| Everyone loves to be appreciated, and when that | | | | of each, all printed with your company logo, name |
| thanks is expressed with a gift, you'll make extra | | | | or slogan. |
| points with the gift recipient. Corporate gifts are | | | | Develop a "schedule of giving". |
| often thought of as expensive, one-of-a-kind | | | | Decide beforehand when and how thank you gifts |
| executive style gifts that your company sends | | | | will be given out. Your schedule may look |
| out at holidays, but there's another level of | | | | something like this: |
| corporate gift-giving that can mark you and your | | | | Sales visit - leave imprinted pad with secretary, |
| firm as a thoughtful, appreciative company with | | | | prospect and/or other office staff |
| whom to do business. | | | | Order up to £25 - include pad of sticky |
| The wonderful thing about thank you gifts is that | | | | notes and imprinted pen |
| they needn't be expensive, but they can pay off | | | | Order £25-100 - include promotional credit |
| big in exposure for your company and product. | | | | card calculator and sticky notes |
| There are literally dozens of opportunities for little | | | | Order £100-500 - include promotional |
| thank yous in the course of doing business, and | | | | mouse pad and sticky notes |
| you can do it as cheaply as a few pence per | | | | Referral - Send thank you note with promotional |
| item. It just takes a little planning and the | | | | credit card calculator |
| foresight to develop a "thanks for your business" | | | | Order over £500 - include promotional USB |
| marketing policy. Here's how. | | | | mouse imprinted with company name and |
| Choose a small variety of promotional items | | | | promotional sticky notes |
| imprinted with your company's name. | | | | Make sure that order packers, sales staff and |
| You'll find an enormous range of promotional gifts | | | | marketers are all on the same page. |
| and items available on the internet. Choose a | | | | When you include a little thank you in every order |
| handful of various types of items that will your | | | | that you ship or for every contact that you |
| customers will find useful. If you're not sure, ask | | | | make, you are doing more than generating good |
| your own staff about the products that they use | | | | will. Those inexpensive sticky notes imprinted with |
| every day, or check your office supplies ordering | | | | your company's name on every single page offer |
| history. Some of the best items for this type of | | | | multiple opportunities for exposure. The pad will sit |
| programme are plastic promotional pens, memo | | | | on the recipient's desk, reminding him or her of |
| cubes, sticky notes, calculators and paper clips - | | | | your company every time she makes a note. |
| consumables that will always be appreciated and | | | | And every time one of those notes gets stuck |
| used. Choose a few higher range gift items as | | | | to a memo, letter or communication, your |
| well, for acknowledging especially big orders or | | | | business gets another set of eyes on your logo |
| special occasions. Those might include imprinted | | | | and message. That's the kind of marketing that |
| promotional mouse pads, promotional computer | | | | goes far beyond the value of the few pence |
| mouse novelties and USB drives imprinted with | | | | each the pads cost - and the good will you |
| your company name. Order the minimum amount | | | | generate by saying Thanks again! Is priceless. |