How Employee Gifts Promote Employee Loyalty Every Day
Employee loyalty and retention are crucial for today’s employers. However, cost considerations mean that companies may need to find ways to motivate and retain employees that are not monetarily-based.
There are other methods like perks and personalized employee gifts that work towards recognizing and rewarding employees positively. These employee recognition gifts can contribute in building employee satisfaction and loyalty, whether the employees are entry level or C-suite. Everyone needs to feel valued and recognized in their work life and not as if they are a “human resource” or a commoditized good.
Give Employees Recognition Gifts that Impact their Day to Day Life
There are many ways to create a culture of engagement with corporate employee gifts that can be used every day. The added benefit of a thoughtful everyday use employee recognition gift is the opportunity to promote the company – carrying it on the bus, using it at the gym or on family outings at the park.
In addition, the every use aspect is that it encourages employees to talk about why they received the item and how they feel about the organization that gave it to them. It allows them to have every day instances of pride in both their work and in the organization.
Also, quality employee gifts can last for years – so that means a sustained positive impact on a daily basis for years. Quite an impact!
There are so many practical items in the promotional products world that can work for everyday use, but one of my favourites is SIGG water bottles. To support the move to a new office, we had a client purchase 0.5L Hot & Cold SIGG bottles as employee gifts to place on every employee’s desk for when they arrived at their new location on Monday morning.
What an innovative way to engage in employee recognition, boost employee morale and create a culture of productivity after moving to a new office! Everyone (at every level in the organization) received the same employee gift, bringing the company together as a team. It was a nice “Thank you!” recognition from management to acknowledge the tremendous efforts everyone had put into organizing and executing the move. Now, when employees use their Hot & Cold SIGG bottles outside of the organization, they have a great story to share about how they received it and the team pride they felt towards their colleagues.
Many awards are created as corporate gifts for clients and employees. It is always exciting to produce employee gifts when the client has a very specific reason/event in mind.
One client wanted to recognize a senior leadership team in the organization – 9 employees who had truly accomplished amazing things. The senior executive wanted to recognize their success with a gift that had a lasting impact.
He proudly boasted about the improvements they had made and, in many cases, the company records they had set in reaching the year-end business goals. The client wanted the employee recognition gift to highlight the company brand, include an embedded item from their production, and have embedded acetate with key performance criteria documented.
We worked to create a stunning employee gift worthy of the team’s accomplishments. I am sure this piece will be displayed with pride and will be a conversation starter for other organizational groups and clients which will allow the employee to relive the pride around how they achieved their impressive goals.
How do you think your employees deserve to be celebrated every day? A SIGG or Lucite gift is the perfect opportunity to promote your company brand and honour your employees at the same time. Contact us and we can help you design employee gifts that will have your employees bragging about their company for years to come.
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