Top 5 Tips for Better Year-End Corporate Gifts
Top 5 Tips for Better Year-End Corporate Gifts
The final months of the year are full of hustle and bustle. You have holiday events, gift shopping, and countless tasks to mark off your to-do list. If you’re in charge of year-end corporate gifts for your organization, it can be difficult to find the time to choose the perfect logo-branded merch for your employees, clients, and colleagues. Plus, ordering for a particularly large team is even more daunting. Let Merchology help! We’re here to make ordering your company gifts easy, whether you’re giving during December or for the New Year.
Below, you’ll find our top 5 ideas for choosing the perfect year-end gifts for your employees.
5 Tips for Better Year-End Corporate Gifts
1. Use Lookbooks for Inspiration
Don’t stress about keeping up with product trends–Merchology has done that work for you! Our Lookbooks help you stay up-to-date with what your employees want. These magazine-style online catalogs are fun and quick to browse, and the images link directly to the product pages where you can place your order.
Get started with our Holiday Lookbook and Fall/Winter Lookbook. These catalogs feature cozy cold-weather clothing and useful household items. You’ll also find tech devices, games, and snacks. There are choices for every budget, ranging from logo-branded hats and travel mugs to luxury items like a vegan leather duffel or Bose noise-canceling headphones.
Plus, you’ll find a coupon code at the end of each Lookbook! So there’s no better time to order your new year gifts for clients and team members.
2. Plan Ahead of Time
Place your orders in advance to make sure the perfect gifts are available and can arrive on time. Sought-after products may run low on inventory during the busiest shopping seasons.
Of course, we all run behind sometimes. If you need your year-end gifts fast, shop our Quick Ship collection for corporate merch that is in stock and ready to customize.
3. Personalize Your Company Gifts
Merchology helps you personalize your gifts, both for the recipient and for your company. We add your company logo to products from top brands, creating gifts that your employees and clients will love. Take note of your team members’ interests, and you’ll be able to find custom gifts that suit their personalities and hobbies.
For instance, outdoor enthusiasts might enjoy:
For employees who prefer a night in, you can consider:
When gifts are tailored to your colleagues’ interests, your company logo will get more exposure as recipients use their merch regularly. That makes them a better investment!
4. Let Your Team Members Choose Their Gifts
Personal gifts are important, but if you have a large team, it can be impossible to know what every individual will enjoy. Merchology has your back, with two different tools that allow your employees to choose their logo-branded gifts.
First, our MerchStore service allows you to set up your online store of custom products. You simply select which logo-branded gifts you want in your store and choose the timeline for the store to be open. Our Merchologists will give you a custom link to your online storefront, which you can then share with your team! With our Admin Pay option, the company covers all costs, so your team gets to enjoy some free online shopping!
MerchStore takes all the guessing out of the corporate gift-giving season. Set up an online pop-up shop for your company’s holiday gifts, or use a storefront to offer team apparel and supplies for the new year.
Another option is the Group Order Tool, which allows you to easily gather employee preferences when placing a large company-wide order. You select which products you want to offer, and we’ll email your team a link to your customized Group Order Tool. They will select which products they want, fill out their sizes, and choose color, style, and logo preferences.
We take care of sending all reminders about the gift selection deadline, saving your admins that time and hassle. After the deadline, Merchology starts customizing your products for your order.
Both of these tools also allow employees to enter their home addresses for direct shipping, making them perfect for remote teams or large companies with multiple locations. Learn more about how to best use each of these tools here.
5. Make an Impression with MerchBox
What’s even better than one great gift? A themed corporate gift box of fun surprises! MerchBoxes are curated collections of logo-branded products and they’re designed to bring a smile to recipients’ faces. We offer a wide variety of company gift set boxes:
- The Something Snuggly box is perfect for winter, with a blanket, beanie, mug, hot chocolate, and candle.
- Another cozy option is Fireside Favorites, which includes everything you need to make your fire-roasted s’mores . . . indoors!
- Our Raise a Glass boxes are the perfect corporate gifts to toast in the New Year, and they are a great way to show your appreciation for your clients.
- Our full line of MerchBoxes is sure to have something your team will love!
MerchBox is designed to do all the work of putting together a great gift box. But if you have something else in mind, contact us! Tell us your ideas, and we can help you curate your own perfect year-end gift boxes for your employees.
Shop Ethical and Sustainable Company Gifts This Year!
Show your commitment to corporate responsibility through your gift-giving. Our Sustainability Collection includes products from eco-friendly brands like Zusa, and Merchology’s shipping process uses 100% recycled materials.
You can also shop responsibly by purchasing fair-trade items or choosing products from women and BIPOC-owned brands. Merchology itself is a disability-owned business. Learn more about our ethical shopping options here.
Find more ideas with our Gift Guides
We have a wide variety of gift guides to help you find the perfect company gifts for the New Year. They cover multiple industries, events, and product categories. We suggest starting with our Top 10 Custom Holiday Gifts and the Corporate Gifts Buyers Guide.
Contact us today!
Our Merchologists are here to help with all your holiday gifting needs. Together, we can find the perfect corporate gifts for your employees and clients, and help you start the New Year off right!