Finding the right gifts for your customers, colleagues and loyal clients can be stressful. What do you send that is original and interesting enough to be appreciated? Do you choose novelty items for fun, or practical ones they will use?
And what did you send last year? It’s all too easy to buy the same thing and send it again! We have some great tips on making sure you get your holiday gifting right this year, and what a year it’s been!
Start Early
There’s a lot to be said for planning your holiday gifting in advance. It’s September now so you’ve got plenty time to settle back and start making a list. Start with a list of names – both businesses and the people involved – and then put what you believe they might like beside them. Use a few ideas and have a think about them, then you’ll find it easier to decide. Soon, you’ll have a shopping list you can use to browse online for the best deals. All you need to do is use a search engine to bring up options, compare prices and get going.
Don’t Repeat Gifts
The great thing about making a list for your holiday gifting is that you can keep it. Next year, or when birthdays or other anniversaries come up, you can check back and see what you gave to the person before. The list can also serve as inspiration for gifts for others, as you will have plenty of great ideas already. Keep your list archived and you are off to a head start!
Outsource Your Gifting
To really take the stress out of your holiday gifting, why not use a service such as Givenly.com? They help with a fantastic range of corporate gifts that cover all the bases. They can handle mass gifting if you wish and offer a branding service that makes your gifts exclusive, as well as a range of other gifting solutions that will certainly make your life a lot easier. Givenly has many satisfied clients who use its services to streamline the holiday gifting experience and it is a sensibly priced solution that takes a lot of the work out of the process.
Why This Year is Different
We all know why 2020 is different to other years. Sadly, the covid-19 pandemic has taken the world by surprise, and life has not been normal for most of the year. As many people will remain working from home – offices and retailers across the world closed to ease the spread of the virus – so having gifts sent to a home address rather than company headquarters will be essential. Givenly has a home address validation tool that can make this a lot easier, so you can be sure your gifts get to where they need to be.
It’s been hard for everyone this year, so start planning your holiday gifting right now and bring a bit of happiness to your clients and workforce, as you know they’ll appreciate it.
