Summertime is THE right time to start planning ahead for the holiday season. The end of the year is always a dash to get everything done - and often comes with a higher price tag, since everyone else is also trying to push orders through at the same time. Planning ahead now and ordering promotional products for Christmas and winter holidays is a better way to reduce spending and stress.
Here’s what you need to know to start ordering now, and a few suggested buying guides to help you get started.
Planning for Holiday Gifting in July
How to Plan
You can (and should!) make most of your holiday promo purchasing decisions now. This will not only ensure you have gifts ready ahead of the hectic holiday season, but in many cases, it can save you both money and stress.
Follow these tips to plan now:
- Determine a budget: Often, holiday purchases are allocated to 3rd or 4th quarter budgets. But holiday purchasing can also be a large expense. Your business may be better served by setting a holiday gift budget in the 1st or 2nd quarter of the year, allowing for the opportunity to search for and find items that employees and clients will actually enjoy.
- Decide on a quantity: Because you’ll be ordering earlier, we recommend ordering in excess of what you think your current needs are. For example, if shopping for branded bluetooth speakers to give to each of your 15 team members, order for 20 people. This gives you flexibility if your team grows during the rest of the year to accommodate everyone. You can also repurpose unused products into other applications like onboarding kits, appreciation gifts, client surprises, or office use.
- Create custom kits: Whether you’re ordering for employees, customers, and/or partners, a home run idea is creating curated gift kit sets. At QRG, our team can help identify, source, and package complete kits of promotional products, apparel, food gifts, and more. Request more information to get started.
Suggested Gifts
Once you’ve decided to place an order, you're onto the fun part... picking out the right gifts! Explore our guides below to craft a perfect holiday combo.
Customize Your Branded Merchandise with QRG
From choosing the right product(s), to getting your design and logos done correctly, to organizing drop-ship locations, the process of offering branded merchandise can be a hassle.
Luckily, QRG specializes in these marketing solutions and will handle your next project from start to finish so there’s no worry involved.
We offer everything from promotional products to identity apparel and uniforms, printed materials, custom online stores, and much more. When deciding on your next branding adventure, let us help coordinate the selection, design, decoration, and production of your logo’d merchandise. Bring your brand to life with custom merchandise from QRG!
QRG is a customer-driven, single-source commercial printer, branded merchandise agency, and direct marketing firm tailored to meet your business goals. Our corporate identity solutions create deep connections with a lasting impact on your audience. Learn more about how it works.
