Must Read | 2024 Pyramid Awards | Supplier Decorating Supplier/Distributor Collaboration GOLD WINNERS Visions PPAI 110751, Gold Celina, Ohio Nadel PPAI 107145, Platinum Culver City, California Sometimes, the more unique, creative and downright odd (at least to an outsider) a client wants a promo product to end up, the more collaboration between distributor and supplier – and client – comes into play. Rewarding the employees of video game developer Riot for contributing patent-approved innovations was never going to be a simple task. Visions and Nadel worked together to create an award standing 11 inches in height and featuring League of Legends character Heimerdinger, known for his inventions. Hand-carved into a mold, the figure was intricate in detail, down to its giant mustache and even bigger ears. SILVER WINNERS Doug Fregolle Promotions PPAI 638367 Addison, Texas StoneyCreek PPAI 113068, Silver Blairstown, Iowa Toyota wanted an award that included its Tundra truck model navigating nature’s terrain. It took a collaboration between distributor and supplier willing to work together and share resources. Doug Fregolle Promotions sourced the CAD files, and StoneyCreek worked with a 3D print shop to create a model. Throughout the process, the award was touched by 15 different individuals across each of StoneyCreek’s departments. It was a six-week journey, but eventually the final result was 50 awards using stone materials, weighing 50 pounds each. Auping is a news editor at PPAI. 70 • JULY 2024 • PPAI
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NzU4OQ==