The Ethics of Giving
Before giving any gift, you should know if either the giving or receiving company has policies regarding gifts. The most extreme are the no-gift policies that became popular in the late 1980s, partly as a result of scandals involving gifts and partly as a reaction to the perceived excesses of that decade.
More common are restrictions placed on the value of a gift or on situations in which gifts may be given. Ask the potential recipient if his or her company publishes an ethics handbook or has any policy on receiving gifts. If so, then follow it to the letter.
A few words of advice:
- Giving gifts during a bidding process is a definite no-no, even if a holiday happens to fall during this time.
- Lavish gifts, such as cars and luxury vacations, are suspect and should be used only after careful consideration.
- Even when there isn't a stated restriction, be careful not to create the wrong impression with a gift. Anything that might embarrass your recipient or lead to a reprimand can sabotage a valuable relationship.
Marketing Tips for Promotional Merchandise Market:
• Whether you fancy cups or mugs, using them as promotional giveaways is always a good and effective way to promote anything from medicines, sweets to cars and large, company giants.
• Thinking of rising costs for your marketing campaign? Do not worry cheap pens, pencils, lanyards and many more promotional items are at easy reach and we can source them for you at a low cost.
• No matter how cheap your giveaways are, the effect is that your company is memorised and associated easily with the promotion.
• National promotions are usually planned around new car launches and receive a huge interest from public eye; therefore unique products are always in demand.
• Want to please your bosses or merging with another company-corporate gifts is a must.
• Unique promotional items can be used in marketing of your company brand in order to increase the visibility of your company in the sector it operates.
• How about personalized giveaways for your most valuable customers?
• Promotional items always come with some sort of promotional print that is another way of informing, communicating or getting your message across to your clientele.
• How about business related promotional items like notepads, folders and year planners?
• Promotion is the business of communicating with customers and it will provide information that will assist them in making a decision to purchase a product or service, therefore use of boards and promotional signs are very essential to get noticed and encourage your target group to take part in the promotion.
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