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1. Corporate Gift Buying Essentials

2. Buying a corporate gift can become a
daunting task. Giving it is worse since
you have the intention to gain business
ties, connect with clients, and send
your message of giving thanks.
Knowing the following corporate gift
buying essentials will increase your
chances of attaining these goals.

3. Know the company policy – Some
companies prohibit gift giving; some
have dollar limits on the gift item;
while other don’t have limits at all.
Check on this particular detail so that
you will know how much you have to
spend on a particular item to avoid
your gift being sent back to you.

4. First impression lasts – Packaging is
important. This will give the first
impression to the receiver. A good
packaging will send a message to the
recipient that he or she is important to
you. A poor packaging on the other
hand will tell the recipient that the
item inside is not that important, or
worse, the recipient may think that he
is not important.

5. So regardless of the price of the gift
inside the package, it is inevitable that
a corporate gift is packed
appropriately.

6. Handwritten cards is much
appreciated – Yes, it is easier to buy a
Hallmark card and put your signature
on it together with your gift, but it will
leave a more lasting effect if you prefer
having your message handwritten. This
would mean that you personally made
the massage to the person and not use
a ready-made one.

7. Deliver the gift personally – If your gift
does not require a crane or more than
one person to carry, make it a point to
personally deliver the gift to the
intended party. This will create a
better and lasting impression of you
once he opened the gift.

8. Know the cultural differences – For
Germans, red roses mean romantic
intentions. For Chinese, a white gift
wrapping symbolizes death. For
Japanese, a gift in sets of 4 means
death.

9. These are some of the cultural
differences or you can say symbolisms
that you need to take note of when
considering giving a corporate gift to
someone of another culture. You may
have a clean intention but it is safe to
follow and respect who they are and
what they believe in.

10. Know the recipient's wants – Knowing
what kind of corporate gift to buy is
very challenging and is often very risky.
Sometimes, if you have no idea on
what to give, you often end up giving
the wrong kind of gift.

11. This will ruin you as well as your
company image. To lessen the
difficulty and reduce the risk, know the
person who will receive the gift what
his wants, his hobbies, interest, etc.
What is the best way to do it? Make a
call and ask him such information.

12. Go for quality – The corporate gift
often reflects to your company's
image. It is hard to build up reputation
and good image, do not ruin it by
giving something of a low quality.
Choose a corporate gift that is of high
quality but does not destroy your
budget.

13. Check the IRS deductions – The IRS
Publication 463 is something you
should know of since business gifts in
America are tax deductible (as much
as $25/person in a tax year). This
excludes shipping the gift and
packaging. Other rules may apply to
other types of business structure.

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