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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Their organization's highest Pin

English answer:

the organization's top man

Added to glossary by Myriam Dupouy
Aug 11, 2008 08:32
15 yrs ago
English term

Their organization's highest Pin

English Marketing Advertising / Public Relations
"We’ll recognize the millionth sign-up, the winning sponsor and their organization’s highest Pin in fine fashion at XXX’s 6th Anniversary Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah Nov 5–8."

"Their organization's highest Pin"

I posted this question in my English-French pair yesterday, but I still feel there is something I don't really understand about it. Recognize a pin just sounds weird...American helpers would be welcome !
My translation has been sent back already :o(, but I just hate not being sure...
Thank you !!!!!!
Responses
3 +1 the organization's top man
4 Pin
4 their organization's highest honour/recognition
2 Pin

Discussion

Martin Cassell Aug 12, 2008:
Transference Physically, refers to the token (medal); then to the award/honor; then to the holder or recipient of the award.
And definitely refers to the person honored for the highest achievement, NOT the person in the highest post within the organisation.
Myriam Dupouy (asker) Aug 12, 2008:
Ohhh !!! I've only just discovered the "new discussion"...Didn't send me a notification and is quite well hidden...Thank you ever so much ! And, thank you Andrea, Yx, Martin and Tony !
Simon Mac Aug 11, 2008:
bingo to andrea methinks Andrea must be right. I don't want to breach confidentiality by posting a link but this company awards pins at 7 different levels to its distributors. So it must mean the person in the organisation who has been awarded the highest level pin... well done andrea
Andrea Nagy Aug 11, 2008:
distributor rank I'm not sure where to post this, but Myriam, the pin is indeed a pin, awarded to a person, as the others have suggested. In the company your text is about, a pin corresponds to the rank, or "level of recognition" of a distributor. Each pin (rank) has specific requirements, such as minimum monthly sales by the distributor and those s/he sponsors (the 'organization'), the minimum number and rank of those s/he sponsors, etc. As far as I know, there are seven such ranks. Hope this helps.
Martin Cassell Aug 11, 2008:
person, but also pin on reflection, yes, "recognize" would be odd for the object itself: but reading "Pin" as a condensed expression for the recipient/holder of the Pin, it makes sense ("we will honor* the recipient of our top award").

[* as a fully paid-up rosbif, I would of course "honoUr" them, personally].
Myriam Dupouy (asker) Aug 11, 2008:
Hello again Martin ! My text was the presentation of a contest "race to the millionth distributor" with of course a winner and prizes. Sector : advertising for a new and obviously fashionable "whole food/juice" company. But, well, it seems it is indeed only a pin...
Martin Cassell Aug 11, 2008:
Myriam, what is the document, and more importantly, what kind of organisation is this about, in which sector?
Simon Mac Aug 11, 2008:
My feeling is that this refers to a person We'll recognize [...] their organisation's highest Pin (in fine fashion). Maybe their "top salesman" (the one metaphorically awarded a "pin"), something like that. A purely instinctive feeling, never heard of it before... To "recognize in fine fashion" = "to wine and dine", methinks
Tony M Aug 11, 2008:
Could it be? Is this one of those thing where Pins are awarded in some kind of fashion / textiles context, like stars for restaurants, or epis for B&B's, or cheminées for hôtels, rosettes for floral towns, etc? Might certainly go some way to explaining the otherwise curious capital P...

Responses

+1
6 hrs
Selected

the organization's top man

Seems like a construction analogous to "king pin", which means the big boss, he who calls the shots.
Hope this helps.
Regards.
Peer comment(s):
agree airmailrpl : analogous to "king pin"
3 hrs
neutral Martin Cassell : hhmmm... not totally convinced by the kingpin connection: it really doesn't "smell" like that, to this (admittedly not US) native speaker // as for rendering it as "top man", beware that this could be misunderstood as "head honcho" (probably the CEO)
18 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you ever so much !!! Here is the answer, from the client (my dutch colleague had the same problem and here is the answer he got-thank you Dennis): "Yes, thanks for asking. The “highest pin” means the person in the organization who has the highest achievement level. Let me know if that makes sense. Again, that means the person with the highest achievement level in the organization." I knew there was something funny with this little pin ! ;o) Thank you Hasmatgerman !!!!! "
3 hrs
English term (edited): their organization\\\'s highest pin

Pin

Sorry Myrian, I have no ideia. Do you know if pin is not an acronym?

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Note added at 4 horas (2008-08-11 12:41:39 GMT)
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Myrian have you considered the possibiliy that pin stands for pinnacle?
Note from asker:
Sorry, first link has gone mental, please try this one : http://www.proz.com/kudoz/2757647
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4 hrs

Pin

I do believe the reference is actually to a *pin* either as an award, or in reference to the *Pin* industry. My best guess is that this is a 'award pin', to wear, as opposed to a trophy or plaque.

Please see links listed

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-08-11 12:47:29 GMT)
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I think is looks right - it seems it is a 'recognition' for being the 'millionth' person to sign up rather than a prize . . . they want to draw attention to the fact that they have so many sign-ups, and will celebrate it by recognizing that person at their convention
Reference:

http://thepinshow.com/about/

http://www.allaboutpins.com/

Note from asker:
Thank you !!! It just sounds strange with the verb we have here "recognize", don't you think ?
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6 hrs

their organization's highest honour/recognition

pin -- a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment.: this is one of the meanings of pin which is appropriate here. An organization cannot wear a jewelery but it can win a medal or get highest recognition which is definitely a pin to the company's name.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Martin Cassell : yes, though here it is surely a reference to the recipient/holder of that honour
19 hrs
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