Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Gifting - The Corporate Level

Personalized, valuable, beautiful, functional, etc.  What can you describe using all these words?  Your staff?  Your volunteers?  How do your gifts to them recognize the best qualities you feel they exhibit in their work?

Recognition gifts can effectively express how you really feel about your staff when they provide more than a token expression of thanks.  Ask yourself how the gift you've selected for someone on your staff will appear to them.  How thoughtful does the gift look?  Does it provide value to whoever receives it?

There are two ways to approach gifting in a corporate environment.  One is to select a universal, 1-size-fits-all gift and present it to everyone receiving recognition for their efforts.  The other way is to hand-select 1 gift at a time, perhaps even ordering them personalized if possible.

Here are the benefits of 1-size-fits-all gifting:  It's easy on your time and gift budget.  Also, it can appeal universally to everyone in the organization without fail.  (See an example of this solution)

Now for the personalized, unique gifting:  It's personal, obviously, so it can mean a whole lot more to the recipient.  Selecting gifts one at a time also adds diversity to the presentation, especially if everyone receives them at the same time.  It makes gifting a whole lot more enjoyable for the giver and the receiver.  Care to find anything that crosses your fancy as a unique gift for your staff?  You can search by different categories of products, or price range, or even colors.  Unique gifting can still be simple.

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