Winners Speak!

Winning the Gift of the Year award has been a huge contributor to the success of our Fuzzy-Felt card range, and to the profile of The Monster Factory as a company.  The award has ratified the design-led approach we take to our stationery collections and highlighted Fuzzy-Felt cards to our customer base.  We have also benefited greatly from the PR, attracting the interest of several potential new licensors and business partners. Mandy Archer, The Monster Factory (Winner of Design Led Greeting Cards 2006 with Fuzzy Felt Collection)

We were delighted to receive the 'Traditional Gift of the Year Award' in 2006.  The accolade of winning such an award has brought increased sales due to the enhanced customer awareness made possible by more focused advertising and exposure to a wider customer profile.  We will most definitely be entering the Gift Of The Year Awards 2007.  Clare Hall, Fikkerts (Winner of Gifts Traditional 2006 with Kitchen Garden Range)

After nearly 2 years of product development on the Verballs, a night like the Gift of the Year awards was a great moment to celebrate the launch of an exciting new product. It was an excellent evening and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.  The award really made a huge difference to the credibility of the product and helped us to convince any wavering buyers to take a chance on a very new product line.  The results speak for themselves and both the winning products are now selling well in over 14 countries around the world. Richard Counsell, Aardvark Innovation Ltd (Winner of Hot Novelty 2006 with Verballs)

Winning 'Gift of The Year' has been absolutely fantastic for me.  It has helped considerably in raising the profile of my jewellery, for example by extensive coverage in the trade press.  It has also given new buyers the confidence to place orders in the knowledge that my work has a seal of approval for it’s commercial viability to complement it’s unique design qualities. Daniela Dobesova (Winner of Gift and Fashion Jewellery 2006 with the Spiral Jewellery Collection)

the Gift of the Year in 2006 was tremendous.  It was such a pleasurable experience to get the award at the gala ceremony in London amongst the industry professionals and experts.  The award and the publicity it generated directly increased the traffic to our website by 50% and resulted in great sales - the majority coming from the new customers from around the country and also some international ones, making the Christmas season excellent.  Without a doubt, we will be re applying this year and waiting the results with crossed fingers.  Nitin Goyal, Nitin Goyal London (Winner of Fashion Accessories 2006 with Heirlooms of the Future range)

“Winning Gift of the Year has been very successful for all aspects of our business and has definitely helped increase sales. Rosanna Tableware which was a good seller has become a fantastic seller thanks to winning.  Word is getting out even outside the UK because our European and American sales have grown too”  Paul Baines, World’s Greatest Minds Ltd (Winner of Gifts – Contemporary 2005 with Rosanna Tableware)

"The whole Gift of the Year experience was both exciting and rewarding.  The exposure we received contributed to the growth of our UK customer base.  We opened approximately 200 new accounts this year.  The Best Traditional Gift award was pivotal to our expansion into the multiple and independent giftware sector.  Winning gave Fragrance Boutique great confidence in our designs and re-enforced our focus to expand further into the UK market.  The professional organisation of the GA ensured that we maximised the potential of the PR opportunity and enjoyed the experience.  We cannot thank you enough!" Roy Donaldson, MD Fragrance Boutique Ltd (Winner of Gifts - Traditional 2005 with Angel Kiss)