Arranging Corporate Christmas Gifts – Our Top Tips

With the festive season fast approaching, there’s not much time left to prepare Christmas gifts for your employees, customers and suppliers. However, if you’ve been caught on the hop this year and wondering how to organise corporate Christmas gifts in under a month, there’s no need to panic: we’ve gathered together all our top tips for busy managers in this guide. All you need to do is follow our suggestions to ensure that everybody on your list gets the perfect corporate Christmas gift in 2022.

Our Top Tips for Corporate Gifts This Christmas

As there’s no time to waste, we’re going to jump straight in and get started. Simply go through the list below and you’ll have no problem getting everything organised in time for Christmas.

• Prepare Your Gift List – Without a list of recipients, you are sure to forget someone who really matters to your organisation so whatever else you do this year, don’t skip this all-important first step. Make a list of all the people you want to send a gift to and note down their addresses at the same time. To make this step easier, we suggest dividing the list into 4 groups: customers, suppliers, employees and special friends. In the last category, you can place everyone who is neither a supplier, employee nor customer but is nonetheless very important to you and your company.
• Decide on a Budget – The task of picking gifts for people in each category will be much easier if you fix a budget beforehand. Once you have done this, you can focus on gift ideas within a certain price range for each category in your

list. Whether you spend the same amount on customers, employees and suppliers or you allocate a larger proportion of the budget to one category is up to you. Many companies like to use this time of year to let their workers know how much they are appreciated so if you want to spend a little more on your employees, go for it!

• Pick a Corporate Branding Idea – The best type of corporate branding to use for your Christmas gifts will depend on what sort of gifts you are planning to send and what you would like the gifts to say about your company. In most cases, a simple, bold corporate logo is often the best choice but you can add your company name and contact details too if appropriate. You can, of course, choose a different corporate branding idea for each recipient category in your list. For example: whilst your employees will not really need gifts that have been printed with your company phone number, your customers may well appreciate this extra touch.
• Get Everything Approved – If you want to know how to organise corporate Christmas gifts in a hurry, one of the keys to success is to obtain approval from all stakeholders and decision-makers at the earliest possible opportunity. Once you have decided on your corporate branding and set a budget for the gifts you’ll be buying, you should send all the relevant documentation to your management team without delay. The sooner your plans are approved, the sooner you can place orders with the corporate gift suppliers you have chosen to work with this year, which brings us neatly to the next tip in our list.
• Choose Your Gift Suppliers Carefully – If you’re organising corporate Christmas gifts at this late stage, the last thing you need is unnecessary delays so we recommend choosing your suppliers very carefully. You need companies that are capable of working to tight deadlines and that can communicate clearly at all times, to ensure there are no misunderstandings or missed details. If you are based in Australia, you are more than welcome to get in touch with the gifting team at Bladon WA. We have many years of experience in the corporate and promotional gifts industry and we help companies all over the country to organise Christmas gifts for employees, suppliers and customers.
• Choose Specific Gifts for Each Category of Recipient – If you have not done so already, now is the time to finalise your choice of gifts for each category of recipient in your Christmas gift list. You may like to add a star to anyone in your list that you consider to be a VIP and choose personalised gifts for these recipients. However, in most cases, we recommend sticking with a specific gift idea for each group, both to make your life easier and to ensure that none of your recipients are disgruntled when they find out what other people received.
• Place Your Orders – At this stage, you should have received approval for your budget and corporate branding, chosen which suppliers to deal with and picked a suitable gift idea for each recipient category in your list. If you are still struggling with this last task and you would appreciate some help, you can call and speak to one of our experts during normal business hours. We’re always happy to share more tips for corporate gifts: this Christmas or any other Christmas that you may need our assistance with!
• Organise the Presentation of Gifts – While you are waiting for your corporate gifts to arrive, you can decide how they are going to be presented to recipients. For suppliers and customers, we recommend using the postal service or a trustworthy courier. For employees, you can arrange a special presentation during your annual Christmas party or any other time that is convenient. For special friends, we will leave it up to you. If they are far away, a courier service will probably be the easiest solution; if they are nearby, a personal presentation is a nice touch that is sure to be appreciated.

Don’t forget, the team at Bladon WA is always here to help should you need us. Whether you’re still trying to come up with special gift ideas for loyal customers or the ultimate employee gifting checklist, feel free to call or message us right now.