Give a gift with meaning....
It's that time of the year again; I just received my second "live" Christmas wreath this afternoon. Giving a special, meaningful gift to a good client is usually a good idea. The two wreaths I received will be given away as my wife has already put her own touches on our doors.
Let's identify what a gift to a client represents:
- It should be meaningful to the client
- It should last longer than a few weeks
- It should be something that required a lot of thought, effort and not just dollars to create or purchase
- Start planning your client gifts in January and add to the list as new clients (deserving of a gift) come on board.
- If your client is active in the community and has been featured in local magazines and newspapers, then a bound copy of these articles make a special gift.
- If your client becomes a friend and you see their family, keep a camera handy and once a year present a picture album of special memories. Lot's of software on the internet to accomplish a very professional looking album.
- Several nights at a local hotel for your client and their family will be remembered.
- If you have a vacation home, give them a week or weekend, alone.
- If your client is an avid reader, and the cost is warranted, give an e-reader.
- A magazine subscription or a subscription to a monthly wine is another possibility.
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Have a great day!
I think you really missed the point on this one Nick. It is more important that they even thought of you than what they sent.
A wreath is a very spirited and expensive item to offer when buying for several people. Think about the cost of $35 to $70 per wreath and multiply that times maybe 50 to 100 people that a person would want to say hi and thanks to and the total cost of that. While it would be nice to provide everyone with a Ipad or bottle of wine every month for life; the ability to offer such a valueable items is a massively expensive investment when considered over a group of several people.
Regarding the Wreath. How would your wife be able to deterime who to re-gift to? If that gift was inappropriate for you to receive, how can it be appropriate to give?
What I find more valuable to me is simply receiving a short note or simple letter about their family or other personal information that lets me feel closer to that person by knowing them better.
I appreciate people sharing their hearts and time more that their money.
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