Design innovation and originality Quality of manufacture Sales potential and commercial viability Presentation and packaging Customer appeal and value Retail profit potential Marketing and merchandising support to the trade and the consumer X/WOW factor. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at Spring Fair on Sunday 2nd February and trophies will be presented to the winning companies.
The Gift of the Year 2014 judging panel is:
Lindsey Adam - Bonkers, Richard Barker - Cilla & Camilla, Ronnie Barnard - Gifts for Gentlemen, Lyndsey Brooks – Lakeland, Tina Botterill - Cool! Cards and Gifts at Handpicked Hall, Peter Burridge - Montpellier Gallery, Hilary Davenport - Scotts and Co, Judith Harris – Notcutts, Jane Hudson - Presents for Men, Mark Jones - Occasions Direct, Coralie Keech - Daisy Chain, Kirsten Linton – Cornucopia, Dick Mawdsley – Utility, Nathaniel Mobbs - National Gallery, Jenny Spivey - Frosts Garden Centres, Simon Woolgrove – Achica, Natalie Yates - Gifts From Handpicked, Zoe York - Squashed Tomato
Click here to read more about some of the Blue Eyed Sun licensed gift lines from Widdop Bingham.
To enquire about further licensing opportunities with Blue Eyed Sun cards contact Jeremy at www.blueeyedsun.co.uk
For more information of Gift of the Year 2014 visit www.giftoftheyear.co.uk