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Corporate gifts are an inevitable part of any event. They are indeed a token of appreciation
\nand gratitude offered by the company for the time you took to attend or as a reward for your effort and hard work. You\u2019ll probably agree with us that more often than not they\u2019re commonplace \u2013 agendas, notepads, ball pens, notebooks… In all likelihood, you\u2019ve stopped paying any attention to them, and you believe that you already know what\u2019s in the bags that the hostess is handing out.
Now ask yourself when was the last \u0004me that a corporate gi\u0006ft caused you to react. When was
\nthe last \u0004me you thought, \u201cWOW, this is really useful/interes\u0004ng!\u201d or \u201cWOW, someone really put some thought and effort into this!\u201d? For some of you, no doubt the answer is never…
\nMany are the events that leave a\bendees with a lukewarm impression that might have been fixed with an inven\u0004ve gift\u0006. We\u2019re telling from experience. Of course, the event itself should not hinge on the gift\u0006 that the guest receives at the end of the evening, but since customizing and personalizing the event is not always an opti\u0004on, the gi\u0006ft can be just the thing that makes a mark. In this sense, gi\u0006fts can be personalized according to the type of the event/occasion or the person or audience it\u2019s intended for.
Read on to check out some corporate gi\u0006ft examples and ideas that are certainly not something you\u2019ll oft\u0006en come across. Aft\u0006er reading, you might wish for one of these to be your next gi\u0006ft to your business associates or partners, or perhaps you will find inspira\u0004tion and come up with your own.
\nSurvival Kit for
\nEvent Planners The regional website Kongresniturizam celebrated its 10th anniversary two years ago by throwing the so-called SEEbtm Party, and the organizers prepared \u2013 as part of the gi\u0006fts for partners and associates in the event industry \u2013 a handmade gift jar with interes\u0005ng goodies that played on the whimsical name: a first-aid kit for those who work in event management and planning. They made mason jars labeled Survival Kit for Event Planners with lid covers pa erned with the company\u2019s logos and a string around them to echo winter pickling, which \u0004es in with that \u0004me of the year. However, what really had the WOW effect on the guests is what was packed in the jars. Since the job of event managers \u2013 as well as all those involved in the process of event planning \u2013 is stressful and unpredictable, the focus was on the li le things that serve as firstaid for surviving the day for any event planner. Coffee \u2013 no event manager starts the day without it; chocolate \u2013 we never know when our blood sugar will drop; a piece of bubble wrap \u2013 for when anxiety hits; two quotes to brighten up the day \u2013 printed on small index cards, and one small magnet reading Event SOS with Kongresniturizam. com\u2019s contact info printed on them.
Many of the event a\bendees gave extremely posi\u0004ve feedback on the enti\u0004re event and the gi\u0006ft jars along the lines of the following: \u201cThis is one of the funniest and most innova\u0004ve gi\u0006s I\u2019ve ever got at a corporate party, and \u2013 to top it off \u2013 it\u2019s actually useful!\u201d
\nTake advantage of Instagram
\nInstagram definitely counts among the most popular social media today. And it\u2019s u\u0004lized for more than just personal use. A large number of companies also have their own Instagram accounts where they post photos of team building events, corporate galas, and various
\ncompany par\u0004es. You can use this content to make a personalized gi\u0006ft, for example, a calendar for your employees or team members! Or even a Christmas present ![\"\u263a\"](\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/72x72/263a.png\")
. Choose the 12 most interes\u0005ng, funniest photos or those that you feel are of special value to the company or the people who work there. This gift\u0006 can be made in any prin\u0004ting shop \u2013 most of them offer the opti\u0004on to download photos directly from your phone, but you can also download them yourself to a flash drive and send them via email. Once you have the photos, you\u2019ll need glue, string, a hole punch, scissors, cardstock (in any color) or cardboard, and a calcalendar template for prin\u0005ng, a variety of which you can find online.![\"\"](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/kalendar.jpg\")
The photos, cardstock, and calendar should match in size. Cut the cardstock or cardboard to fit the photos, which you\u2019ll paste with glue on the back for firm support. Do the same with the calendar. Each month should have its own photo. Take the hole punch and punch both the calendar and the photo and place them in order, from January to December. Then, \u0004tie them together with the string through the holes you punched and \u2013 voil\u00e0! Your personalized calendar is finished! And if the company has many employees and you can\u2019t make that many calendars, you can take the party to the next level if you have each employee make a calendar for another. This way, everyone can choose the photos themselves and give them a personal touch. Have no doubt, you\u2019ll be surprised when you see how people in a team perceive each other through the photos they choose. If you are wondering why the corporate calendar shouldn\u2019t include images of the company\u2019s products, here\u2019s your answer: Firstly, this has been done many \u0004mes, and secondly, the company is primarily made of the people working there .
Coffee cup holder
\nAh, coffee. Almost everyone\u2019s favorite morning drink. Even on non-working days. There is something special about drinking the first cup of coffee, creati\u0004ng a feeling that you are ready
\nfor and focused on the day before you. You leave for work and before entering the office, you stop to buy yourself (maybe your co-workers, too) coffee to go. You take your cup
\nand realize that it\u2019s so hot that it\u2019s just impossible to hold it in your hand! I can\u2019t even count the \u0004mes it happened to me… This somewhat tarnishes the feeling described above. And that is why you should think about cup holders. You need a tighter fabric in a color of your
\nchoosing, scissors, hole punch, and elas\u0005c. We\u2019ll tackle the decora \u0004on in a few lines. Cut the fabric in rectangular shape, the size around an inch shorter than the circumference of the cup.
\nThen punch it with the hole punch and string the elas\u0004tic through the holes to put the edges and \u0004tie them together. A\u0006fter you drink your coffee, you can always put the cup holder back into your bag and use it for next \u0005time. In case you\u2019re on a creati\u0004ve roll, you can take another type of fabric in a different color and use it to make the ini\u0004tials of the co-worker or the name of the company you work for and glue them on the cup holder. This can even be used as an idea for a group ac\u0004tivity at work where everyone can par\u0004cipate when you are constrained by \u0004me or space.![\"\"](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/handmade-coffee-cup-sleeves.jpg\")
Grandma\u2019s recipe
Grandma\u2019s kitchen holds a special place in childhood memories. Everything always smelled like pastry and cookies, and the most delicious dishes always came out of that kitchen. Of course, when you make them, these dishes never turn out just like grandma\u2019s, even though you follow the recipe to the le\btter. It\u2019s a mystery that is yet to be solved… However, if you\u2019re planning a team building cook-off (this trend has become very popular, which is no surprise considering how fun it is), here\u2019s an idea you can use. Each employee can write their favorite grandma\u2019s recipe on a cardstock cut to the A4 or A5 sizes. In addi\u0004tion, you can download illustrations of the ingredients or the dish itself online, print them, glue them on the cardstock, and sign the recipe with your grandmother\u2019s name \u2013 for example, \u201cJelena\u2019s grandma.\u201d You can exchange the recipes with a co-worker and take it home as a souvenir. And of course, you must try to make goulash like Jelena\u2019s grandma !
![\"\"](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/bakin-recept-eng.jpg\")
Do something nice today
Imagine how much be\ber life would be if you did something nice every day! For yourself or for someone else. And the gi\u0006ft doesn\u2019t always have to be something physical nor have financial value. We all know that the most valuable things are those that you cannot buy. That\u2019s why you need a minimum amount of money for this personalized gi\u0006ft. All you need are mason
\njars \u2013 everything else you can find at the office. Insert messages or assignments in the jar wri\ben by hand along the lines of \u201cSay good job to a co-worker who did something good on their job today,\u201d \u201cBring coffee to the first co-worker who says hello to you,\u201d \u201cHelp someone in your team with today\u2019s assignments,\u201d etc. It\u2019s important that all messages be affirma\u0004ve. You can put the company logo or write \u201cDo something nice today\u201d on the jar. The idea is that once you give the gift\u0006 to someone that someone pulls out one message with the assignment for the day and the main point is for both you and that someone to feel good.![\"\"](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/tegla-sa-zeljama-eng.jpg\")
Spread posi\u0004ve energy, work on the mood, be an example to others. Personalized gift\u0006s that are handmade are one way to show your co-workers, your team, or your partners that you care about them. That you appreciate their \u0004me, presence, trust, commitment, and exper\u0004se. This is the digital age, and as such it\u2019s slowly excluding the human factor.
And although we are constantly racing with \u0004me and have it less and less, we should try to keep as much of the human factor as possible \u2013 at least when it comes to gi\u0006fts. Today, the most valuable gift\u0006s are those that you invested \u0004me and effort making it.
\nThe post Make Yourself Stand Out! – Inspiration for Handmade Corporate Gifts appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "Corporate gifts are an inevitable part of any event. They are indeed a token of appreciation\nand gratitude offered by the company for the time you took to attend or as a reward for your effort and hard work. You\u2019ll probably agree with us that more often than not they\u2019re commonplace \u2013 agendas, notepads, ball pens, notebooks… In all likelihood, you\u2019ve stopped paying any attention to them, and you believe that you already know what\u2019s in the bags that the hostess is handing out.\nNow ask yourself when was the last \u0004me that a corporate gi\u0006ft caused you to react. When was\nthe last \u0004me you thought, \u201cWOW, this is really useful/interes\u0004ng!\u201d or \u201cWOW, someone really put some thought and effort into this!\u201d? For some of you, no doubt the answer is never…\nMany are the events that leave a\bendees with a lukewarm impression that might have been fixed with an inven\u0004ve gift\u0006. We\u2019re telling from experience. Of course, the event itself should not hinge on the gift\u0006 that the guest receives at the end of the evening, but since customizing and personalizing the event is not always an opti\u0004on, the gi\u0006ft can be just the thing that makes a mark. In this sense, gi\u0006fts can be personalized according to the type of the event/occasion or the person or audience it\u2019s intended for.\nRead on to check out some corporate gi\u0006ft examples and ideas that are certainly not something you\u2019ll oft\u0006en come across. Aft\u0006er reading, you might wish for one of these to be your next gi\u0006ft to your business associates or partners, or perhaps you will find inspira\u0004tion and come up with your own.\nSurvival Kit for\nEvent Planners The regional website Kongresniturizam celebrated its 10th anniversary two years ago by throwing the so-called SEEbtm Party, and the organizers prepared \u2013 as part of the gi\u0006fts for partners and associates in the event industry \u2013 a handmade gift jar with interes\u0005ng goodies that played on the whimsical name: a first-aid kit for those who work in event management and planning. They made mason jars labeled Survival Kit for Event Planners with lid covers pa erned with the company\u2019s logos and a string around them to echo winter pickling, which \u0004es in with that \u0004me of the year. However, what really had the WOW effect on the guests is what was packed in the jars. Since the job of event managers \u2013 as well as all those involved in the process of event planning \u2013 is stressful and unpredictable, the focus was on the li le things that serve as firstaid for surviving the day for any event planner. Coffee \u2013 no event manager starts the day without it; chocolate \u2013 we never know when our blood sugar will drop; a piece of bubble wrap \u2013 for when anxiety hits; two quotes to brighten up the day \u2013 printed on small index cards, and one small magnet reading Event SOS with Kongresniturizam. com\u2019s contact info printed on them.\nMany of the event a\bendees gave extremely posi\u0004ve feedback on the enti\u0004re event and the gi\u0006ft jars along the lines of the following: \u201cThis is one of the funniest and most innova\u0004ve gi\u0006s I\u2019ve ever got at a corporate party, and \u2013 to top it off \u2013 it\u2019s actually useful!\u201d\nTake advantage of Instagram\nInstagram definitely counts among the most popular social media today. And it\u2019s u\u0004lized for more than just personal use. A large number of companies also have their own Instagram accounts where they post photos of team building events, corporate galas, and various\ncompany par\u0004es. You can use this content to make a personalized gi\u0006ft, for example, a calendar for your employees or team members! Or even a Christmas present . Choose the 12 most interes\u0005ng, funniest photos or those that you feel are of special value to the company or the people who work there. This gift\u0006 can be made in any prin\u0004ting shop \u2013 most of them offer the opti\u0004on to download photos directly from your phone, but you can also download them yourself to a flash drive and send them via email. Once you have the photos, you\u2019ll need glue, string, a hole punch, scissors, cardstock (in any color) or cardboard, and a calcalendar template for prin\u0005ng, a variety of which you can find online.\nThe photos, cardstock, and calendar should match in size. Cut the cardstock or cardboard to fit the photos, which you\u2019ll paste with glue on the back for firm support. Do the same with the calendar. Each month should have its own photo. Take the hole punch and punch both the calendar and the photo and place them in order, from January to December. Then, \u0004tie them together with the string through the holes you punched and \u2013 voil\u00e0! Your personalized calendar is finished! And if the company has many employees and you can\u2019t make that many calendars, you can take the party to the next level if you have each employee make a calendar for another. This way, everyone can choose the photos themselves and give them a personal touch. Have no doubt, you\u2019ll be surprised when you see how people in a team perceive each other through the photos they choose. If you are wondering why the corporate calendar shouldn\u2019t include images of the company\u2019s products, here\u2019s your answer: Firstly, this has been done many \u0004mes, and secondly, the company is primarily made of the people working there .\nCoffee cup holder\nAh, coffee. Almost everyone\u2019s favorite morning drink. Even on non-working days. There is something special about drinking the first cup of coffee, creati\u0004ng a feeling that you are ready\nfor and focused on the day before you. You leave for work and before entering the office, you stop to buy yourself (maybe your co-workers, too) coffee to go. You take your cup\nand realize that it\u2019s so hot that it\u2019s just impossible to hold it in your hand! I can\u2019t even count the \u0004mes it happened to me… This somewhat tarnishes the feeling described above. And that is why you should think about cup holders. You need a tighter fabric in a color of your\nchoosing, scissors, hole punch, and elas\u0005c. We\u2019ll tackle the decora \u0004on in a few lines. Cut the fabric in rectangular shape, the size around an inch shorter than the circumference of the cup.\nThen punch it with the hole punch and string the elas\u0004tic through the holes to put the edges and \u0004tie them together. A\u0006fter you drink your coffee, you can always put the cup holder back into your bag and use it for next \u0005time. In case you\u2019re on a creati\u0004ve roll, you can take another type of fabric in a different color and use it to make the ini\u0004tials of the co-worker or the name of the company you work for and glue them on the cup holder. This can even be used as an idea for a group ac\u0004tivity at work where everyone can par\u0004cipate when you are constrained by \u0004me or space.Grandma\u2019s recipe\nGrandma\u2019s kitchen holds a special place in childhood memories. Everything always smelled like pastry and cookies, and the most delicious dishes always came out of that kitchen. Of course, when you make them, these dishes never turn out just like grandma\u2019s, even though you follow the recipe to the le\btter. It\u2019s a mystery that is yet to be solved… However, if you\u2019re planning a team building cook-off (this trend has become very popular, which is no surprise considering how fun it is), here\u2019s an idea you can use. Each employee can write their favorite grandma\u2019s recipe on a cardstock cut to the A4 or A5 sizes. In addi\u0004tion, you can download illustrations of the ingredients or the dish itself online, print them, glue them on the cardstock, and sign the recipe with your grandmother\u2019s name \u2013 for example, \u201cJelena\u2019s grandma.\u201d You can exchange the recipes with a co-worker and take it home as a souvenir. And of course, you must try to make goulash like Jelena\u2019s grandma !\nDo something nice today\nImagine how much be\ber life would be if you did something nice every day! For yourself or for someone else. And the gi\u0006ft doesn\u2019t always have to be something physical nor have financial value. We all know that the most valuable things are those that you cannot buy. That\u2019s why you need a minimum amount of money for this personalized gi\u0006ft. All you need are mason\njars \u2013 everything else you can find at the office. Insert messages or assignments in the jar wri\ben by hand along the lines of \u201cSay good job to a co-worker who did something good on their job today,\u201d \u201cBring coffee to the first co-worker who says hello to you,\u201d \u201cHelp someone in your team with today\u2019s assignments,\u201d etc. It\u2019s important that all messages be affirma\u0004ve. You can put the company logo or write \u201cDo something nice today\u201d on the jar. The idea is that once you give the gift\u0006 to someone that someone pulls out one message with the assignment for the day and the main point is for both you and that someone to feel good.Spread posi\u0004ve energy, work on the mood, be an example to others. Personalized gift\u0006s that are handmade are one way to show your co-workers, your team, or your partners that you care about them. That you appreciate their \u0004me, presence, trust, commitment, and exper\u0004se. This is the digital age, and as such it\u2019s slowly excluding the human factor.\nAnd although we are constantly racing with \u0004me and have it less and less, we should try to keep as much of the human factor as possible \u2013 at least when it comes to gi\u0006fts. Today, the most valuable gift\u0006s are those that you invested \u0004me and effort making it.\nThe post Make Yourself Stand Out! – Inspiration for Handmade Corporate Gifts appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2018-07-26T10:26:59+02:00", "date_modified": "2018-07-26T10:26:59+02:00", "author": { "name": "Milica Novak", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/milicanovak/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Milica-Novak.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/naslovna-eng-1.jpg", "tags": [ "events", "gifts", "Hot topics" ] } ] }