5 Tips for Unique and Affordable Gifts for Your Clients

Telling clients you appreciate them goes a long way in building loyalty. For less than $2 per client, you can also give a unique and affordable gift. Follow these gift-giving tips for the holidays or during busy season and make all of your client meetings a little more rewarding.

Act now! Thinking about a gift for your clients may not rank high on your priority list, but don’t wait on this one. Carve out a few minutes to plan ahead and order a gift. Take into consideration the life cycle of the gift, branding, lead time on the order, and order quantities.

Team up with a local business like Jovi Printing. Supporting a local business is good for the local economy and builds goodwill between your business and theirs. Call and connect with a local business owner or manager to discuss mutually beneficial gift ideas. Get creative and work with any local business that’s interested in teaming up for the season.

Give the gift and make the client feel appreciated. Resist the temptation to devalue the gift by not telling the client it’s given as a gesture of your appreciation for his or her business. Giving the gift at the start of the client meeting will set the tone for a better meeting. Practice what you’ll say ahead of time. For example, “Before we get started, I want to take this opportunity to thank you and tell you that we appreciate your business. I have this gift for you.”

Consumable or non-consumable? While consumable items, such as chocolates, gift cards, or coupons for local restaurants, do have a limited shelf life, they’re often appreciated. Non-consumable items typically have a longer shelf life and can be branded or not branded, depending on your preference. Gifting a client with a non-consumable item that’s not typically part of a regular business routine (e.g., a rubber band rocket or a light-up gadget) may result in the item being discarded rather than used, so take that into consideration.