"Rewarding Employees and Clients
with Corporate Gifts

So you have had a good year and are looking for a way to say thank you to your staff and clients for getting you there.  Going to the local mall would be a time drain (while you could be making money) and you don’t want to give them the logo coffee mugs like last year.  Luckily, the web has come to your aid.  WomanOwned.com has done a little looking around and has found some very competent sites that will make finding the right gift – and even the unusual gift – possible.

Corporate Focused Sites

We found a few really good sites that will cater directly to you, the business owner, with corporate reward accounts and suggestions for employee gifts based on annual service or incentive programs.  One site even included a “Solutions Library” where you can read helpful articles from some of the great CEO’s out there.   Signing up for a Corporate Account will allow you to save your gift purchases in your private area so you’ll know what you bought for Mary last year.

http://www.corp-gifts.net - I liked the diversity of gifts here.  They have a wide variety of items for both client gifts and employee rewards including themed baskets and bonsai trees. Corporate accounts and discounts are available.

http://www.corporategiftshowcase.com - This site offers not only a wide variety of items, but also provides a customizing service for embroidered and branded gifts. They even feature a "virtual sample" page where you can preview your personalized items before you order.

Unusual Gift Sites

Tired of the same old gifts and interested in something memorable?   We found three sites to recommend in this area that should fit the bill.  These sites don’t have corporate account or employee programs, but they should offer some interesting choices.

http://www.berries.com - This site looked good enough to eat!  Berries offer gifts that are as interesting as they are tasty.  Their premier item is Strawberry Roses with corporate personalization available on the box.  Send ½ dozen of these gems for $50 and have the office talking about it for a week.

http://www.bestselections.com - Really an online mall of sorts, Best Selections has over 245 stores represented.  I really liked the e-commerce layout of this site.  The pictures are large and clear.  Associated items are pictured below each item so you can browse more gifts at once.  Great design and usability.

http://www.computergear.com - For those technology buffs on your holiday list and maybe even for you, this site has everything related to computers and the internet.  T-shirts, signs, and silver-plated mice ($30) are some of the offerings.  This site is not as professional as the others in this round-up, but still pretty easy to use.