BOBI HAMILTON
June 22, 2009 by Peter Fretty
IMPACT ENTERPRISES INC.
A unique branding opportunity
Bobi Hamilton founded Impact Enterprises in 1987. Her focus and foresight, together with her refusal to accept ‘industry dictated’ designs and standards have allowed Impact to grow into a major design and manufacturing operation truly offering unique branding opportunities.
Our continual research into working with new materials, allows us to produce product and designs that have never been manufactured before. We are challenged by new designs, new products, and new construction techniques demanded by new materials…Bobi Hamilton, CEO
Impact’s “Green Solutions” program, offers all of Impact’s unique designs in materials that help to minimize landfill growth and contamination. Bobi Hamilton’s and David Salisbury’s concern for our environment, and love of animals, prompted them to initiate this program. They encourage Impact’s research into new materials to focus on materials that minimally impact our environment.
Our research into new materials focuses on materials that are solvent free, recycled, and come from Verified Sustainable Forests and other sustainable resources. We have found that our unique manufacturing capability allows us to successfully incorporate these materials into our designs and production process…David Salisbury, CFO
Impact’s commitment to provide its customers with truly impressive branding opportunities and corporate gifts presents exciting new options to the business and corporate communities.
By nature, people embrace the opportunity to celebrate. In the business environment, this can mean reaching certain goals or milestones, forming new relationships or hosting events like golf tournaments. On a more personal note, the list quickly expands to include weddings or significant anniversaries.
Understandably, corporations and individuals alike often desire to give tokens so that participants can fondly remember the occurrence. This is where Gail Ahlers, president of Pawtucket, RI-based Ahlers Designs has developed a true niche with her ability to conceptualize unique gifts of distinction and appreciation suitable for each individual occasion. “I pride myself on the ability to create custom corporate gifts that evoke the feeling, quality and reputation of the client,” said Ahlers.
As a premium provider of American-made handcrafted treasures, Ahlers has taken great strides to separate her business from the sea of competitors. “We are not competing with the pens you buy for 15 cents each. Instead, we design and manufacture to a company’s unique aesthetic, timeline and budget,” she said. “Beyond simply offering a stock gift with a logo, we come up with innovative solutions that our clients can be proud to present to individual employees, teams or business partners.”
Corporate clients and nonprofit organizations like PepsiCo, Lotus and Habitat for Humanity are particularly drawn to the WBENC-certified Ahlers Designs because of its turnkey operations. The firm does everything from design and engraving, to printing and packaging, to assembly and delivery.
“The difference is in our integrity, product quality and the attention we pay to what the event means to the client. It is a joy to see products go from a sketch to a reality – whether it is a sculpture of a custom designed vitamin case,” she said. “Clients not only like that we provide value as a woman-owned business, but that we can tailor each project to fit their taste, budget and schedule.”
While each event is uniquely different, some examples of Ahlers’ products include solid sterling silver cufflinks, metal business card cases with custom designed pewter emblems, customized 14k gold lapel pins or any array of sculptures that aesthetically symbolize the organization and the event. Ahlers also sells a comprehensive wholesale gift collection sold through catalogues as well as offering attractive and practical gifts through a retail Web site – www.ahlersgifts.com.
Bobi Hamilton
President and CEO, Impact Enterprises, Inc.
www.impactenterprises.com • 1-866-370-0340
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