The holidays are about giving. Giving love to our family, giving attention to the people we love, being grateful for what we have, and giving gifts to show our appreciation. As a design firm, we love to give our clients gifts to show our gratitude for the business they entrust to us.
So how can your gifts grab more attention than others? How do you avoid waste and give a gift that your customer will not only appreciate but recognize as yours and identify you as a brand as thoughtful? With a few holidays behind us and a few more ahead, now is as good a time as ever to prepare for the upcoming ones (ah, Christmas, Hanukkah…ahem).
Starting strong with the crown jewel of standout ideas – Give a gift for the holiday after the holidays! Keep the holiday cheer going with a late gift. If you give something along with everyone else, you’re more likely to go unnoticed. If you hold off until after the holidays and send your gift, say, a week later – no customer will be able to resist laughing. Of course, it was clear that it was intentional. And if you forgot to mention it, you blamed snail mail for the late arrival.
We are still giving our holiday gifts. For our customers To give them a break. Our gift this year was a beer and a t-shirt and they certainly had a lot during the height of the holiday. We designed branded beer bottles and t-shirts, with the design geared for the holiday but still true to our brand language.
Another good method is to give something your customer will want to use. It seems obvious but honestly, don’t we all have a closet full of things we received that we’ll probably never use? If it’s sitting there collecting dust – it’s not a great gift! Put some thought into getting to know your customers so you can give them a great, usable gift. Custom cutting board, perhaps, or a set of cones Wine glasses. You can also keep the uniqueness of the packaging – Design the packaging And not the product.
Last but not least, give a timeless gift. Something that is not specific to a date or holiday, but is appropriate for any time of year. Consider a cheerful gift not because the holidays bring joy, but because the recipient can enjoy it even after the holidays are over. Some cool ideas are Terrarium Low maintenance such as a cactus or succulent.
Well, share with us any special holiday gifts you gave or received.
And if you want a designed gift for your customers then, Schedule a consultation – We would be happy to think together
