There’s no bigger challenge than finding the ideal meeting gift that will motivate your team, as well as make a lasting impression. Whether you’re hosting your top salespeople, bringing together a key division of your company, or simply celebrating key employee milestones, the right meeting gift is essential. Today, there are a myriad of options, which makes selecting the right gift more difficult than ever before. To help you find the right gift, here are seven of my suggestions for the most memorable meeting gifts for this year.
1. Swim Into Luxury: Vilebrequin Men’s Swimwear
What better way to delight your guests than to provide a splash of Saint-Tropez at your next meeting? French luxury swimwear company Vilebrequin is renowned for its signature vibrant prints, high-quality materials, and rigorous manufacturing process. Now, it’s possible to set up a special pop-up shop at your next event where your guests can try on these coveted swimming shorts from the French swimwear specialist.
2. The Ultimate Custom-Shirt Experience: Blank Label
Your male guests will feel completely pampered when you fit them for custom dress shirts by Blank Label in their favorite fabrics, colors, and patterns. Blank Label is recognized for its exceptional fit, high quality, and great value. Every time the gift recipient dons his custom shirt, he’ll be reminded of the outstanding experience he had at your meeting. Make sure to book experienced, fast tailors who can properly custom-fit shirts. As a bonus, you can also arrange to let guests order their shirts online if they don’t have time to have a fitting at your event.
3. Create Your Own Kicks: Adidas
Why not set up an Adidas Pop-Up Shop at your next meeting and help your guests design their own customized Adidas sneakers? Adidas is recognized as a style leader, as well as for its high-quality line of sneakers. And, the brand makes it easy to customize its famous kicks. Guests can select their favorite designs and Adidas provides the coveted sneakers, making this the ultimate gift experience.
4. Design Your Perfect Show Event: Shoes of Prey Custom Women’s Shoes
Thanks to Shoes of Prey Custom Women’s Shoes, design concierges can help your guests create every aspect of their unique custom shoe. Attendees can choose the heel, toe, fabric, and embellishment and it all comes together when your guests receive their individually hand-made, meticulously constructed shoes.
5. Stylish Sunglasses: Proof Eco-Friendly Wooden Sunglasses
These unique sunglasses were featured on the hit show “Shark Tank” and are truly the most original sunglasses your guests will ever own. Made of responsibly sourced woods and offered in dozens of designer styles, these are some of the world’s finest hand-made sunglasses. Better yet, a portion of each sale helps provide sight-giving surgeries to the blind.
6. Pop-Up Designer Watch Event: Michael Kors Watches
Michael Kors is celebrated for his sophisticated, classic, and all-American style, and he also happens to make stunning watches for men and women. While a watch is an ideal meeting gift, it’s also a very personal item. Make sure to ask for a variety of watch options for your guests to review prior to making their orders.
7. Hearing Is Believing: Jawbone JAMBOX Wireless Speakers
Your guests will be astonished by Jawbone’s JAMBOX, one of the smallest, best-sounding wireless speaker and speakerphones out there. JAMBOX delivers stunning hi-fi audio in a portable wireless speaker so compact your guests won't believe it until they hear it for themselves. The JAMBOX looks as amazing as it sounds, and meeting attendees will enjoy both its sound and style when it’s placed on their desks, coffee tables, or shelves in their offices or homes.
Tom Taraci is the CEO of incentive marketing firm Taraci Motivation, which also publishes the Taraci Collection, a compendium of incentive gifts, available online and in print.