Guidelines for Corporate Gift Giving
by Diana Barnum
Published on this site: July 16th, 2005 - See
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Keeping clients and company workers, subcontractors, vendors
and other helpers happy is a crucial element in you business.
Because no matter what kind of business you are in, without
thesupport of your team and the involvement of your clients,
you will not be in business for very long.
Corporate gift giving is an easy way to let your team know
how much you appreciate their hard work and clients know how
much your appreciate their business. And corporate gift giving
is less expensive than you might think. For example, with
planning ahead, you can order promotional items in bulk to
reduce the overall price.
Rules-Of-Thumb
Corporate gift giving should be done in a professional manner.
Keep in mind that when your company makes the decision to
incorporate a corporate gift giving policy, there are some
things to keep in mind:
- If you are giving a corporate gift to a client or potential
client always check with their company to ensure that they
allow corporate gift giving.
- Corporate gift giving should never be used to compensate
clients or employees for less than expected wages or services.
- Corporate gift giving should not be a personal gift,
as this tends to offend some clients or employees.
- Corporate gift giving should comply with your company's
budget. Do not go overboard and buy gifts that you cannot
afford or try and save money by purchasing gifts that are
"cheap" like ink pens or toys that last about
one hour.
- Corporate gift giving should make recipients feel good
about their accomplishments. Give gifts that cost about
the same price across the board.
- If your company uses corporate gift giving as a holiday
gift, make sure to check the recipient's religious or cultural
background.
- If you prefer to give corporate gifts in person, you
should always check the recipients schedule to ensure that
you are coming at a good time for them.
Gifts are available for all budget ranges from free coupons
for an electronic download (like an ebook) to practically
any dollar amount you want to budget. So when you are looking
for ways to show your appreciation and support, reach out
with a gift. A place to bookmark is the Gift-Gallery at http://www.gift-gallery.org
for no-cost registration to great gift ideas and more...
By Diana Barnum, president of http://movingaheadcommunications.com
and CEO of http://ohiohelp.net
. For more help with marketing, public relations and writing,
email mailto:[email protected]
or call: (614) 529-9459
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