Managing Summer Staffing Surges with Confidence: Why Name Badges Are a Must for Seasonal Success

MANITOWOC, Wis. - EntSun --

• Reinforce your brand identity across your team.
• Give new hires the confidence to perform from day one.
• Help employers remember names during high turnover periods.
• Make it easier for guests to recognize and approach staff.
• Ensure seamless onboarding in high-turnover environments.
• Boost staff morale and create stronger team unity.
• Help your staff connect with guests quickly and confidently.

We understand that during the busy summer season, new hires, replacements, and schedule adjustments happen daily.

Our flexible, wipe-clean, and label-swapping badges are the ultimate solution for seasonal teams that need to roll with the punches. We offer flexible, reusable badge options that help you stay polished and professional.  With just a few simple tools, you can update your team's badges in minutes — without the hassle or expense of reordering every time a new employee starts.  These systems aren't just great for the busy summer season they are great year round!

1. Write-On Badges: Chalkboard & Plastic

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Whether you go for the chalkboard look or durable plastic, write-on badges are a fun, flexible solution for ever-changing teams. Same simplicity, two unique vibes. Match the look to your brand — and the marker to your logo — for a reusable badge that keeps your team feeling fresh and on-brand.

Chalkboard Style
"The Cool Kid of Badges" Creative and full of personality, our chalkboard-style badge pairs perfectly with a chalk marker. It's trendy, eye-catching, and super easy to update — just wipe clean and write again! Ideal for summer cafés, breweries, camps, and other casual settings where charm matters as much as clarity.

Plastic Style
For a more polished, professional feel, choose our plastic write-on badges. These come in a variety of shapes, colors, and finishes and work with a fine-point marker. They're easy to clean with an alcohol pad, making them perfect for fast-paced spots like restaurants, truck stops, and coffee shops.

2. Label Print Badges:

No matter your vibe — modern, rustic, classic, or fun — Label Print Badges come in your choice of metal, plastic, wood, and even button styles! That makes them perfect for just about any industry: hotels, restaurants, golf clubs, summer camps, and more. Pick the material to suit your brand or special event.   We've partnered with Brother International to bring you their best-selling Brother P-Touch labelers and accessories. Whether you prefer a quick desktop setup or a PC-connected model that prints from a name database, we've got the tools to make badging fast, fun, and flexible. Use your existing label printer if you already have one!

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GREAT IDEA! BLANK BADGE KITS

Already have your personalized badges with your logo but would like something to have on hand as a back-up for a quick solution?

Choose from our wide selection of blank badges including metal, plastic and chalkboard in a variety of sizes and shapes!   Just add your names with a pen or a label printer, while you wait for your logo badges to arrive.  Check out our options from our blank badge kits.

Fun Facts: Badging Summer Staff

SEASONAL SURGE

• Many restaurants, hotels, and camps double or even triple their staff in the summer, it's the busiest hiring season of the year!
• With so many fresh faces joining the team, name badges help guests feel welcome and staff feel confident from day one.

WHY NAME BADGES MATTER

• Guests are more likely to ask questions, place larger orders, and tip more generously when they know an employee's name.
• Fun fact: Our brains are wired to connect names with faces — name badges create instant recognition and trust.
• Even in fast-paced settings, a name badge turns a "just started" employee into a trusted team member in the eyes of a customer.

BRANDING SPOTLIGHT: MINI BILLBOARDS AT WORK

Your team's name badges are more than functional — they're little mobile ads that reinforce your logo, color palette, and professionalism every shift. Eye-catching badges make it easy for guests to recognize staff and feel the consistency of your brand, even when teams change.

Visit Us at: NameBadges.com | Custom Name Tags & Badges Maker and start designing now!