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Celebrity Baby Gift Made for Hoda Kotb

It’s always a source of excitement whenever Silly Phillie® is asked to make a celebrity baby gift. Hoda Kotb is the latest celebrity to receive a Silly Phillie baby gift. As many of you know, Hoda Kotb is a noted newscaster and co-hosts NBC’S Today Show.

Ms. Kotb recently revealed that she adopted a baby girl and named her Haley Joy. It was an emotional event to say the least. Ms. Kotb battled cancer more than 10 years ago, leaving her unable to conceive a child. She is experiencing the joy of motherhood for the first time at the age of 52.

But there ‘s more good news for Hoda Kotb. Soon after adopting Haley Joy she announced plans to marry her boy friend, Joel Schiffman. Mr. Schiffman, 58 years of age, is Vice President & Director, Financial Institutions at Janus Capital Group. The two have been dating for 5 years and living together for over a year.

Celebrity Baby Gift – nothing new for Silly Phillie®

Personalized Rocking Horse for Haley Joy

Few manufacturers make more baby gifts for celebrities than Silly Phillie®. Sometimes orders are placed directly on www.sillyphillie.com and sometimes we receive a call from the gift giver. Hoda Kotb’s gift was actually sold by All About Gifts & Baskets, one of our valued re-sellers.

In either case, the gift is designed and made to order by Silly Phillie®. Our most popular celebrity baby gift is either a Personalized Rocking Horse-like the one we did for Haley Joy- or a Deluxe Welcome Wagon. Both are fabulous high quality gifts that will impress even a celebrity!

About Silly Phillie®

Unique Baby Gift Baskets designed by Silly Phillie

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Silly Phillie® has been designing and manufacturing unique baby gifts, layette accessories and kids bathrobes since 1985. The company’s premium products are made with love in the USA. They can be purchased in select retail stores and from online gift boutiques, including www.sillyphillie.com.

Silly Phillie® Creations, Inc. is a woman owned family business. Please call 855.885.3900 to inquire about our unique baby gift baskets and other sensational gifts. Or send an email to: phyllis@sillyphillie.com.

I’d love to hear from you!

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Owner/Designer

Uncommon Baby Gifts make a lasting Impression

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The search for Uncommon Baby Gifts typically begins when a baby shower invitation arrives or someone just had a baby. This could be a family member, friend, co-worker or business associate.

Let’s face it, a new baby is one of the most exciting and momentous occasions in life. As a result, it is only natural to want to celebrate the event with a very special gift for the new baby.

There’s also another reason. Everyone knows that parents are inundated with gifts for a new baby. Consequently, a gift must be unique in order to stand out and have a chance of being fondly remembered as time passes.

Where to find Uncommon Baby Gifts

The Internet is definitely the best place to begin looking for uncommon baby gifts. Some people have a “go-to-gift” they like to give. Most others need to search for one. But beware, there’s a bewildering number of manufacturers websites and e-commerce baby boutiques to shop on the internet.

I suggest you start your search on Etsy.com. Etsy has a wide selection of uncommon baby gifts that are crafted in the USA by small manufacturers. If you don’t find something you like on Etsy, try searching on Google using the search terms “uncommon baby gifts” and “unique baby gifts”.

What makes a great baby gift?

Just because something is uncommon doesn’t make it a fantastic baby gift. A gift for a baby must also be incredibly cute, purposeful and filled with lots of love. Personalized baby gifts of practically any kind are always a big hit with new parents.

About Silly Phillie®

Silly Phillie® designs and manufactures unique baby gifts, layette accessories and kids bathrobes. They are lovingly made to order in the USA at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Silly Phillie® branded merchandise is sold in retail stores, drop shipped for online e-retailers, and sold directly on sillyphillie.com. Silly Phillie® Creations, Inc. is a women owned family business since 1985. Please call 855.885.3900 to inquire about our unique baby gifts. Or you can drop me an email at phyllis@sillyphillie.com.

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Owner/Designer

Baby Gifts by Silly Phillie®… a Labor of Love

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Baby Gifts by Silly Phillie® are one of a kind. That’s because each one is made to order in Brooklyn, NY. Making baby gifts in the USA is a rarity. Most others are massed produced overseas. The difference is one you can see, one you’ll love, and one you’d be proud to give or receive.

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao is the person responsible for designing the entire collection of baby gifts by Silly Phillie®. Moreover, she has established a remarkable track record for creativity and product innovation. Some of her more iconic baby gifts include Welcome Wagon & Rocking Horse baby gift sets, as well the The Original Baby Hoagie and Special Delivery Pizza.

Furthermore, as company founder and majority owner of Silly Phillie® Creations, Phyllis works tirelessly designing exciting new products while actively overseeing production to make sure each gift looks absolutely fantastic. It’s a “labor of love” requiring both talent and perseverance.

Baby Gifts by Silly Phillie® is Serious Business

Brooklyn Progress is a bi-monthly publication of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. The November/December 2016 issue includes a full page profile titled “Silly Phillie® is Serious about Baby Gifts”. The article tracks the company’s growth from a start up in 1985, to becoming a major brand in the baby gift category today.

Additionally, the article talks about Phyllis’ commitment to manufacturing in Brooklyn, and her continued ability to introduce new and exciting gifts. You can read the complete story by clicking this link to view the publication, then navigate to page 4.

About Silly Phillie®

Silly Phillie designs and manufactures unique baby gifts, layette accessories and kids bathrobes. Company products are lovingly made to order in Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Silly Phillie® products are sold wholesale to retail stores, drop shipped for online e-retailers, and sold directly to the public on sillyphillie.com. Finally, Silly Phillie® is a women owned, family business since 1985. To inquire about our products and services, please call 855.885.3900.

Richard S’Dao

Co-owner

How to profit from Wholesale Baby Gifts

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Wholesale baby gifts are purchased and sold by a variety of different brick & mortar retailers. And for good reason. Baby gifts as a category sell well, usually at full markup, and produce minuscule returns. The type of stores that profit from selling baby gifts are Baby Boutiques, Hospital Gift shops, General Gift Stores, Florists, Department and Specialty Stores.

What to look for in Wholesale Baby Gifts

Most retail stores today have a limited amount of shelf space and sales personnel. Given these obstacles, a baby gift must possess a great amount of presence in order to stand out and be noticed. Moreover, the following is a list of attributes to look for in wholesale baby gifts:

Eye-catching presentation
Uniqueness
Quality components
Gender specific theme
Clear description of contents
Price competitiveness

Best ways to find Wholesale Baby Gifts

There are several ways to shop for wholesale baby gifts. The first and fastest is to search the internet. It is quite common for manufacturers to showcase their products on a company website. Most also allow qualified retailers to place orders online.

Second, industry trade shows are a great way of actually seeing lots of products in one place. A trade show is also a good place to discover new vendors and find new products that are being introduced at the show,

Finally, shopping retail stores in your area is a must. It is vital to know what products are being sold by competition, and learn about their pricing & merchandising strategies in order to refine your selling efforts.

Silly Phillie® Wholesale Baby Gifts

Safari Hooded Towel Baby Gift Set

Anyone looking for wholesale baby gifts should check out Silly Phillie®. For over thirty years, Silly Phillie® has been designing and manufacturing some of the most unique gifts for babies. Most importantly, these gifts have a proven track record of strong performance in retail stores of all types and sizes.

Two things distinguish Silly Phillie® baby gifts. The first is unique designs. No other line of products can match the originality and presentation of a baby gift made by Silly Phillie®. The Original Baby Hoagie and Safari Hooded Towel Gift Set are two examples of this.

The other is superior quality. Every Silly Phillie® baby gift is proudly made to order in the USA. This results in a level of quality that simply cannot be matched by mass produced imported gifts. Significantly, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce awarded it’s coveted Brooklyn-Made Certification to Silly Phillie®.

Silly Phillie® baby gifts are available for purchase wholesale on www.sillyphillie.com. Retailers can register for an account online and once approved will be able to place orders at wholesale pricing, Please click the following link to the wholesale signup application.

You can also call toll free 855.885.3900 if you have questions or need additional information about our wholesale baby gifts.

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Owner & Designer

Silly Phillie® Creations

Celebrity Baby Gifts Trending at Silly Phillie

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Celebrity Baby Gifts are nothing new for Silly Phillie®. In fact, the latest celebrity to receive a Silly Phillie® baby gift is Alec Baldwin. He and wife Hilaria welcomed their third child on September 13th, 2016. It was a healthy baby boy they named Leonardo Angel Charles Baldwin.

As many of you know, Alec Baldwin has been rockin! on SNL this season. His impersonation of Donald Trump, the Republican Presidential candidate, alongside that of Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton, has been the high point of the show recently. Those of you who haven’t seen their classic debate skits should check this out.

While Alec Baldwin has been rockin on SNL, his son Leonardo will be rocking on his own soon enough. That’s because someone sent the Baldwins a Personalized Rocking Horse Baby Gift made to order by Silly Phillie®. This classic gift includes beautiful layette items for the newborn baby, and a keepsake wood rocking horse toy. Here’s a photo of the gift we made for the Baldwins. (photo was taken before gift was gift wrapped in tulle).

Silly Phillie baby gift for Leonardo Baldwin

Celebrity Baby Gifts from Silly Phillie®

Silly Phillie® baby gifts are unique, upscale and made to order in the USA. That’s why they’re given so often to celebrities. Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, Mia Hamm, Sarah Jessica Parker, & Henrik Lundqvist are just a few of the celebrities that have received one of our gifts.

Coincidentally, Donald Trump and wife Melania also received a Silly Phillie® baby gift. This was just about ten years ago when their son Barron was born. The gift we made for the Trumps was a Deluxe Welcome Wagon™ , personalized of course for the new “Barron” in the Trump family.

Stork Baby Gift Baskets

The gift for the Baldwins may have been made and shipped by Silly Phillie®, it was actually sold by another e-commerce baby boutique. That’s not surprising since Stork Baby Gift Baskets is one of the premier associate websites participating in Silly Phillie’s successful drop ship program. Moreover, Stork Baby Gift offers a wide collection of unique baby gifts and baskets that will satisfy anyone’s taste. The site is owned and professionally operated by Victoria Jimenez.

In conclusion, Alec Baldwin & Donald Trump are connected in more ways than one. In addition to the SNL skits, both are on the long list of Celebrity Baby Gifts made by Silly Phillie®!

Congratulations to to the Baldwins! Best of Luck to the Trumps.

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Owner & Designer

Silly Phillie® Creations

Corporate Gifts to Employees are Up!

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Corporate Gifts is a big and growing business. According to Advertising Specialty Institute’s 7th annual Corporate Gift Spending Report, spending on corporate gifts is increasing. The report was published at the end of 2015. The upward trend in corporate gifts is attributed to an improving economy following the Great Recession.

ASI results also show that gifts to employees is growing. However, gifts to clients is down slightly. Further, the average amount spent on individual gifts was higher in both categories, but companies spend more on gifts to employees. The need to retain key employees during a robust job market is the reason given for this trend.

Corporate Gifts: Trends to Watch

Other trends identified in the ASI study are as follows:

Gift cards and cash have grown into the leading gifts to employees.
The majority of corporate gifts to employees and clients now feature a company logo.
The primary goal of gifts to customers and prospects is to express appreciation, followed by relationship building.
Fruit baskets, popcorn tins, engraved pens & other personalized items are cited as the best corporate gifts.
Tech & apparel are two categories expected to show strong growth as corporate gifts.

Corporate Gifts: Welcoming a Newborn Baby

While not specifically covered in the ASI study, baby gifts is also seeing growth from businesses. The reason is simple. A baby gift is an opportunity to build good will with an employee or client in a way few other gifts can. In fact, baby gifts actually touch the entire family making it an excellent investment for businesses.

Silly Phillie® specializes in upscale, made to order baby gifts. Further, the company’s proximity to Manhattan, where many large firms are headquartered, along with an impressive line of products has made Silly Phillie® a preferred vendor to the corporate gift market.

Rocking Horse Baby Gift by Silly Phillie

Personalized Rocking Horse Baby Gift Set

Moreover, Silly Phillie® has identified the following qualities as being most important to businesses in choosing a corporate gifts vendor:

Superior product quality
Uniqueness of product
Ability to customize and/or personalize
Quick turn around time
Excellent customer service

Cost did not make this list. While cost is a deciding factor in other product categories, not so when it comes to baby gifts. Product related factors like quality, presentation and uniqueness far out weigh the cost of an item.

I hope you enjoyed reading this piece on corporate gifts. If you have any questions or would like to discuss a corporate gifts program with Silly Phillie®, please contact me by phone (855.885.3900) or email (phyllis@sillyphillie.com). I look forward to hearing from you!

Until next time…

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Silly Phillie®

Silly Phillie® Baby Gifts Receive Brooklyn-Made Certification

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I am delighted to announce that Silly Phillie® Baby Gifts received a prestigious Brooklyn-Made Certification. Managed by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Brooklyn-Made is a certification program for locally-made goods. The certification is a market-driven, geographically-focused certification assessing and validating products manufactured in Brooklyn, NY.

Silly Phillie® was approved on August 26th along with a number of other fine Brooklyn based manufacturers. The announcement is posted on the homepage of the Brooklyn-Made website. This recognition reinforces our strategy of making better quality products in the USA. The fact that we’re able to do so in my home town is the icing on the cake for me personally.

Silly Phillie® Baby Gifts- a difference you can see.

Brooklyn-Made certification is important to Silly Phillie® for these reasons:

Brooklyn-Made is a source of pride to our staff, many of whom live and are raising families in Brooklyn.
It helps communicate our made-to-order domestic manufacturing approach. Most of our competitors, on the other hand, mass produce their baby gifts overseas.
Brooklyn-Made provides a rationale for why Silly Phillie® Baby Gifts look so much more impressive than most. It’s a difference you can see. Please visit www,sillyphillie.com to see for yourself.

That’s all the news I have to share with you at this time. With the Christmas Holiday’s right around the corner, please come back soon to explore our new collection of holiday inspired baby gifts. And if you don’t find exactly what you’re looking for, we can customize something to your liking. After all, our products are Brooklyn-Made!

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Silly Phillie®