iSnare.com - Free Content Articles Directory
Authors Contents [Advanced Search][Add OpenSearch][Job Search]
Distribute your articles to thousands of article sites for only $2 and below! Read more...

Index  Marketing
 

Common Mistakes in Giving Promotional Personal Gifts

 
[ Contact the Author] [ Send to a Friend] [ Article Publisher] [Make PDF] [ Print] [ Bookmark & Share]
 
Read our Terms of Service before reprinting this article. The submitter specified above has claimed the rights to this article.
Miles Lovegrove

When people are choosing promotional personal gifts to give out to people, there are often mistakes that they make. Making mistakes when you are giving out promotional personal gifts to people can make things very difficult between the giver and the recipient and may have the opposite effect than what was intended.

Here are some common mistakes that people make when they are giving out promotional personal gifts. If you avoid them when you are giving out promotional personal gifts, you will find that your gift giving experiences are going to be good.

Not Thinking of the Person

The first mistake that people make when they are giving out promotional personal gifts to people is that they don't think about the person that they are giving the gift to. They are called promotional personal gifts for a reason. You want to make sure that you are giving the person something that they are going to like and that they are going to be able to use.

Thinking One Size Fits All

The second mistake that people make when they are giving out promotional personal gifts is that they think that one size fits all when it comes to promotional personal gifts. This isn't true. When buying promotional personal gifts, there are very rarely personal gifts that will work for everyone. That is why they are called personal gifts.

Not Taking Health Problems into Account

The third mistake that people make when they are giving out promotional personal gifts is that they don't take health problems into account. There is nothing worse than being a diabetic and getting candy or being someone that has had a heart attack and being given cheese. Granted, you are not always going to know what health problems the person has but if do know, take that into consideration when you are choosing promotional personal gifts.

Not Keeping Records

All of us know what it's like to get the same gift the next year from the same person. This is something that happens in the business world too. The problem is that in the business world it can have worse repercussions than when it's just from your grandmother. To avoid yourself the embarrassment of being told that you gave the person the same gift last year, keep records of your gift giving.

Giving Inappropriate Gifts

It's important to be careful when it comes to giving promotional personal gifts. The last thing that you want is to give a gift that is inappropriate. Think about the person and how this gift may look to them and to others. If there is any doubt in your mind, choose something else.

Giving out promotional personal gifts to people can be a lot of fun, but it can also be embarrassing and cause problems when you make mistakes. Avoid the mistakes that are listed above and you will find that both you and the gifts that you give to people are greatly appreciated and well received. Don't forget to put the personal back in promotional personal gifts.

Important NoticeDISCLAIMER: All information, content, and data in this article are sole opinions and/or findings of the individual user or organization that registered and submitted this article at Isnare.com without any fee. The article is strictly for educational or entertainment purposes only and should not be used in any way, implemented or applied without consultation from a professional. We at Isnare.com do not, in anyway, contribute or include our own findings, facts and opinions in any articles presented in this site. Publishing this article does not constitute Isnare.com's support or sponsorship for this article. Isnare.com is an article publishing service. Please read our Terms of Service for more information.

Miles Lovegrove is director of Fluid Branding, the UK's largest supplier of promotional personal gifts and other Promotional Products at www.fluidbranding.com. For Eco Friendly promotional products, including Recycled, Organic and Sustainable items visit www.ecoincentives.com

Article Tags: gifts [See Dictionary], personal [See Dictionary], promotional [See Dictionary]
Got a question about this article? Ask the community!
Article published on November 14, 2008 at Isnare.com
 
Rate this article:

Promotional Safety Jackets
Submitted by: Miles Lovegrove

When you are protecting your employees with safety jackets, you may have never considered the possibility that they could also be used to promote your company’s brand...

Promotional Salvers – An Elegant, Useful, And Valuable Promotional Gift
Submitted by: Miles Lovegrove

Often times, when a company is looking for a promotional item, they aren't looking for something that they are going to give out to customers all the time...

Advertising is Afoot With Branded Sandals
Submitted by: Miles Lovegrove

Who doesn't love a comfortable pair of sandals When the weather is warm and people are ready to remove their heavy shoes and slip into a pair of sandals...

Dress Representatives in Their Best With Printed Sashes
Submitted by: Miles Lovegrove

When a company is going to have a representative at a large trade show or an expo, they want to make sure that the representative or representatives that will be attending the event is going to be highly visible...

Promotional Scales Take the Weight Off Your Advertising Campaign
Submitted by: Miles Lovegrove

When a company is looking for a promotional item that is going to be something that people are going to like, they are looking for something that is going to be useful and something that they are going to on a regular basis...

Printed Scarves – A Great Accessory and a Great Promotional Item
Submitted by: Miles Lovegrove

When a company is looking for promotional items to use to promote their business, they are looking for something that people are going to enjoy and use...

Corporate Scarves Wrap Up Marketing
Submitted by: Miles Lovegrove

When people think about scarves, the first thing that they think about are the woollen ones that people wear in the wintertime when they are hitting the slopes or they are out shovelling the snow...

Promotional Scorecard Holders – A Promotional Item With a High Score
Submitted by: Miles Lovegrove

Everyone loves going to a sporting event They love sitting in the stands, eating junk food and watching their favourite teams and players out on the field...

Promotional Screwdriver Sets – They Have a Lot to Offer
Submitted by: Miles Lovegrove

There are a lot of different types of promotional items that companies consider when they are looking for something that they are going to put their name and logo on...

Watch Your Business Grow With Promotional Seeds
Submitted by: Miles Lovegrove

These days, people are growing a lot more of their own fruits and vegetables They want to know exactly what is going on and in their vegetables, and the best way that they can do that is to grow your own...

Promotional Sewing Kits Offer Solutions to Common Problems
Submitted by: Miles Lovegrove

Everyone knows the feeling – a button pops off, a seam splits, or a little rip appears out of nowhere...

Promotional Shirts – a Tried and True Promotional Item
Submitted by: Miles Lovegrove

One of the most popular and best known promotional items that companies use to promote their businesses are shirts...

Get Your Advertising Off on the Right Foot With Promotional Shoe Bags
Submitted by: Miles Lovegrove

When people are travelling, whether it's for business or for pleasure, they often find that they are faced with a problem...

Promotional Shoeshine Kits – No Shoeshine Boy Required
Submitted by: Miles Lovegrove

Everyone knows what it's like to have a pair of shoes that needs to be shined Men, women, everyone has had a pair of shoes that could use a good buff now and then...

Promotional Shopper Bags
Submitted by: Miles Lovegrove

In an age where the push is for more and more people to go green and be more environmentally friendly, we have seen a huge rise in the use of shopper bags...

Local Business Marketing – 10 Tools to Include in Your Online Marketing Plan Toolkit
Submitted by: Vicki Fjellner

Local business marketing online is an essential piece of your local business’s profit model, as it will enable you to be successful today and for years to come...

Article Marketing- Generate Free MLM Leads, Embrace Article Writing!
Submitted by: SANDRA ESSEX

Article marketing can be the key to your success in your present MLM company I assume you’re reading this piece because you’re a network marketer...

Tip For Your Internet Marketing Success
Submitted by: Bob Sherman

An important Internet marketing tip everyone ought to use is just to optimize your web site for the search engines...

Five Ideas To Get Advertising-Free
Submitted by: Diana White

When you enter to the Web arena as affiliate marketer, you will soonest realize that Google Adwords is not only easily approached and offers good earnings, but you cannot pay for something inexpensive but not free, which is more than you have in hands...

Successful Trade Shows Need Great Trade Show Displays
Submitted by: Mat Kelly

Your trade show displays are a major determining factor as to whether you will have a successful trade show exhibit or not...

Trade Show Graphic Displays
Submitted by: Mat Kelly

At a trade show you have only about 3 seconds to catch an attendee’s attention as they pass by your exhibit...

Make Money Off YouTube, The Smart Way
Submitted by: William Randall

When Google bought YouTube for $16 billion, a lot of people said they'd never make their investment back...

Crowdsourcing: Three Ways to Find a Great New Company or Product Name Free or at Low Cost
Submitted by: Marcia Yudkin

Increasingly popular, "crowdsourcing" involves inviting a large number of people to perform a task, with a prize promised to the person or team whose work is selected as the winner...

Want a Catchy Company Slogan or Tag Line? Avoid These Five Tragic Mistakes
Submitted by: Marcia Yudkin

A tag line is the little slogan that follows a business name on a web site, in ads, on company stationery and elsewhere...

Better Business Naming: Does Your Proposed New Company Name Open the Door to Ridicule?
Submitted by: Marcia Yudkin

People who intensely dislike your company or feel wronged by you will always find some way to complain...

What Research Says About Selecting the Best Business Name For Your Company
Submitted by: Marcia Yudkin

High-priced branding consultants who huddle together for months to concoct a new company name would like the public to think that effective naming involves secrets revealed only to those who earned a Ph...

How to Submit a Review to an Article Directory
Submitted by: M Wallace

Article marketers have been very creative with the type of articles they submit to publishers and article directories...

How to Spam Facebook Like a Professional
Submitted by: Melissa Kay

• Collect consumers’ contact details easily with "You’ve won a free camera" ad • Design online quizzes to collect phone numbers and to achieve maximum reach • Show personal details on landing pages to increase conversion • Earn high profits by using cloaking method Have you ever wondered how much profit online scammers make on Facebook...

One Article Marketer's Review of Content Crooner
Submitted by: M Wallace

People who market a website, product or service with articles are most commonly referred to as "article marketers...

Choosing the Right PPC Keywords Can Make or Break Your MLM PPC Campaign Success
Submitted by: SANDRA ESSEX

A good PPC keywords campaign can make or break the success of your MLM or Online internet business When you are starting a new pay per click (PPC) ad campaign, one important element to your financial goal is to first prepare a long list of keywords and phrases that you can target for your niche market...

Isnare.com Footer Divider

© 2004-2009. Isnare Free Articles - An Isnare Online Technologies Free Articles Project. All Rights Reserved.   Privacy Policy