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Clients
At Carried Away Gifts, we get carried away keeping the people in your life happy. Whatever the reason whatever the season, Carried Away takes you beyond baskets, making YOU look good! As a gift and incentive service to corporations, non-profits and individuals, we've been helping clients such as:
- Comcast
- EDS
- FAA
- Global One
- Holiday Inn
- KFC
- Ladies Professional Golf Association
- National Public Radio
- Nortel
- Pizza Hut
- Prudential Carruthers Corporate
- Sunrise Assisted Living
- Taco Bell
- Telos Corporation
- 2FLARE
- Warner Bros
- Chuck Norris, yes the movie star
- ...and you!
Awards
Carried Away Gift Expressions Receives Top Merchant 2010 Award
Carried Away won MerchantCircle's Top Merchant 2010 Award: "Driven to Succeed. Committed to Community. A Reliable and Trusted Business." "Committed to Business and Community Success."
Carried Away Gift Expressions Receives 2010 Best of Sterling Award
Sterling-based Carried Away Gift Expressions won the 2010 Best of Sterling Award in the Gift Baskets category by the U.S. Commerce Association. The association’s “Best of Local Business” award program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the association identifies companies that have achieved marketing success in their local community and business category.
- LoudounTimes.com, November 4, 2010
Carried Away Gift Expressions Receives 2009 Best of Sterling Award
In June 2009, Carried Away Gift Expressions was selected for the 2009 Best of Sterling Award in the Gift Baskets category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).
Each year, the US Commerce Association (USCA) identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.
Mentions
September 2009 - Carried Away Gifts is the Small Business Spotlight. Read the article (JPG file 243K).
September 2009 - Carried Away Gifts provides Marketing Tip for Soarings e-newsletter. Read the article (JPG file 119K).
February 2011 - Women's Club Newsletter - Angels Among Us story
Testimonials
“Patrice has helped me with several professional situations that required gifts or gift baskets. In each case she gave me her full attention and her exceptional creativity. Patrice's creativity combines her flair for the beautiful with her extensive knowledge of gift items. When I work with Patrice, I know that we will find a creative and appropriately priced solution.”
Roni Breza, Photo/Graphics Editor at Stars and Stripes, March 2008
“We have used Patrice's services for
several years now. We have always been excited by the feedback that
we have received from the recipients of the gifts that we choose to send. Patrice is highly professional, extremely knowledgeable and has always provided us with outstanding customer service. If you need a gift or a gift idea for clients, employees, co-workers etc., Patrice can certainly assist.”
T. Schwartz, President, Graphic Concepts, LLC, December 2008
“Patrice is the "to-go" designer for sending creative gifts and baskets! With a little bit of background on the person you are sending the gift to she comes up great ideas and designs. I have used Carried Away to send family and business baskets and have only received raving remarks from them (thanks to Patrice's creativity). I met Patrice "on the phone" and had to meet her in person and become her friend. She is not only lovely and artistic person, a solid business woman, but my personal "Loudoun" mine of information!”
Belinda Cermola, President, Bellacara and Associates, Inc., March 2008
"With 95% of our insurance business being referral-based, customer service and appreciation are tantamount to our success.
Carried Away Gifts is an ideal way to thank our clients for referrals. We employ Carried Away Gifts on a regular basis for virtually every referral we receive. A box of cookies or chocolates, with our company business card attached, is an affordable and always appreciated gesture.
Patrice DeHaven is very inventive in her presentation and delivery of her gift baskets and Thank You Program items. We know
we can count on her to think creatively, deliver our order quickly and dazzle our clients consistently.
She truly is an extension of our marketing team!"
Cyndi Ellis, Owner, The Ellis Agency
"Carried Away Gifts has been a terrific resource in leveraging our time and anchoring our relationships. Our clients compliment us often on the Carried Away gifts they receive. Our Carried Away gift program has proven to be effective and feasible.""
Will Gaines, Access National Mortgage
"Our business has grown! How? Carried Away Gifts is an extension of our marketing. We use Carried Away Gifts for
all of our gifting needs including new baby, congratulations, get well and sympathy. Additionally, we have been utilizing Carried Away Gifts for the past year with a monthly "Thank You" program. The gifts are tailored for our industry and since using Carried Away Gifts,
our business has doubled!
We have every intention of continuing our business partnership with Carried Away Gifts, now and in the future."
Allison Rice, Executive Assistant, Prudential Carruthers Realtors, Severna Park Corporate
"Patrice DeHaven has been a godsend. Her Thank You Program works for just about every occasion. Her baskets and custom gifts are incredible! I give Patrice a price range, describe the gift recipient and she does the rest. It is so wonderful to send gifts that win raves with just a phone call or fax to Carried Away Gifts.
I could go on and on! Trust me when I say no matter whom the present is for, Carried Away Gifts is the best choice."
Lili Bowers, Senior Personal Banker/Loan Officer; Bank of America
"Carried Away Gifts is an invaluable tool to our company. Patrice DeHaven's inventive approach helped my organization earn new business.
In an attempt to win a particular piece of business from a concrete company, Patrice came up with the idea of
putting our bid proposal in a hardhat along with a small toy concrete mixer, various coffees, mixed nuts and other food items. It was a tremendous success! My company won a portion of their business as a result. Thank you, Patrice and Carried Away Gifts."
Robert L. Warnick, Marketing Director
Runkles Construction Company, Inc.
These letters were written in support of my nomination for Small Business Award from the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce.
Read more testimonials on my LinkedIn profile.
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Small Business Award Nomination Letters
The following letters were written in support of my nomination for a Small Business Award from the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce. Thanks to everyone who wrote letters.
"Patrice DeHaven, owner of Carried Away Gifts, has been a tireless supporter of the Loudoun Small Business Development Center. She has referred local business owners to us for assistance and has devoted much time and energy to promoting our events within the Loudoun business community." Read entire letter.
Robin Suomi, Executive Director, Loudoun County Small Business Development Center
"I consider Patrice to be one of the most delightful and responsible businesswomen I've had the pleasure to be associated with. Patrice's business practice is always ethical and fair. On several occasions, she has gone above and beyond the expected call of service and has consistently provided products and results that continuously aim to please. We believe and owe a good portion of our success to Patrice." Read entire letter.
Ryan Koppel, Business Development Director, Champion Title & Settlements
"One of the best business decisions you could make is to work with Patrice DeHaven at Carried Away. The whole [Birthday] program was seamless from the reminders to the shipping. She made US look good and she has always stayed in contact..." Read entire letter.
Twila Nave, Human Resources Coordinator, Comcast
"Patrice DeHaven and Carried Away are an inspiration to the small business community of Loudoun County. Patrice sets a great example with her excellent communication skills, great sense of humor, and professionalism. She is both knowledgeable and perceptive presenting customized business marketing ideas to her colleagues..." Read entire letter.
Belinda Cermola, President, Common Ground Etiquette
"Without hesitation I would recommend Patrice for the Small Business Award for Loudoun County as well as to any Company or individual in need of her services and guarantee her professionalism, quality of work and reasonability of price." Read entire letter.
Laszio "Les" Eszeny, Executive Director, The Heavy Construction Contractors Association
"It is my pleasure to write a letter in support of Carried Away Gifts which is so smartly and professionally run by Patrice DeHaven. She treats her customers, prospective customers, recipients with a delightful grace. She anticipates their every question and need." Read entire letter.
Ruth Kramer, Executive Receptionist, Wachovia Regional Headquarters
"Each year I provide a luncheon for my best referral partners and Patrice was our key note speaker in February 2010. She is an effective speaker and is not hesitant about sharing her ideas with others, whether or not they intend to use her services for themselves. She makes my life easier..." Read entire letter.
Leslie Wish, Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist, SunTrust Mortgage
"Patrice is an ideal candidate for selection due to her outstanting creativity as a business owner, involvement in numerous activities she supports, and as an invaluable employer every year to our marketing students who work for her. I have worked with several business owners over the past 28 years of teaching and I cannot think of anyone more deserving. Patrice has earned the three E's. Enthusiastic, efficient, and effective all describe Patrice... I knew immediately when I met Patrice she possessed the inner drive to be a leader in the community." Read entire letter.
Kathryn O. Chrisman, Marketing Education Coordinator, Potomac Falls High School
"Patrice DeHaven has been a wonderful resource for providing recognition gift baskets for my business. I can always rely on her for providing very inspiring and creative baskets for my various recognition programs." Read entire letter.
Jon Cobbs, KFC Area Manager, KFC
"Carried Away Gifts has been a vital part of our marketing plan for almost a decade. With imagination, insight and an appreciation for the importance of detail, Patrice DeHaven's creatively designed baskets have helped my company grow through referrals and introductions." Read entire letter.
Linda Black, Registered Representative, Lifemark Securities Corp.