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How to Choose Corporate Christmas Gifts for Colleagues and Employees

 Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

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It seems as though Christmas on the High Street gets earlier and earlier every year, and with Selfridges and Harrods opening their festive departments as the temperatures are still nudging the 30s the Christmas season now seems to occupy the entire second half of the year.

For those trusted with securing Christmas corporate gifts for their company’s clients or staff, the start of September is usually the period where minds start wandering towards Christmas and the pressure is on to get the right corporate gifts that will meet your company’s brand requirements as well as those of the recipient.

It looks like being a tough end to a tough year as the economy staggers its way towards 2012 and so for many companies cost is going to play a major factor in determining which corporate gifts to buy for their employees at Christmas. So when you want the best but don’t want to pay the earth, how do you choose the best Christmas corporate gifts for colleagues and employees?

Think Value

When cost is an issue but quality is still vital then getting value for money is essential. You will need to ensure that the price you pay will include all of the extras that you will need such as gift boxes and branding so when you are comparing prices, consider what is included within the cost.

Corporate Considerations

When you are giving Christmas corporate gifts on behalf of your company then it will need to conform to your policies and brand guidelines. Don’t go for anything that anybody might deem to be offensive and if you are going to have any company details branded onto your gifts then you will need to consider brand guidelines to make sure that your gifts will be consistent with the company image.

Wow Factor

Whatever your budget is, it is always possible to find corporate gifts with the wow factor. If you don’t have much to spend then look for gifts with a high perceived value, when presented in a high quality gift box and wrapped accordingly then it is still going to ensure a great reception when handed to your recipients.

Motivation and Incentives

Remember, corporate gifts aren’t just for Christmas and the motivational effects of corporate gifts will be felt the most when people aren’t even expecting a gift. Don’t just think of using corporate gifts at Christmas, use them to mark important company milestones or to reward staff achievement to get the most benefit from your corporate gifts.

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Corporate Gifts Might Mean Less “World Cup Sickies”

 Monday, June 7th, 2010

As a survey of more than 300 England fans by the betting website Betfair revealed that 32% of fans would consider skipping work to watch the football, companies throughout the land will be bracing themselves for the most potent epidemic of them all to sweep the country, World Cup Fever.

The symptoms include high anxiety and nausea, peaking after around 90 minutes, and if the speculation is to be believed it can only be cured by absenteeism and copious amounts of beer.

Despite fears by bosses that this will lead to empty offices and a depleted workforce, the good news is that it is completely preventable.

If your company has a happy, motivated workforce they will be less inclined to skip work in favour of the football. Corporate gifts can help with this through providing target incentives for sales teams and other areas of the company where positive, productive work can be rewarded. Sales incentives can be a great way to motivate a team and staff will be much less likely to skip work with a prize on offer for those who put in the effort.

This doesn’t just have to be used as an incentive to come to work during the world cup. Corporate gifts provide a great staff incentive, improving morale across the company. Corporate gifts can also provide a great reward for someone who has done exceptional work, or to reward a team after a big project.

When these strategies are pursued as standard, it will provide a great working atmosphere which will make sure staff won’t fall foul of the mystery virus every four years.

Browse The Corporate Gifts Company website to see which corporate gifts will help to motivate your workforce.

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What is the Best Way to Navigate the World Wide Web of Information?

 Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

The Internet plays a major part in how companies, including The Corporate Gifts Company, do business and any changes in how people access information can have a big effect on sales. With President Obama claiming this week that information has become “a distraction”, the ways that people navigate online have become even more important.

For years Google has been by far the most used search engine on the net, and getting your website on the first page for a specific query, ‘Corporate Gifts’ for example, can mean big business.

Online portals can also be a good way of navigating the web as they can bring together a number of related sites for the surfer to peruse. The website Which Promo serves as a fantastic guide for promotional products and is a great tool in the corporate gifts industry.

Web searches are constantly evolving though and social networks such as Facebook and Twitter have become a great way of recommending specific websites to friends and followers, providing a new way of navigating the web. But what effect does this have on businesses? Is using social networking an effective way of increasing sales for a B2B Company? There is room for debate on this issue but the general consensus is that it doesn’t hurt to have a presence across a wide range of formats.

 All of this goes to show that despite President Obama’s fears of technology having a negative effect on people, there are many ways to use the vast oceans of information that are out there on the internet to our advantage.

 You can search out some great gift ideas at The Corporate Gifts Company, or check out our friends at The Business Gifts Company for gadget related gifts.

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Corporate Gifts Product Feature – Custom Awards

 Monday, April 26th, 2010

With the planet now safe from the threat of the ash cloud, the election campaign hitting the calm before the storm and the World Cup still agonisingly far away, it’s a good chance to take a break from the usual blogging topics and focus on a product range that can really help your Company to boost staff morale.

When you think of Corporate Gifts it’s easy to think of different gift ideas that reward staff and thank clients. keyrings and clocks have always been popular pieces and make great personalised gifts when engraved. But how about using awards and trophies as a way of offering a reward that will improve morale and offer a great incentive to staff?

The Corporate Gifts Company offers a fantastic range of bespoke awards that can really serve as a great incentive to a team. Use them to reward good performance, perfect attendance or exceeding targets in a way that will help to motivate staff and add a sense of healthy competition to a team.

There are a wide range of stylish trophies you can choose from that staff will really want to work hard to win. Our slate awards are novel and unique and will look great on any recipient’s desk or mantelpiece. The acrylic awards make a really stylish trophy and are perfect for a Company awards night or gala dinner for instance.

CLICK HERE to browse our awards section and choose a really novel way to motivate your staff.

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A blogging rant

 Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

It seems that search engine optimisation has now got to the point where in order to market your website you need to write a blog post at least every week.

It further seems that said blog needn’t actually make sense as long as it contains the correct balance of well written content sprinkled with apt keywords.

For example this website sells corporate giftware and if I were writing a promotional merchandise  blog (which in actuality I am) then I’d be sure to use such keywords as “business merchandise” throughout the text.

I have seen many examples of very badly written blogs around the internet, they are almost incomprehensible in a spelling and grammatical context. But it seems that as long as they have and appropriate number of keywords in them (such as “promotional product” or business gift in my case) then search engines don’t really seem to mind.

It takes a long time to write a good blog, but as it seems that Google and other search engines doesn’t really mind if your blog is a bit ropey then I may opt for the easy option of faster less complete blogs but with the right amount of the necessary keywords such as “Corporate Giftware” in my case.

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