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AWARDS LEATHER Looking at Leather business and lifestyle changes with a new generation of products The Moore & Giles Picnic Tote in nubuck chocolate is a luxurious alternative to the traditional picnic basket www.mooreandgilesinc.com This double billfold from Tumi’s Vector Accessories line is brightened by a slim red accent www.tumispecialmarkets.com Leather designers are responding to By Edward Schmidt Jr. he pleasing, aromatic scent of fine, quality leather is one of life’s small, simple delights. In recent years, more incentive award winners and gift recipients are enjoying the pleasure as leather makers introduce a new generation of products designed for today’s more relaxed business environment. Items like high-quality leather laptop, messenger, duffel, tote, weekend and doctor’s bags, accordion briefcases and portfolio cases are treasured gifts and awards, because they possess a rich look and are fashioned for today’s, fastpaced, high-tech lifestyle. “High-quality leather has an T impressive look, and a feel that suggests true value,” says Tray Petty, vice president of Forest, Va.–based Moore & Giles, a 75-year-old leather supplier that recently introduced a picnic tote and a new men’s accessories line. “People are proud to carry and use leather goods, because they incorporate practicality, durability and fashion.” Chicago’s Hinda Incentives created a program for PacificCare of Utah, a health care company, to uplift employee morale and promote teamwork. Employees earned points for activities in various categories, including wellness (attending luncheon seminars on health issues or participating in a walking program) and work improvement and career development (attending workshops or courses to improve skills). Some of the highlights in an online catalog, where they could use points for prizes, were luxurious leather goods. At Tumi, a luxury travel, business and lifestyle accessories company in South Plainfield, N.J., color brings a new dimension to leather incentives. “There are so many more new color options in leather,” says Mike Landry, director of special markets. “To incorporate color in an incentive gift or prize for women, you can use floral and pastel colors in the spring and summer and a | May 2008 | Incentive | 93 incentivemag.com http://www.mooreandgilesinc.com http://www.tumispecialmarkets.com http://incentivemag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Incentive - May 2008

Incentive - May 2008
Contents
Editor's Note: Turn to Incentives in Hard Times
In The News: At IMRA Conference, Trade Show Talk; In Utah, Team-Building Trauma
Cover Story: Can Incentives Save the Media Business?
Incentive Interview: Our New Columnist, Christi L. Gibson
Case Study: Architecture Firm WESKetch Builds a Recognition Plan
Incentives in a Recession: Advice on Adjusting Your Plan
Office Bullies: The Scourge of the Workplace Can Be Reined In
Original Research: Incentive Sales IQ Report
Recognition@Work: Stop Driving Your Top People Away
Incentive Primer: Ways to Foster Creativity in Your Organization
Travel News
Puerto Rico: Shining Star's Trendy Makeover
Mexico: Cancun and Cabo Still Have It
Potentials Here and Now
Luggage and Leather Goods
Gift Cards: F&B
Advertiser Index
Last Word: Stanley Bing Gives Wimpy Bosses a Nuggie

Incentive - May 2008