Types of Corporate Gifts
October 27th, 2014
You usually indulge in purchasing gifts when there is a special occasion round the corner or to express sentiments like congratulation, thank you, sorry, get well soon, etc.
Often, you worry about what type of gift to buy. With the coming of the idea of gift baskets or gift hampers, choice of gifts has become much easier. This is because with a single hamper, the recipient can enjoy multiple gifts.
Bonus is the fact that most shops supplying hampers allow one to select the ingredients, thus making the gift basket highly personalized. Almost anyone would love to be gifted a hamper filled with thoughtfully picked items.
There are special packages for different purposes. For example, you might want to give special treats to business associates and co-workers. The purpose might be to express appreciation for their work, motivate them further or close a deal. Such gifts are called as corporate gifts.
The types of corporate gifts are of two mina types: Traditional gifts and Office gifts.
Traditional Gifts:
Traditional gifts in the corporate context mostly come in the form of gift hampers. The popularity of corporate gift hampers is because one may not be aware of the taste of the recipient of a corporate gift. So giving an assortment of gifts in a hamper help you impress the recipient rather than giving a single gift, which he or she may or may not like.
Gift hampers also exude the image of extravagant and luxurious gifts; a sure fire way to impress business associates. In the business context, such hampers are sure to capture the attention of recipients and give them a feeling of being appreciated and encouraged.
Gift hampers can be created by you by assembling several high quality items in an attractive box. Or they can be bought from stores or stalls where they might be pre-arranged or made by allowing you to select the ingredients.
Common items of corporate gift hampers are:
- Chocolate hamper
- Wine hamper
- Flowers hamper
- Biscuits hamper
- Cheese hamper
- Meats hamper
- Jams hamper
- Fruit hamper
An example for corporate gifts is a wine hamper. It can be arranged in the following ways:
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Wine and cheese: Pick a wine and add to the hamper food items that complement the flavour of the wine. For instance, port wine may be combined with sharp cheese.
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Wine and chocolate: Chocolate is good pairing with wine.
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Picnic hamper: Pack wine combined with picnic lunch
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Champagne hamper: Pack sparkling champagne with complementary food items.
Office Gifts:
Office gifts are some of the most common of corporate gifts as they are good means of business promotion while serving as gifts. They are highly practical for a business recipient. Office gifts are those that can be placed on the desk of an office employee or be used during the course of his duties.
Office gifts include paper weights, clocks, pens, writing pads, calendars, calculators, diary planners, USB flash drives, etc. Office gifts need not be always restricted to business recipients; they also serve as promotional material for the company.
Office items may be covered with brand images or logos. This is to ensure that the next item someone picks up a pen or consults a calendar; he is reminded of your company.
These are the ways to arrange for corporate gifts.