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How to Select a Corporate Gift Alabama

Corporate gifts, also known as business gifts, are those gifts given out by a boss or corporation to employees for a holiday or a company anniversary, to demonstrate appreciation for all of the hard work that the employees have done over the preceding year or years. Corporate gifts are also given out to valued clients to let them know that their business is appreciated. Above all, a corporate gift is given to show appreciation for the recipient, so it should never be shoddy or cheap.
1. Local Companies
2. Corporate Gifts vs. Promotional Giveaways
3. Tips for Buying Business Gifts
4. Examples of Bad Corporate Gifts
5. Featured Local Company

1 . Local Companies

Sassy Sisters Gifts
(334) 347-3370
104 Main St
Enterprise, AL
Simply Southern Gifts & Collectibles
(334) 347-1154
1302 Boll Weevil Cir
Enterprise, AL
Sis International Shop
(334) 347-2947
111 Main St
Enterprise, AL
Boll Weevil Soap Company
(334) 393-7627
600 Boll Weevil Cir Ste 3
Enterprise, AL
Dande Lion The Gifts
205-879-0691
2701 Culver Rd
Birmingham, AL
Fine Line Engravers & Gifts
(334) 281-7577
3653 Debby Drive
Montgomery, AL
Spencer Gifts
(334) 277-9393
Eastdale Mall
Montgomery, AL
The Alabama Gift Company
877-843-2544
520 Haralson Avenue
Gadsden, AL
Oak Ridge Gift Shop
(251) 666-0521
4180 Oak Ridge Ave
Mobile, AL
Barstools Etc
205-991-9910
5479 US Hwy 280 Ste 124
Birmingham, AL

2 . Corporate Gifts vs. Promotional Giveaways

Corporate gifts can be a wonderful addition to any business program, but a poorly thought out or shoddily made gift can also be an insult to the recipient. One common mistake is for corporations to confuse promotional gifts or giveaways with business gifts. A promotional giveaway is something inexpensive such as a pen, key chain, laser pointer, or even duffel bag or backpack, which is imprinted with a company’s name and logo and is intended to be given out as a part of an advertising program. These gifts, due to their inexpensive and mass produced nature, are essentially never suitable for giving as a corporate gift. This is not to say that a corporate gift cannot have the company’s name or logo on it; indeed, most of them do. The essential point is that a promotional giveaway is created in batches of thousands, at costs of pennies per unit, and is intended for exactly that purpose: to be given away. For an employee, customer, or client to receive such an item as a gift is tantamount to being told that their contribution is worthless.

3 . Tips for Buying Business Gifts

One of the easiest ways to determine whether a business gift is a good choice is to think about whether it would make a good present for a family member. A good corporate gift should be a thoughtful token of appreciation for the recipient, and should ideally also be something that he or she can put to use as well. In short, if a corporate gift looks too shoddy or generic to be given as a gift to a family member, then it should not be given out as a corporate gift.

4 . Examples of Bad Corporate Gifts

Some other items which are frowned upon as corporate gifts are many of those items which were as common as corporate gifts in the eighties – any tacky sculptures, executive desk sets, or paperweights which look like they could have been picked up at a local dollar store should be avoided. Above all, the object is not to get to most bang for the buck or to find the most glamorous item in any corporate gift catalog, but to choose an gift which will convey appreciation and thought for the recipient.

5 . Featured Local Company

Sassy Sisters Gifts

(334) 347-3370
104 Main St
Enterprise, AL
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