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:

• Promotional balls are very popular inflatable usually sold with logos and images and used during promotional activities.
• Promo giveaways or freebies are always eye-catching and create an enormous interest from the public.
• Promotional merchandise is widely used in all company promotions, whether small or big.
• Merchandise gifts, more known as corporate or business gifts help the marketing tool of the 21st century.
• Personalized corporate gifts can include a company logo, name, address or an image and can be supplied in various colours.
• Want to sell your product quick- think of best buy promotion and use free giveaways.
• When talking about merchandise items, we often think of promotional items that nowadays are a new promotions revolution and great tools in the events industry.
• A standard, model promotion in the huge and still growing events and conferences industry will always incorporate some kind of promotional merchandise of giveaways.
• Not sure what to choose? Look up our promotional items catalogue and choose from range of radios, calculators and pens that are suitable items for marketing purposes and still cheap giveaways.
• Promotional freebies are something that public loves. No matter how small just source it and spread it to your customers. The effects are guaranteed.