Corporate gifting has two main benefits. First, and perhaps most importantly, promotional gifts reward coworkers and employees for their efforts, proving their work is valued and improving retention rates. Secondly, the marketing gifts you give to coworkers generate multiple brand impressions, introducing your company logo to potential customers, clients, and partners.
There are other benefits to corporate gifts. High-quality gifts indicate a culture where employees are valued, which may attract new talent to your team. Seeing other employees’ hard work rewarded motivates coworkers to try harder. While difficult to quantify, the ROI on corporate gifting is far-reaching.
Below are some company gift ideas to delight your coworkers while improving brand awareness.
Messenger Bags
Messenger bags are perennially popular promotional gift ideas. Stylish and practical, messenger bags are great for daily commutes, business trips, and recreational travel. Here are three of the most impressive:
- The Kenneth Cole® Colombian Leather Computer Messenger includes a padded computer pouch for a 15-inch laptop. The main compartment has room for a tablet, while front pockets provide room for a phone, business cards, pens, and other small items. Your logo will look great on the front flap of this refined messenger bag.
- The Cutter & Buck® Legacy Cotton 17" Computer Messenger offers a relaxed style with a removable padded laptop sleeve designed to fit most 17-inch laptops. Made with rugged cotton canvas and antique nickel hardware, this messenger bag includes two pockets under the flap, two side pockets, and a zippered, padded tablet pocket.
- The Vertex® Vertical Computer Messenger Bag can be customized with screen printing or embroidery and includes padded laptop and tablet pockets as well as a zippered main compartment and multifunction organizer.
Outerwear
Outerwear deserves its place among the best promotional gift ideas. A well-made piece of branded outerwear is typically worn for sixteen months, during which time it generates an impressive 6,100 impressions. For male coworkers, consider the following pieces of high-quality outerwear:
For women, here are three of the best outerwear corporate gifts:
Wireless Speakers
Let your coworkers enjoy their tunes and podcasts with these wireless speakers:
- The Ashbourne Bluetooth Speaker and Wireless Charging Station produces crystal-clear sound while the top part of the speaker is a wireless charging pad. Enjoy over six hours of music, then plug the station in to recharge any Qi-compatible device.
- The High Sierra Kodiak IPX7 Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker is a rugged outdoor speaker capable of surviving up to thirty minutes underwater. A rechargeable 5000mAh battery provides up to 12 hours of music, and the speaker is Qi-compatible.
- The Cadence Bamboo Wireless Light-Up Speaker makes promotional gifting fun. This stylish speaker connects wirelessly up to thirty feet away and comes with a multicolor dancing light that illuminates when in use.
Wireless Chargers
Today’s phones, tablets, and other small electronics are increasingly wireless compatible, freeing us from easily-lost power cords. Help your co-workers keep their devices at full power with these practical corporate gifts. Examples include
Power Banks
When you’re traveling, it’s not always possible to find a power outlet before your phone or tablet battery dies. Power Banks are popular promotional gifting choices as they’re used for both business and recreational use. Popular choices include
Promotional gift ideas for coworkers should spark their interest and appreciation and can make a real difference in your corporate culture. By all means, give out mugs, pens, and calendars as part of your corporate gifting strategy, but make sure your personalized employee gifts are high-quality, high-value items. Take care of your employees, and they’ll take care of you.