Nothing says that a business wants to develop a long term relationship better than quality promotional giveaways and gifts. When consumers see that businesses are willing to invest time and quality in a gift to build a relationship, they are much more likely to purchase offered goods and services repeatedly from their trusted companies, bringing in a huge return on investment advantage over more traditional means of marketing. Use these gifts as hooks to get your customers in the door and as rewards for consumer loyalty, and your sales will skyrocket.
Often a corporate gift can significantly ease the way in building and maintaining supply and distribution lines. Gifts say that the company values the contributions of fellow businesses in keeping the web of distribution working, whether the reciever is up the line in supply or at the retail end. Gift-giving also improves communication on all ends, as the individuals within the distribution partner feel as though your companies are friends that can be talked with instead of demanding overseers.
These giveaways and gifts are also a great way to improve and maintain internal employee morale. Whether it's an award for employee of the month, or the t-shirts to identify a new product launch team, personalized gifts say the same thing to your employees as to your customers, namely that the company is here for the long haul and wants to build long term relationships with all of its people. It's a proven labor fact that employees work best and have the least problems when they feel as though they are valued partners instead of replaceable labor, and team building giveaways are an excellent method for accomplishing that goal.
Promotional gifts and giveaways are an all-around excellent method of improving human relations, no matter what area is being addressed. Distribution partners, employees, and especially potential customers will feel as though they are special to the company in a way that no amount of direct mail can achieve, and all of these groups will feel motivated to keep their valued long-term relationships with the company that uses these gifts to best advantage.