Ultimate Car Kit

We’ve worked with DPR Construction for about 15 years now, and not only are they one of the “Best Companies to Work For in the Bay Area” (#2 for Large companies in the 2017 survey), they are one of our favorite clients ever. Why? They set smart targets. Support for employees is real. The entire company focuses on process improvement. Makes for a great client who inspires us to do our best work.

At DPR, their people are valued and the company gives an “all-employee” holiday gift every year. In addition to full-time management, admins, and other professionals, all jobsite trade employees are included in the gift. DPR locations are spread out all over the USA, and also (as of last year) in Singapore, South Korea, and India.

Coming up with a great holiday gift for that audience is challenging, but we did have the advantage of a client who could commit early with sufficient quantity for full custom. In other words, time and budget.

We presented three concepts, and everyone agreed the “Ultimate Car Kit” was the winner. Included:

Two-section collapsible trunk organizer
Foldable outdoor blanket
Set of three reusable grocery totes, in a storage bag
Auto safety tool
Multi-point connector, inclusive of USB-C
Cigarette lighter USB port
And, everything is presented in a reusable nylon cinch bag.

Sounds great, right? Something in there for everyone!

We had our first concept meeting in March, and the final project delivered at the fulfillment center mid-November. Distribution to 27 domestic locations started right away, and every office had gifts in time for their holiday party. The feedback was fantastic, and we’re all excited to start work on the 2018 gift.

Take a look at some of the concept art and final product pix!

The full kit.

The full kit.

Trunk organizer.

Trunk organizer.

Tech specs for blanket.

Tech specs for blanket.

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Tech specs for reusable shopper totes.

Tech specs for reusable shopper totes.

Reusable shopper totes.

Reusable shopper totes.

Clockwise from upper left: Trunk organizer lining, auto safety tool, kitted product in cinch bag, multi-point connector.

Clockwise from upper left: Trunk organizer lining, auto safety tool, kitted product in cinch bag, multi-point connector.

NBC Summer Kit

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We just finished the NBC “Summer Show Kit” which will be going out to all the affiliates.

There were a LOT of shows, so we built the kit around a beach towel which has sufficient real estate for the show logos and premiere dates. Also included were items for featured shows: A beach ball for “Last Comic Standing”, sunscreen stick for “Night Shift”, the coconut cup for “Crossbones”, sunglasses for “America’s Got Talent”, and a nifty mister for “American Ninja Warrior”.

The entire kit is packed in a mesh-back cinch bag with a full color decal decoration. Pre-production samples were run for the critical products, and as a result we changed the color the towel and moved the mister to a different factory just to gain a quarter inch of imprint area. Everything delivered on or before the due date, and the package came in on budget at $35/unit.

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Amy’s Notebooks made from box over-runs

Amy's Notebook

Amy’s Kitchen contacted us with a challenge: as a very green company, they wanted to find a way to use 5,000 box over-runs. After a brainstorming session we all agreed on re-purposing the excess boxes as notebooks filled with recycled paper.

The box covers cut down into beautiful covers for notebooks that Amy’s Kitchen gives away at trade shows and meetings. There was no need to add any printing – as their logo is prominent on the packaging. Creating something unique and useful out of a box overrun is just the kind of challenge we enjoy. If you find something in your production line that is being thrown away – contact us – we may create an interesting re-purposed product for you.

CBS Sports Developer’s Challenge

Kits promoting a $75,000 developer’s challenge for CBS Sports Fantasy online gaming.