Northern Michigan--Tim Teklinski proudly wears his team's dog tag after a great game--the last football game of the season for Tim--in Traverse City last Saturday.  Tim's Uncle Pat O'Sullivan traveled from Bloomfield Hills in Lower Michigan for the excitement.  Uncle Todd Carter and I--Tim's Aunt Mikey--traveled from Marquette to watch Tim and his team play.

Tim's feet are off the ground on this shot
as his Traverse City team prepares to receive a kick-off.

Tim cherishes his team dog tag.  And...one of the mothers at the game came around collecting $10 from each parent for end-of-year trophies for each player.

So...where do all of these popular dog tags and trophies come from?

One solution is QuickTrophy, an International Internet Company--with 24-hour in-house turnaround time--located right here in our own backyard.

Terry Dehring, Owner of QuickTrophy, located at 446 E. Crescent Street in Marquette, MI, took time from his busy production schedule to show me around his shop last Monday.  Terry said, "Nobody around here knows about us because we don't have a retail store.  We're different than a trophy shop that has a web site.  We're a trophy web site that has a shop."

I first visited QuickTrophy in 2001 as a Better Business Bureau representative during approval process for QuickTrophy to join the BBB Online Reliability program.  Back then, QuickTrophy comprised a few offices, one small production room, and three employees.

Today, QuickTrophy employs 21 people and fills up the entire building of its same location on East Crescent Street.

Most locals will recognize Lake Superior peeking through the background of the photograph below, left.

"People love the dog tags," said Terry, as we walked through the production area and watched employees in action.

"Football season--right now--is the busiest time of year for us," Terry explained.  "May and June are also very busy with spring sports."

When ordering tags, trophies, nameplates, etc., Terry said people ask for: "Exactly the same as I had last year, only different."

Terry said the QuickTrophy web sites are constantly changing and improving to provide new items and ease of use.

According to Terry:  "From the customer's point of view: 'Don't make me think!'"

Terry talked about Google, web design, and how to avoid technical jargon the customer won't understand--terms like screen-printing, hot stamping, and imprinting--for QuickTrophy.  "You have to think like your customer," Terry advises.

QuickTrophy has expanded from just one web site in 2001 to many today, including:
QuickOfficeSigns.com
QuickNameTags.com
EconoTrophies.com
QuickTrophySupplies.com
QuickADASigns.com

For Upper Peninsula locals, visit QuickTrophy!
Now you know where to find them!
Or just order online like the rest of the world--it's so fast and easy!

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