Since I am put in charge of making the gift baskets for my company each year, I’ve found that there are many ways to create amazing gift baskets for colleagues, employees, and partners at a very low cost. Companies that create corporate gift baskets for any occasion offer hundreds of options to make your gift baskets memorable and beautiful.
The many types of corporate gifts that exist on the market can be condensed into three categories: theme, promotional, and food. Theme baskets often include items that are all similar in nature. For instance: a spa themed gift basket may include gift certificates for a day at the spa, bath products like shower gel and lotion, specialty bath salts, and other items used for grooming.; whereas, a movie-themed gift basket would include movie tickets, popcorn, movie-candy, DVDs, and more and possibly be packaged in a popcorn bucket. Other miscellaneous theme basket possibilities might include a selection of cigars, a bottle of liquor with glasses, items to help a household go green like natural cleaning products and items made with recycled paper.
Promotional corporate gift baskets are usually baskets that have items carrying the company’s insignia, such as notepads, pens, pencils, mousepads, hats, shirts, and really any item that can be personalized. Some corporate gift baskets I have seen have had etched wine glasses with the company logo, golf balls and personalized calendars sporting the same, and keychains with the company’s name and phone number. A more upscale gift basket I saw had wine with the company’s name on the label and money clips with their logo etched onto them. Some promotional items included in the baskets may also be items that the company sells, test products, or items that are parallel with what the company sells. As an example, a software company may include one of their programs in the basket, or special computer equipment like an optical mouse or Bluetooth accessories like headsets or wireless keyboards.
Possibilities for food-themed corporate gift baskets are essentially endless. For example, the Tour of the Wine Country gift basket is perfect if you want lots of wine. Baskets with bottles of wine and a cutting board and knife for cheese and different types of crackers are very popular. Another popular variety of gift basket is the cookie basket, including many different kinds of cookies. There are unending variations on the food-themed basket such as baskets with different types of candy, baskets that include a little of everything, baskets with fresh fruit, baskets with all the necessary ingredients to make a certain meal, and baskets with snack items like chips and nuts and soda. Some food gift baskets are filled with endless varieties of different snack items, and some are limited to just one type of food, like petit fours. Some baskets may even include many different types of one kind of food, like a cheese basket, or basket with different types of nuts.
Regardless of what type of basket you choose to present on your special occasion, there are infinite potentialities for creating your company’s gift baskets. With a little creativity and being able to find companies that will cooperate with your requests; you will find that corporate gift baskets can make for an extraordinary gift-giving opportunity to impress your colleagues, employees, and partners.
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