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Gifts to Client

Christmas is the time of year in which everyone comes together. It’s also a perfect time to be relational with your clients. Some people settle with a quick mass email (not recommended at all), some send out an actual card, while others will actually send you a gift.

The later is of course great to receive if you are the receiver but can be both expensive if you have a lot of clients and very frustrating while trying to find a gift for each one of your clients.

I’ve never wanted to be one of those guys that sends out fruit/candy baskets because it’s a gift where the thought really does count. Usually the food isn’t as tasty as you’d hope for.

I’m looking for something cool but not very costly - I’d like to keep it less than ten dollars per client. It needs to be something people will really like/use and something that reminds them that Elevator Up gave them that gift or experience.

So if you were my client (or are my client), what would be something you’d like to receive? I’m quite open to ideas but I do need to keep the max cost to ten dollars. This allows me to stay in business and continue to grow.

posted on December 5, 2004 | 12:49 PM EST

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Jim DeBruycker Says:

Not sure of the prices, but one of the keychains with an LED on it is kind of neat. Probably could get your company logo put on it, but that would add to the cost. Depends somewhat on how many you needed. Sometimes in quantity, the prices of those things are really cheap.

Posted at: December 5, 2004 2:05 PM

cooper Says:

Julie and I would have liked to hand out toothbrushes at our wedding as a favors, but we ran out of money. I can’t think of anything more practical! And just think, put a nice logo on there and your client would think of you two, maybe three times a day. Socks are practical too. I am also practical. Send me.

Posted at: December 5, 2004 3:44 PM

Jodi Says:

I vote for cooper. Send cooper.

Posted at: December 5, 2004 4:56 PM

Howard Says:

I have occaision to work with suppliers and they have sent: cards, poinsettias, calendars, cookies, mixed nuts, pen/pencil sets, tape measures, and smoked fish.

Note… any gift you are considering should be a ‘token’ of your esteem. I have declined other gifts that were of value as a violation of my ethics. One has to be careful about accepting things of value as it may be considered something to influence decision making.

Posted at: December 18, 2004 9:40 AM

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