The holiday season is just around the corner, which means you should start thinking about the most appropriate and appreciated gifts for your marketing team. How could you go above and beyond and show them you’ve thought carefully about what they’d love? Here are some thought-provoking suggestions to let you make progress in checking off your gift-shopping list.
Goldbelly Food Gifts
The COVID-19 pandemic halted team meetings held over spreads of tasty foods. Plus, since the global health threat canceled conferences, professionals didn’t get opportunities to enjoy top-class restaurants while visiting cities that hosted gatherings for marketing experts.
You can make up for those unfortunate realities by gifting your team some goodies from Goldbelly. This site ships a vast assortment of food nationwide. Many of the establishments they partner with are small, independent businesses, which means you support livelihoods with this gift choice.
The options range from filet mignon steaks and Italian salami to ice cream and miniature pecan pies. There’s also an option to give subscription plan gifts. Then, people get a savory or sweet treat every month, and the portions serve several others.
Recall instances when you brought food into the office for your team. Remembering the kinds of food most people liked could give you a good starting point. However, the Goldbelly website also allows searching for the most popular options, which is another smart move.
Portable Power Banks
Even with many devices released with increasing long battery life, the power can drain faster than you realize. That’s especially true since so many users have increased their screen time to stay connected in a time of social distancing. If you rely on your phone to get through a few Zoom meetings in a day, those appointments could be enough to have you running on empty.
Consider giving your team portable power banks this year so that they can keep their devices ready for use without staying tethered to wall outlets. Some of today’s top options have wireless and quick-charging features, making them especially appealing during heavy usage.
Moreover, many companies specializing in corporate gifts allow businesses to add custom engraving or a logo to a power bank. Doing that could be a practical and beautiful way to help recipients connect their gifts to your company for as long as they use them.
Bear in mind that some power banks only charge phones, while others work with tablets and laptops, too. Most feature streamlined builds for easy portability, and you can also find options with multiple ports or waterproof materials.
Customized Face Masks
Face masks became essential accessories during most of 2020 due to the novel coronavirus, and no one knows for sure how long people will have to use them. Health officials confirmed that face coverings protect community members, particularly when wearers have infections without symptoms.
Custom-made face masks make great gifts because they help people simultaneously stay safe and stylish. You can get these accessories made in the desired color scheme and with a logo or name on the front. Gift your recipients unique wearable items not available in stores.
The fabric used for customized face masks makes these accessories especially convenient. The soft material is washable and reusable, meaning people can avoid the less sustainable option of single-use coverings.
Face masks are also easy to fold up and put into Christmas cards. Even if you can’t afford more elaborate gifts for the marketing team, face coverings are welcome necessities in the current times.
Smart Notebooks
Many of today’s marketing professionals — as well as people in other fields — love the convenience of backing their content up in the cloud. At the same time, they prefer writing things down rather than typing.
Smart notebooks offer perfect solutions. They mimic the traditional experience of jotting things on paper and support a cloud storage option for the content.
Instead of turning a physical notebook page to get a clean sheet for writing, smart notebooks use drops of water and microwaves as some of the methods to clear away notes after people transfer them to the cloud. Most also support several widely used services, such as Google Drive and Dropbox.
Be aware that some types require subscription plans, and you may need to buy an accompanying pen. Getting those specifics before finalizing your purchase is an ideal way to understand what you’re buying and ensure the options are the best ones for your team.
Self-Care Gift Baskets
2020 was more than likely an exceptionally challenging year for your company. Your marketing team members may have had to deal with canceled or delayed campaigns, smaller budgets, shifting consumer preferences and many other changes mostly caused by the coronavirus.
Some challenges faced this year might have happened at other times, too. However, this year required people to deal with those things while also worrying about themselves or their loved ones becoming ill, plus the effects of local lockdowns and unstable economies.
Focusing on self-care is a wise and increasingly accepted idea that especially makes sense now. When people take good care of themselves, they’re more likely to feel ready to continue acting as valuable contributors to the company. Giving self-care gifts also sends a strong signal that you want employees to strike a healthy work-life balance.
Some companies offer self-care gift baskets featuring scented candles labeled with your company’s logo and a holiday greeting. Aromatherapy oils, handheld massagers, soaps, eye masks and desk calendars with uplifting quotes are some of the many items you might include to provide recipients with an enticing assortment of me-time products.
Phone Sanitizers
The novel coronavirus made many people think about disinfection practices in drastically different ways. Most of us didn’t consider needing to clean our phones before they knew about COVID-19.
That changed, especially once scientists learned that COVID-19 could spread through contaminated surfaces. Suddenly, people worried about how they might touch a bus door, grocery cart or another frequently contacted surface, then transfer the virus to their phones.
Recent research shows that the COVID-19 pandemic only increased people’s dependence on their smartphones, too. Women checked them an average of 59 times a day this year, while men did so 56 times. Respondents chose their smartphones as preferred devices for several activities, including checking bank account balances, watching short clips, reading the news and making video calls.
Think about giving your marketing team phone sanitizers this year so they can easily keep one of their most-used gadgets clean. Unlike topical disinfectants that may use harsh chemicals to get the job done, phone sanitizers are specialty cases equipped with ultraviolet lights. You can find compact options in pleasing colors. Many charge the phone while disinfecting it, plus clean the gadget in approximately 10 minutes.
Become a Gift-Giving Pro
Selecting holiday presents for your marketing team can feel like a daunting task. However, considering these options will help you choose gifts people will love to use and feel glad they own.
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