First-Time Corporate Gifting: A Checklist for Companies Doing It for the First Time
A company running its first organised gifting programme makes the same handful of avoidable mistakes almost every time. A working checklist to skip them.
Companies running their first organised corporate gifting programme, rather than an ad hoc gesture, tend to hit the same avoidable snags. This checklist covers the ones worth getting right from day one.
Before you contact a supplier
- Confirm the exact headcount, including a small buffer for late joiners
- Fix the total budget, then divide by headcount for a real per-person figure
- Decide if branding is wanted, since it changes the timeline significantly
- Confirm the delivery structure: one address, or many
When getting quotes
- Ask for a written quote and proforma invoice, not just a verbal price
- Confirm the GST invoice will be issued, for input tax credit purposes
- Ask about the warranty and whether the stock is authorised distributor stock
- Request a physical sample before committing to a large order
Before placing the final order
- Confirm stock is actually reserved against your order, not just quoted
- Lock the delivery date with a few days of buffer before the actual event
- Assign one internal owner for the order, rather than leaving it shared
The mistake to avoid above all others
Starting too late. Branded orders need two to three weeks; even plain stock benefits from a week of buffer. First-time gifting programmes consistently underestimate this timeline.
For a first-time corporate gifting order, contact info@nalandaenterprises.com or +91 91155 13366, or see the full corporate gifting page.