Holiday Gifts for Clients
Seasons greetings, birthday wishes through greeting cards and 'calling' cards, chocolate fondue or an anniversary double-decker cake ... well, you must have come across such gestures from business or brands you have associated yourself with. Call it business strategy or a thoughtful intention, it is all about keeping your clients ... well, for keeps. Nevertheless, how could one forget that this is the time of the year when clients need to be reminded that brands care. This care is portrayed by sending holiday gifts for those who matter the most, and even those who don't matter much! They could be potential clients, after all!
Gifts Your Client would Love to Receive
Gift Baskets
Offer products that melt in the mouth. Yes, literally! You could go in for chocolates, wine, expensive varieties of cheese, cold cuts ... anything that looks rich, feels rich. (A word of caution: Please do not send a gift basket, full of cold cuts to a vegan client. You are sure to lose him and the brickbats will not stops chasing you. Caution counts when clients matter!)
Hampers
A gift hamper of your products could be a great idea to resort to, if you are looking out for a package that looks bulky and is a silent advertiser for your products. It is probable that your client, even though loyal to your product range has not tried one of them. If you have provided each and every product that your brand has on board, it is likely that they may start to use the product they never used before. A two-in-one scenario for you to implement!
Engraved Items
Engraved items include personalized gifts such as coffee mugs, pens or even a mold of your logo could be gifted as a memento. An engraved mug is a classy idea, where the mug could have the logo or the tag line of the company engraved in bold. Pens made exclusive by embossing the logo of the company on the pen clip is an effective theme to accomplish.
Gifting Books
Now this is an idea you could employ for your selective, special clients. If you have your client's brief bio-data jotted down on the sheet indicating her interests, hobbies, preoccupation and occupation, the task of gifting a book of her/his choice is a task no more! If your client is a foodie, you could gift a book on recipe galore. If your client loves horses and horse riding, you could gift a book on horses and horse care with pictures of different breeds. You could present a book on gardening if your potential client has serious inclinations towards gardening and different soil types. This would indeed be a test for the company to draw a conclusion on the likes of the client and give the impression of the gift being handpicked.
Flowers
Sending flowers for your client could be a great way to display your affections and show that you care. Grab this opportunity of sending flowers because flowers have never been known to fail emotions.
Memberships
Providing memberships to your clients is a great gift idea to imply. Golf passes or gym memberships are great holiday gifts for men who are thoroughly enchanted by a game, or hit the gym on a regular basis.
Plants
Lucky Bamboo plant or Christmas cactus are presents that would definitely bring a smile to your clients face. It also shows that you as a Company are concerned for the environment. Gifting plants would be an easy buy on the part of the company. Plants could serve as the perfect holiday gifts for employees.
Gift Vouchers
Gift vouchers to a high-end coffee parlor, a sophisticated and posh restaurant are a virtual heart-stealer. Gift vouchers for dinner for the client and his family, or gift certificates of a music store or a book store would be ideal. Gift vouchers for car or vehicle, servicing cycles is one of the most appreciated holiday gift to show your ovations toward your employees.
Homemade Gifts
Add a touch of personal panache by sending homemade holiday gifts for clients you have a close association with. Chocolate gifts, coco-chip cookies or butterscotch-burst biscuits decorated in ribbon-wrapped corporate gift baskets are an effective-cum-safe bet.
Jewelry
Jewelry is one department that delivers a feeling of opulence. However, you need to be tasteful with what you choose for your clients. Cuff-links for male clients and bracelets for female clients would be an ideal choice. This would make your client hold your brand in high esteem.
Donations
The element of knowing your client a tad too well comes in here. If your client has been comfortable enough to share with you during a conversation or on paper, about their preferred non-profit organization they make donations to, then your task gets an easy way out. Make a donation to the organization and let your client know about it. Send an official card and a 'Received with Thanks' receipt to your client. This gesture will show how much you value your relationship with the client.
Calendars and Cards
Calendars and cards are inexpensive holiday gifts for clients who share an obscure bond with the company. An inexpensive gift idea, indeed!
Make your clients feel special and your clients will have a special regard for your company. After all, you don't build in order to have clients, you have clients in order to build! Well, Ayn Rand staunchly believed in this philosophy, what about you?
