| When giving promotional items it can sometimes be | | | | Giving expensive products such as a bottle of wine or |
| difficult to give items that are appropriate for the | | | | an executive pen set is definitely not something you'll |
| person as well as the occasion. You won't necessarily | | | | want to do every day--these types of items are best |
| give the same types of items to your employees as | | | | reserved for special occasions, where you want to |
| you might to clients and other business associates, and | | | | commemorate events in your professional relationships |
| you'll definitely want to make sure you give appropriate | | | | or special events in the lives of your employees and |
| items for all the different occasions that require them. | | | | business associates. And consider, too, that these |
| How can you make sure that your gift is both | | | | items must also be matched to the occasion. An |
| appropriate for the occasion and welcome to the | | | | executive pen set is a great gift to mark an important |
| recipient? | | | | business occasion, such as the promotion of a valued |
| In certain respects, choosing items based on price is a | | | | employee, but a bottle of wine is a much more |
| good rule of thumb. Inexpensive items such as | | | | appropriate gift if they've recently celebrated an |
| promotional plastic pens, or slightly more pricy items | | | | important event in their personal life, such as a |
| such as mugs and mouse mats are always good | | | | marriage or the birth of a child. |
| casual items--items that you may give out fairly often | | | | Choosing items that your recipients will enjoy getting |
| to both employees and clients. These are inexpensive | | | | and using is another hurdle that must be overcome. |
| enough that you can afford to give them out to people | | | | This is one reason why functional items--such as |
| on a regular basis, and they're casual enough that | | | | desktop items and other items that are useful for |
| doing so won't be considered inappropriate. | | | | work--are so popular. These types of items are |
| Inexpensive items are also the best option for business | | | | available in a wide range of prices, too, so it's not |
| events such as trade shows and exhibitions. You may | | | | overly difficult to choose a variety of items that will be |
| give out a large number of items on such occasions | | | | suitable for different occasions. Welcome new |
| and they will by necessity need to be fairly | | | | employees with a selection of promotional desktop |
| inexpensive. Attracting people to your exhibition booth | | | | items and office supplies, such as calendars, |
| will also require that your items be eye-catching, too--in | | | | calculators, mouse pads and pens, gift employees with |
| these cases, colorful items and items with moving | | | | a tote bag or laptop bag if they travel often on |
| parts are always a good option. Attention-getting items | | | | work-related business, and save the really expensive |
| such as those in the Liquid Aqua range, noisemakers, | | | | items such as executive pen sets or crystal |
| Magic Cubes, shirts and bags, and other items that can | | | | paperweights to commemorate a promotion or other |
| be obtained in a range of bright colors are all great | | | | important work-related event. All of these items can |
| options. | | | | be appropriate for clients and business associates, too. |