Gift Guide for Clients 2022
To gift or not to gift – that is the question. When the holiday season rolls around, most business owners are trying to make it to the proverbial finish line. We want to wrap up the year and somehow start fresh on January 1st. (Spoiler alert: nothing ever resets in-line with the new year).
Nevertheless, business owners around the world are caught spending precious time trying to strike a balance with finding the perfect gift for their clients that says, “thanks for your business, it’s been fun, and let’s keep this thing going,” without looking desperate or off-the-mark.
That’s why we’ve compiled some of our favorite options for client gifts this year. As uber fans of gifting, which yes is a thing, here’s what we’ll be looking at this holiday season.
Best gifts for clients
This is probably one of our favorite gift options out there. A customizable gift box that comes with outstanding presentation and soft touches to your recipient so they can look out for the goods in their mailbox/front door? Yes, please. Bonus for being able to place multiple orders at once.
Tried-and-true treats in a box has never steered anyone wrong. It’s also a bonus in case you don’t know the drinking habits of your recipients. Milk Bar offers corporate gifting so you can customize your send to all your clients. When in doubt, send cookies.
Send them a box of drinkware or other swag for the whole office that are branded with THEIR logo. A lot of businesses make the mistake of giving clients their OWN promotional material. Taking the time to make something for them shows a lot more thought and will be appreciated all year long. Look to companies like Swag, Zazzle or Vistaprint. Or you can use a local company too!
Blue Bottle Coffee Roaster’s Choice
Send some coffee that is a little out of the blue. See what we did there? Let the green mermaid sit this holiday season out and send a box that feels elegant and elevated – and is full of single-origin coffee selected by Blue Bottle’s roasters.
Socks? You bet, socks. Part of Bombas’s appeal other than the obvious differences in fit and feel, is that it donates a pair of socks to a homeless shelter every time someone buys a pair, which also applies to its corporate gifting program. We recommend getting a little festive with the Holiday sets or the super cool Gripper Slippers.
Monogrammed laptop sleeves? Yes, please. This is also great option for staff or yourself – just saying. Leatherology also has a corporate gifting program. Sensing a theme, here? But their more popular picks include business card cases, luggage tags, and portfolios (even for Lefties!). Essentially, the options are endless.
When asked about what they want this year, most people said they would prefer a food-based gift. In lieu of the traditional Harry & David gift basket, why not give a box chock-full of meat for a tasty and delicious night in? We recommend the ButcherBox Favorites or the ButcherBox Mixed Box.
One of the biggest take-aways for gift giving is to make it different, personal where appropriate, and useful. So many times, especially when it comes to corporate gifting, we give for the sake of giving which ends up falling flat and not accomplishing the task at hand.
Whatever you choose to do, have fun with it. Gifting is fun. Enjoy it.
