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Guidelines for Corporate Gift Giving
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 the
support 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...
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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:diana@ohiohelp.net
or call: (614) 529-9459
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