As award season approaches, you’re probably turning your attention to ordering trophies for your year-end ceremony. Yes, which trophies you choose is an important part of the process, but there is so much more to making it a meaningful experience. As experts in award giving (we’ve been at it for more than 30 years), we’ve collected here our top need-to-know facts. Read on!

As you get ready for what's most likely your biggest corporate recognition event of the year, remember how important great, well-prepared award presentations are in making your event a success. A recognition moment gone wrong can not only ruin what's supposed to be a five-star moment for your employee, it can also bring the positive mojo of the event to a screeching halt!

I've gathered some of my favorite tips for your year-end event award giving, planning, and process in this Throwback Thursday post. And don't forget that Baudville offers free personalization and engraving on all of our award trophies. And, if you place and approve your order by 3pm EST, we'll engrave it and ship it the very same day!

Year-end ceremonies and holiday parties are coming up, and now is the ideal time to order your awards. Maybe you’ve been putting it off a bit. It may feel like a daunting task when you consider the hundreds of options available to you. Don’t stress! This guide will help you narrow your search and find the perfect award—no matter what the occasion is, who you’re presenting to, or how much you have in your budget. Let’s get started!

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 This is a little embarrassing, but, since it happened several years ago, I think I can claim a statute of limitations on it. It was during a holiday party, and we were at the point in the evening when our leadership was announcing our year-end award winners. I felt I was having a banner year, and was more than half expecting to be recognized for it. As the speaker described the contributions and achievements of the soon-to-be awardee, I became more confident that within moments I would be up there shaking hands and posing for photos. Maybe a speech? No, that would be too much. I was so sure, my butt was about two inches out of my chair in anticipation that I would need to stand. Any minute.