Importance of Gifts and Free Merchandises for the Longevity of Your Brand
In this fast-paced world, where new and competitive brands are popping up in the market every now and then, it becomes really essential to go an extra mile to ensure that your brand is always on the preference list of your customers and to make sure that the employees get to feel that they are an essential part of this big ecosystem. It can’t be emphasized enough how much gifts contribute in setting mutual respect for yourself in the heart of your customers and associates and in gaining their lifelong trust when you gift them anything, you indirectly show your gratitude towards them and they get to know how much you believe in their importance. It also sets a good image of your brand in their mind so that whenever they are in need or in mood, to buy a good related to your field, your good image plays the role of a mountain-guide to attract and pull them again and again to your store, what can be more important than this to a business?
Providing them with even small but useful and meaningful gifts will strengthen your relationship with them over the course of time, these small gifts pour out the gratitude you have for them in the core of your heart and they make sure to hit the right note in their hearts too to make your relationship even more musical.
And if you ensure those gifts spring-up again and again, one way or another in their hectic life, be ensured of gaining a trustful and family-like relationship between your brand and them, these little nuances are the magical wizards which separate a good company from a great one, so with any further introduction, let’s jump into the beautiful world of corporate gifts!
You Want to Select the Perfect Gifts without Pouring Out a Lot of Money? Here Are Some Quick Tips
Now that you know the importance of corporate gifting and want to make sure that your company lives long! But still in a dilemma about how not to expend a lot but still provide the best gifts to your customers then let your mind rest here and allow us to present some of most useful tips for finding the best gifts without cutting out a lot on your profit side.
Bigger Is Not Always Better, Go for Handy But Useful Things
If you still think that you need to get a 'Big' gift to make the customers happy, then you are in for relief. The reality is if you give them something small but very useful that they can keep in their little pockets all the time they will love it even more and will even carry it around with them, thanks to the very little space it takes. These small items are also suitable for helping in killing up some waiting time here and there, after all, we all have a kid inside us that seeks to play around with every little cute thing it can find.
Handpick the Best Designs, Good-Looking Items Often Attract Other People Too
Want to know a little secret? The packaging and the way the gift looks matters a lot more than you think!
Ever heard about 'love at first sight'? Yes, it exists and the same goes for the gifts too, even if you don’t spend too much on the gifts but wrap it up in a pretty nifty package and find something that is shiny, colourful and lustrous, it is sure to find a sweet spot in their heart at the very first glance. And the greatest bonus is that when other people will see it, they will ask “From where did you buy this pretty thing ?” and the conversation will go on. Now I don’t need to say what it will do to market your brand, right?
Choose Gifts That Can Be Used Daily
Remember when I said that to make sure the gift pops out every now and then in their life? This is what I meant, Find a gift that is somehow used daily by them in their busy lifestyle, even if for just once for a few seconds in a day and it will automatically transpose your brand into their mind and soul. Ever wondered why companies pay so heavily to keep their ads on TV all along? You can do the same by Gifting them once, just give something that fits in seamlessly in their daily usage.
Gifts That Make Their Kids Happy, Make the Clients Happy
Here is one fine tip. “Don't think Just About the person you are gifting”. Yes, family member are equally important! And who do you think are the ones that you can impress quite easily? The Kids, of course, Gift your clients something that will put a bright smile on face of their cute little kids and that smile will reflect an even brighter smile on the face of their parents. Win the heart of your customers by making their little prince and princesses happy.
Gifts That Can Be Used to Decorate Walls Are Loved By Many
When you want your brand to live a long life, you would definitely want to give a gift that lasts longer! And a few little tips to ensure it, is to gift something that just rests at one place all the time but also remains in front of everyone's eyes.
Got what I am saying? Gift them wall decorations, first of all, these will brighten up the mind and body of home-owner by enhancing the beauty of their home and second, they will definitely last long as they are not subjected to any kind of disturbances.
Now That You Know How and Where to Look, Here are 10 Great Suggestions
To make this exchange of gifts enjoyable for you too, along with all the recipients, we have created a great list of gifts. Just swift along with all the suggestions and you will find just the right gift for your specific needs.
This Eye-catchy 'God-Devotee Keychain'
There is literally no need to explain the usefulness of Keychains in managing the important keys that seek to break free on every little opportunity they get but what is specifically interesting in this keychain is how Eye-catchy it looks! Along with its usefulness, it will make every on-looker to get curious and ask what is this 'spaceship' like thing actually is? And it is sure to initiate a long and exciting conversation when the recipient gladly explains how is this little wonder contains a calendar of 50 years!
It is sure to drop the jaw of everyone around it. Its chrome plating will make it shine like jewellery that people will love to carry around and show off a little every now and then, the great part is, it does not demand a big sum from your packet costing only Rs. 199 on Snapdeal.
A Fresh, Bright, Motivational Calender
This colourful eye-candy packs in a lot of features in a small, neat package and are the perfect gifts for your employees.
First of all, it will keep the environment around it fresh and bright with its great mixed-coloured matt laminated colour scheme. Then the great motivational quotes inscribed on it will definitely keep their spirit and work ethic on the top throughout the year, it has 12 quotes specifically for every month in the whole year and at last. It will help them keep track of every upcoming important meeting, holidays and other special occasions. It’s a calendar after all. What can be a better manager than it, make sure to provide one to each of your employees, it has all the freshness and motivation, one needs. You can grab one for only Rs. 189 on Amazon.
A Classic Parker Fountain Pen
Nothing defines the image of a classic gentleman better than a Classy Vintage Fountain pen, and if it comes from a reputable and on the top brand like Parker, it is sure to sky-rocket the aura, confidence and morale of your precious employees. The feel of writing with a quality fountain pen is unmatchable, no matter how much the writing technology evolves, its classic feel never gets old enough.
It inspires the writer to write even more and also sparks conversation from the people around, not to mention the awe the writer gets from the peers. It’s easy to give momentary happiness to one, by giving them a good gift, but enhancing their image in their own eyes can only be achieved by these classic gifts. Hurry up and grab one Rs. 162 from Flipkart.
Superhero Stickers to Inspire Their Curious Little Kids
It’s great to have an Ideal Idol in our life to look up to, and kids have some pretty powerful ones! The superheroes! Who we all love, the ones who fight with evil, protect the world from crazy powerful villains and keep the torch of justice burning. Even the parents know that these superheroes fill the voids in the heart of their kids who love to imagine themselves in the shoes of Superman, Batman and all the heroes we love. These shiny and colourful stickers are sure to fill the empty pages in the story-books of their kids and keep the kids inspired to make this world a better place to live. Parents will surely thank you every time they see these stickers put a bright smile on the cute, small faces of their kids. Buy these at only Rs. 130 from Ali Express and gift as soon as you can.
A Patriotic Tricolour Paperweight
Patriotism is the mightiest feeling that can unite millions of people with different mindsets to work together as one big organisation with love and devotion. You understand very well that if the employees work together with this much devotion to your company, it’s destined to sky-rocket to the top. So why not put a little patriotic souvenir like this Tricolour paperweight on the desk of each and every one of them to keep that patriotism ignited and inspire them to work together in harmony. Of course, there are a lot of moments in office work when they need to have something handy to manage the documents and this Pretty paperweight is perfect. So hurry up and buy it at just Rs. 199 from Amazon.
A 'Magic' Coffee Mug
Everyone needs a Coffee break every now and then during work, It helps a lot in churning out quality work for an elongated period of time without getting exhausted. But what if the cup itself lightens and brightens up the mood of your customer or employee working in harmony with the coffee?
Sounds like a great idea? Then you are up for a surprise because you can have it for a very affordable price, at only Rs. 329, you can get a customisable cup on which you can put an image of the loveliest moment of the employee which will magically appear on the black surface of the cup when they will pour in the coffee! Tell me a better heart-warming surprise than this. This is sure to make the employee thank you and work with an even greater amount of dedication, you can get this from 'Ferns N Petals' .
A Traditional Indian Royal Diary
Even a great leader like Mahatma Gandhi Ji embraced the habit of writing one's day in a diary. It’s a great way to balance life and get a reflection of one's own self. Gift your associates with this multi-coloured and traditionally styled Royal looking diary which is covered in a cover of soft silk. Every time they will pick it up, they'll be mesmerized by feeling of silk sliding through their hands, and the way it looks like a royal present will attract them everyday, to write the story of their lives in this lovely diary. It’s a great way to give them a friend who will listen to their every little-big, sad n happy story with the same patience and love, so go and feel like a King by presenting them with this at only Rs. 199 from 'The Immart'.
Inspirational Posters
There isn’t any visionary as well known as Steve Jobs, he was known to drive out quality work from his colleagues with great efficiency. Want the same for your employees too? Then let this great inspirational Steve Job quote hang on their walls, A quick glance on it after some pretty exhaustive work sessions will be enough for them to gain fresh energy to start making new records again.
Let this “love what you do” quote drive your employees and raise your company to great heights. Get this artwork printed on high-quality matt paper with a one-inch white border for just Rs. 170 from Poster Gully.
Car Air Freshners
For a period day at work, the start must be perfect and fresh. Let your employees get charged up by the thrillingly sweet fragrance of this Godrej Aer twist cool blue car freshener.
There is already enough dirt, pollution and foul smells out there and this air freshener allows the person to breathe some mood refreshing fragrances, when they will start to come to work with a happy and refreshed mind, you will start to notice the productivity boost and enhancement in the quality of their work. This little wizard is available for only Rs. 262 on moglix.com.
A Stress Relieving Hour Clock!
Ask a keen worker about the greatest hurdle that prevents their work to convert from average to greatest and most of the time they will say stress!
This factor is the same for persons all around the world and you can help your associates in getting some stress relief by presenting them with this masterpiece of a handicraft, Emporium wooden clock sandglass. This classy looking sandglass is great for decoration purposes and just a little duration of gazing at the serene scene of finely falling sand crystals can calm down the roaring lions of stress inside your hard-working employees, so browse through the links and get this hour clock for only Rs. 300 on Amazon.
Some Bonus Tips to Keep in Mind
Now that you know everything you need to know to land a perfect gift for your customers and employees together, here are additional tips to help you make them happy along with enhancing your Brand value.
Print Your Brand Name on the Gift, Do Make Sure the Print Lasts Long, Even Longer Than the Gift!
This little extra effort by you can go miles in the long run, you would never want your Brand name to fade away, Neither in people’s heart nor on paper. So take extra care on the printing process and make sure the name remains bright and keeps working harmonically with the gift for a long long time.
Place a 'Thank You' Gift Card with a Smiley Inside Each Gift
Last but not the least, If you want to make the gift and the recipient feel “super extra special”, just slide in a handwritten 'Thank you' note and see the magic, these little nuances contain your personal touch which touches the core of the heart of recipients very easily. Now that you are all set, Go and present each n every one of them, You have all the good wishes from us!
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Pull on the Heartstrings with the Gift of Giving To Others—And Do It with a Style Your Clients Will Love
Now you have some great new corporate gift ideas to make your clients feel loved and appreciated (and continuing to do business with you). They’ll be happy you decided to send something other than a fruit cake or office supplies. When in doubt, send a card. Always include a handwritten or personalised message with your gift. After all, if a corporate gift box falls in the woods without a note, does anyone actually hear it?
Don’t wait for a special occasion or holiday to remind your clients how much their business means to you. Send an “off-season” gift today, and you might even get a referral or two from your efforts.