| Finding the right corporate business gift | | | | 4. WOW them with Surprise |
| that WOWS the recipient is not an easy task. | | | | |
| Short of a Lear Jet, here are some | | | | Everyone loves a surprise. So a surprise gift |
| suggestions or ways to increase the WOW | | | | will always wow them. Unexpected gifts can be |
| factor of your next corporate business gift. | | | | the most fun; everyone expects the Christmas |
| | | | Turkey Hamper but a half day surprise holiday |
| Copyright (c) 2007 Titus Hoskins | | | | will wow them over to your side! |
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| Your corporate business gift should have | | | | 5. WOW them with High Tech |
| "WOW" written all over it. Your business gift | | | | |
| should stand out, it should be memorable and | | | | Truth be told, no one ever grows up. We are |
| most of all it should turn a few heads. It | | | | all still kids at heart. We still like the |
| should amaze the recipient. | | | | latest toys, especially high tech toys and |
| | | | gadgets that wow us. |
| Let's face it, that traditional gift basket | | | | |
| just doesn't cut it anymore. Nor does that | | | | So don't rule out giving the latest smart |
| dusty bottle of wine or that heavy dull | | | | phone, PDAs that do everything under the sun, |
| paperweight. | | | | LCD TVs that dazzle the eyes or computer |
| | | | games that will have everyone jumping or |
| Your company's employees, patrons and clients | | | | looking on in amazement. |
| deserve more from you. They need a business | | | | |
| gift that goes beyond the 'normal yawn' or | | | | 6. WOW them with Fun |
| 'that's nice!" | | | | |
| | | | All kids like to play and have fun. Corporate |
| But creating or buying corporate business | | | | gifts don't have to be dull and boring, |
| gifts that say WOW takes a little bit of | | | | instead spice them up by including the |
| planning and time on the part of the giver. | | | | element of fun. Have corporate sponsored |
| However, like all things in life which take a | | | | games, parties or trips to sporting events |
| little longer to do, the rewards are worth | | | | and concerts. |
| it. The same applies here. | | | | |
| | | | Think outside the workplace. |
| Maintaining high company morale is a | | | | |
| sometimes forgotten aspect of today's modern | | | | Cater to your workers' interests/hobbies and |
| company or workplace. But creating a good | | | | plan such things as fine dining, hiking |
| working atmosphere pays high dividends in | | | | trips, wine tasting parties or trips to |
| more ways than one. Savvy managers and bosses | | | | Vegas. Whatever the majority of your clients |
| already know this and they also know keeping | | | | and workers do to have fun - within legal |
| everyone happy only adds to your | | | | limits of course! |
| productivity, no matter what business you're | | | | |
| pursuing. | | | | 7. WOW them with Money |
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| However, like all gift-giving, it's not easy | | | | Money never loses its WOW factor! If all else |
| to find the perfect corporate gift that will | | | | fails or you just plain forget, money always |
| wow the receiver. Short of a Lear Jet, here | | | | works. Bonuses and stock options have been |
| are some suggestions to increase the WOW | | | | wowing them over for years. Probably always |
| factor in your next corporate business gift. | | | | will, everyone loves getting more money. Pay |
| | | | raises at the appropriate gift-giving time |
| 1. WOW them with Personalization | | | | will put a smile on everyone's face except |
| | | | your accoundant's. |
| Might sound a bit obvious but nothing is more | | | | |
| desirable or pleasant as seeing your own name | | | | 8. WOW them with Emotion! |
| on a well-thought-out gift. So include a name | | | | |
| plaque or engraving to show your real | | | | Remember, corporate business gifts are first |
| appreciation. Remember, almost anything these | | | | and foremost just gifts. The best gifts are |
| days can be laser engraved, so there's no | | | | the ones that surprises us and literally |
| reason not to personalize your gifts. | | | | makes us jump for joy. If we look a little |
| | | | deeper we would probably discover gifts play |
| Moreover, whatever you give, make sure it | | | | a much more important role in our lives. |
| relates to the person receiving it. Relating | | | | |
| the gift to an employee's interests and | | | | Gifts fill an emotional need we all have, the |
| hobbies is always more effective than a | | | | need to feel appreciated and wanted, whether |
| generic gift. Getting a practical gift that | | | | it's from a loved one or from the company we |
| you can actually use and benefit from will | | | | work for. Likewise, the reciprocal is also |
| greatly increase the wow factor. | | | | true, the giver never forgets the feeling and |
| | | | joy of giving a gift. |
| 2. WOW them with Uniqueness | | | | |
| | | | Gifts work both ways. |
| Along the same lines, making your business | | | | |
| gifts unique, one of a kind, will obviously | | | | Any company, boss, manager or worker can use |
| make them stand out. High quality | | | | corporate gift giving to accomplish or |
| hand-crafted items and works of art can | | | | fulfill these human needs. To make the |
| sometimes produce that wow moment. | | | | sometimes cold sterile workplace just a |
| | | | little more human. A well-thought-out and |
| 3. WOW them with Style | | | | heart-felt corporate business gift will show |
| | | | the recipient just how much they are |
| High style always wows the receiver. Make | | | | appreciated. And vice versa. |
| sure if you give business related gifts they | | | | |
| are stylish and in demand. Fashionable gifts | | | | Perhaps, underneath it all, whether we |
| are always much more appreciated. | | | | realize it or not, this is the true corporate |
| | | | gift that really says WOW. |