Sunday 26 April 2009

Seven Unique Corporate Gift Ideas

Giving gifts is an incomparable scheme, the goal of that is to bring a smile to the person who will receive the gift. In turn, it leaves a lasting impression on the person that tells how much you value him or her. No wonder why people value the idea of giving and receiving gifts. In reality, gifts are symbols of one's point of view and feelings towards the other person. They embody our family whenever we are away from our loved ones; our friends back home whenever we pass by the memories of yesteryears, and one's treasured person when you are at the time of coldness. That is why people put so much value on the gifts that they give and receive because they know how special it is for the person who will receive it as it is for them. When giving gifts, it can either be formal or personal. Things may vary according to who will receive the gift. Usually, it is not difficult to buy a gift for your love ones or for your friends. Unfortunately, when it comes to giving gifts in your corporate circle like your boss, a colleague, or a business partner, careful considerations must be observed. At the same time you must employ some creative thinking in order to come up with a remarkable gift.

1. Gift Giving For The Corporate World

- In Hopes Of A Promotion

- Sign Of Gratitude

- Way Of Saying Thank You

- Peace Offering

- Clear Up A Misunderstanding

- Offer In Good Faith For A Contract Agreement

2. Pay Attention

To Details When it comes to corporate gifts, you should not take it for granted. Every detail must be carefully laid out and must be delicately enhanced.

For example, before presenting a corporate gift, be sure that it is undamaged and unspoiled in every detail. Moreover, when presenting or giving corporate gifts, it should fit the taste of the person who will receive it. That is why it is important to consider the taste of the person, the likes and dislikes, and whatever details that will describe his or her preferences.

3. Promotional Printed Mugs

For corporate people who addicted to coffee, you can give them mugs of different varieties. You may purchase one from the well-known coffee shops or from those that they frequently hang out. These mugs come in different designs and styles that will truly fascinate your special someone, whether personally or professionally. You can also give them personalized mugs to give that special touch. You can have their pictures printed on the mug or a picture where both of you are included.

4. Crystal Items

For so many years now, crystals are known to exude sheer elegance and sophistication. So, when choosing a gift for your lady boss, it's best that you give her any items that have crystals on it. The most typical and appropriate gift would be jewelries with various crystals on it. Crystals put a flattering remark on everyone's good taste and wants; hence, it is best to give them something made of crystal so as to generate positive responses.

5. Scented Candles

These candles will produce the kind of aroma that could relax the senses thereby invigorating renewed spirit and personality. There are scented candles that help eliminate stress and anxieties. Also, scented candles come in creative designs, too. So, they can be creative displays on one's table. So, it's a great idea to give your corporate friends some scented candles.

6. Magazine Or Document Rack

For a more uncluttered desk, it's best to give your co-employee some amusing racks that can hold and organize their papers. A Japanese-inspired magazine or document rack will perk up any desk.

7. Personalized Items

These are the ultimate corporate ideas that you can use when you need to give a gift to your boss or to your colleagues. Giving them personalized items will make them feel how much you value them by exerting such efforts in order to come up with an amusing item. For example, you can buy a wall clock then add some personal touches like replacing the numbers with colourful buttons.

Thursday 16 April 2009

Promotional Corporate Gift Ideas

Corporate gifts are a good way to show your appreciation for a client's loyalty to your company. Gifts are most commonly sent out in the winter season around the Christmas period, but are appropriate at any time of the year. It is always a nice way to treat a client as a person instead of a business resource, especially at the times of birthdays or birth of a child where you can make your company stand out and grab the attention of the client while your competition may not make the same gesture.

Personalised Gifts

Things you need to consider:

* What clients are you buying for?
* Budget
* Application

You should always have a think about who you are buying your gifts for, the product should always be relevant to each individual if you want to make the largest impact on them. Your gift, if branded with your name and logo, should be a subtle way to show who you are but at the same time be of use to the recipient.

If you are considering sending corporate gifts to clients and have a handful of city bankers and several suppliers, you may wish to consider your budget for each. Spending more on the larger clients may be a nice way to keep them on side, and you never know, they may return the favour. With many smaller businesses such as suppliers, it makes more sense to budget yourself to get several smaller, inexpensive items to ensure they all get something.

Promotional Corporate Gifts

Don't forget a company isn't made up of one person! You could split up your budget in order to get a gift for the boss, a secretary and possibly their admin team. For example, if you know that the boss is a golf fan, you could get a golf putter set for him to use in his office during quiet moments, a two bottle wine box for him and his secretary to share and a luxury Xmas food hamper for the admin team to share with each other. This would give your company a strong presence within your client's office.

Gift Ideas:

Here are some suggestions offered by Brilliant Promotions for you to try:

* Luxury Champagne Crate With Smoked Salmon & Chocolates for the important clients
* Two Bottle Wine Crate good neutral choice for a lot of clients
* Wilson Lite Carry Golf Stand Bag for the golf enthusiasts
* Sports Bag for the active clients
* Bags of Jellies cheap way to please a large supplier work force
* Logo Lollipops a alternative inexpensive way to please a large supplier work force

If you're looking for personalised gifts for trade exhibitions or just want something for internal marketing, Brilliant Promotions will be able to help. With a selection of luxury hampers available, you can make your companies presence felt to important clients and customers at Christmas, or other important dates throughout the year.

Wednesday 8 April 2009

Attract & Keep Customers with Promotional Products

Keeping your name in front of customers and prospects is critical to growing your business. especially if you rely heavily on word-of-mouth and referrals. You've got to find ways to make it easy for people to remember you and find you.

The following statistics and trend information from the Promotional Products Association International might surprise you:

• Mailing a pen or other promotional product along with a sales letter can increase the number of prospects that call you back by as much as 50 percent.

• Customers who receive promotional products as gifts are more likely to refer friends, colleagues, and others to your company than those who don't.

• Promotional products can help increase repeat orders from your customers by as much as 16 percent.

• Sending a useful promotional product like a baseball cap or t-shirt instead of a general thank you note can enhance your customer's positive feelings about you by as much as 25 percent.

• At trade shows, promotional products can increase awareness of and preference for an exhibitor's products by as much as 70 percent.

Besides the ever-popular pens, key chains and letter openers, you can find a wide variety of items that can be personalized and used as promotional giveaways. Nowadays, everything from luggage tags and golf tees to water bottles and measuring tapes can be imprinted with slogans, company names, and more. What's important, however, is to select something that is useful and that your customers will want to use again and again.

Some other creative ways to use promotional products include:

• To reinforce early orders and early payments, for instance, send a pen to customers who consistently pay once a bill arrives.

• To thank customers for their business. For example, bicycle dealers may want to give out free water bottles with the purchase of every bicycle and auto repair shops may include floor mats with every service job.

• To support community events, sport teams, and educational programs. Instead of giving money to your town's summer festival for instance, try donating Frisbee® Discs imprinted with your logo. Or donate balloons to the high school graduation ceremonies as a way of showing your company's pride in students' accomplishments.

• To recognize employees for their hard work and length of service to your company give them sweatshirts, jackets or t-shirts. These are popular gifts for employees on 5- or 10-year anniversaries. (Remember, employees who feel good about your company may do a better job with customers.)

Think over your brand to see if there is a tie-in you can make. The more you can relate the item to the rest of your company, the more powerful it becomes.

Monday 6 April 2009

Promotional Carrier Bags


Brilliant Promotions has taken the decision to no longer actively promote the sale of polythene promotional carrier bags.

In a commitment to make our own business more environmentally friendly, we believe it is within our interest to remove these popular promotional items from our company website and therefore will cease to actively promote the sale of promotional carrier bags in polythene material.

However, acknowledging that we must find solutions for the corporate conference requirements and those customers looking for a low cost promotional bags, we shall continue to promote the sale of recycled material bags, such as cotton shopper bags, and other products that can be reused on a more frequent basis.

Brilliant Promotions has for some time been seeking to develop our range of recycled products for promotional use - please keep visiting our recycled branded products section for more details on our ever-growing range of environmentally responsible promotional offers, or get in touch with a member of the team to find out Brilliant Promotions can make your next promotional campaign both successful and green.