can you put our logo on the handle?
What kind of art file do you need?
When do you need paid?
Here are my best answers:
Maybe. Let me check, because inventory changes every day on this popular knife brand.
Production time is about 2 weeks after you approve a proof.
We can laser engrave your logo on any metal part of the engraved Buck knives. If the handle is steel or aluminum, we can put your logo there.
Our laser machine needs vector art. Examples are eps, ai, and sometimes pdf or png files. If you don’t have the necessary file type, we can convert your file for a small fee.
New customers must pay up front. Established customers may pay by check, after approval. We also accept ACH transfers and wire transfers, and Paypal.
Here are some helpful tips if you want to give Kershaw pocket knives to your customers this year.
Style and Size. Engraved Kershaw Knives come in different styles and sizes. Pick the one that draws your interest. Your customers will probably like that one too.
Budget. Some Kershaw knives are made in the USA and some are imported. So, the price range is wide. What is the average lifetime value of each of your customers? Do they spend $5,000 a year? If so, they would spend they would spend $100,000 over 20 years. Would you be willing to spend $40 to $100 on an advertising gift for that customer? Remember, Kershaw knives have a lifetime guarantee, and your logo will always be seen.
Features. “Speed Safe” is a patented easy-open mechanism that is built into some of these knives. It opens with a single touch of the flipper.
Color. Your corporate logo may have a color. If so, some Kershaw knives come in colors. Maybe one of them is your color.
Inventory across the world has been a big problem for the last 12 months. The items mostly affected are products from China. Fortunately, engraved Leatherman tools are made in the United States, in Oregon. So, the supply chain problems have been minimal for them.
The other widespread problem has been the labor shortage. I don’t know if Leatherman has been affected by that. According to the Leatherman careers web page, they are looking for job applicants at this time.
We currently have enough inventory of the most popular Leatherman tools. So if you order some, you will likely be in luck.
If you are a business owner, and like to give logo knives to your customers, do the knives help your business? Which customers should you target for your generous gift of a pocket knife with your company logo?
Hunters. They like the larger sheath knives or the larger folding hunting knives, like the Buck 110.
Preppers. They like survival knives. The multi-purpose knives that can break a window, cut a seatbelt, and start a campfire.
Farmers. They like the old fashioned Case Trappers (2 blades) or Stockman knives (3 blades). Case has a long love affair with the American public.
Campers. They too, like the multipurpose knives. Ones that can open bottles and food cans, light a fire, and saw some small branches.
Hikers. They have similar needs that the campers have. They need to be prepared for anything that they face on the trail.
Everyone Else. Everyone needs a sharp knife to open cardboard boxes. A small pocket knife that is close at hand, is always appreciated. You can’t go wrong when giving logo knives.
The best season for giving company logo knives to your customers is Christmas. At least, that’s the busiest season for knife-giving. But there are a few reasons for other seasons to be the best choice.
Spring seams to be the best season to give pocket knives to farmers and others in the agriculture business. That’s when farmers buy seed and fertilizer, and equipment. The dealers take advantage of that time to give appreciation in the form of gifts. Company logo knives make the perfect gifts.
Summer is the season for everyone to receive a generous gift like a knife. Purchases of all sorts of things increases as the temperature rises.
Fall is for the hunters. If your customers hunt, they would appreciate a good hunting knife or pocket knife. They need to use a knife to field dress the larger animals.
Any season is a good season for giving company logo knives. It really depends on what market your clients are in. Plan ahead, because inventory can be a problem any time of year, especially Christmas.
Tomorrow is “Get to Know Your Customers Day”. How do you interact with your customers from week to week? It depends on what kind of business you have. You may consider these actions tomorrow:
Phone or email your best customers, and ask them how they are using the products they bought from you
Thank your customers using your facebook page, or other social media.
Attend your local chamber of commerce meeting and take the opportunity to make some new contacts, and re-kindle some old ones.
Ask your clients for ideas on how you can improve customer service.
Give your best customers a fruit knife with your company logo. The fruit knife will last a long time, and so will your company logo. Think of how many people will see your knives…Friends, relatives, house guests.