Personalised gifts to thank and reward your team

Thank-you gifts, birthdays and work anniversaries

After a demanding project, be clear about what you want to recognise: an individual contribution or a shared effort. For an employee’s birthday or a long-service milestone, consider their preferences and the gifts they have already received. These details help shape both the object you choose and the message delivered with it.

For an ongoing recognition programme, set consistent criteria for each occasion. Different objects can suit different routines; explain how they are chosen so that employees receive a comparable level of recognition.

Within the Moleskine range for personalisation, a notebook follows projects from week to week, while a planner depends on when it is handed over. Choose around the employee’s working habits.

Start with the recipient’s everyday routine

Someone who carries their equipment every day may appreciate a personalised backpack. Before selecting a model, check the space needed for their laptop and belongings. The personalised RAINS selection includes the Rolltop with side laptop access and the Backpack with a flap, to compare around that routine. A laptop sleeve serves a more specific purpose: its internal dimensions need to fit the device, including its thickness.

For someone who regularly takes notes, choose a personalised notebook around their usual format and the space available for writing. With a personalised water bottle, consider the journey between home and work: greater capacity also means more weight to carry. If it will travel alongside a laptop, check the closure type and the leakproof claims for the chosen model.

Choose how prominently to feature your company’s identity

A recognition gift may become part of an employee’s life outside work. The object’s colour, logo size and branding position influence whether they want to use it in other settings. Understated branding may suit that purpose; a more prominent design can recall a team achievement.

Review the logo’s readability and proportions on the mockup for your chosen product. If you would like to add a date or message, have the feasibility of that artwork confirmed for the item. Today Merch supports you with personalisation, with the design approved before production.

A single gift or a selection to bring together

For a recognition gift box or an employee birthday gift set, start with what each item contributes. A notebook and a water bottle serve two different purposes; adding another desk accessory only makes sense if it supports another habit. One carefully chosen object can also be enough to mark the occasion.

To develop your project, specify the occasion, the number of employees, the quantities you have in mind for each product and your intended handover date. Describe the presentation you would like if several items are to be brought together: the contents, packaging and feasibility of the complete set remain subject to confirmation in the quote.

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