Top 10 Corporate and Client Gift Designs

As we reflect on the top corporate custom gift designs of the year, it's clear that businesses are increasingly looking for personalized, impactful custom branded gifts that leave a lasting impression. Whether you're seeking custom business gifts to strengthen client relationships, celebrate company milestones, welcome attendees to a corporate event, or reward employees for a job well cone, the right custom branded gift set can make all the difference.

We are honored to unbox our top custom corporate gift designs of the year and take you behind-the-scenes of what goes into a truly impactful custom corporate gift set. We'll dive into the most memorable and effective corporate gift ideas that not only met but exceeded the business gifting goals for companies across various industries from news media to real estate developers to small creative artisans to big corporate businesses.

From innovative branded swag to elegant customized gifts, these designs were tailored to make a statement and ensure that recipients felt truly valued. If you're looking for creative, unique business gift ideas to boost your brand's impact and create meaningful connections, you're in the right place.

Let's look a little closer behind the gift at the top corporate custom gift designs of this past year...

Custom Welcome Gifts For White House Correspondents Dinner 

It was an incredible honor to be asked to design custom corporate event welcome gifts for several guests of the White House Correspondents Dinner at the Mayflower Hotel. We included many Washington, D.C. themed gift items in each custom gift set to welcome guests to the city and help them enjoy their stay in the nation's capital for this iconic annual event.

Open white keepsake gifting crates were filled with a leather-bound journal, artisan chocolates, a White House pen, a bottle of bubbly, locally baked custom cookies in the shape of the U.S. Capitol dome, and unique floral bouquets from Urban Stems to help guests create a home-away-from-home atmosphere in their hotel room.

Upon hotel check in, gift recipients will greeted with their custom D.C. themed corporate event welcome gift sets that were topped off with a personalized welcome gift note, including the event's itinerary so that guests felt relaxed and comfortable, but also knew when to be where. 

Custom Vendor Relationship Gifts for Luxury Wedding Planner

We are head over heels for the custom business gifts that we designed for Easton, Maryland-based Kari Rider Events. The high end white, grey and pink custom gift sets perfectly expressed the company's chic and elegant branding while also setting just the right tone with their top vendor referrals that they want to thank. The company's goal was to maintain critical relationships with their most important partners that they've worked alongside of throughout the year, and this gift exceeded their goal!

After a long year of producing, designing and planning luxury weddings and corporate events, it was all about taking a break with these custom branded thank you gifts! The modern white hat keepsake gift boxes - which gift recipients can reuse - were packed full with everything their partners needed to relax and take a break after a long busy season, including cozy and luxurious grey pashminas, a bottle of bubbly to enjoy, and gourmet artisan chocolates for a sweet treat.

Let's unbox these custom branded business gifts with a relaxing theme...

DC Wedding Photographer Client Welcome Boxes

It is no surprise that one of the top custom business gifts of the year was based on the client's personal favorite cocktail. The cocktail, a French 75, was used as the gifting theme and it was as delicious as it was touching for gift recipients. Anytime that businesses can add a personal touch, it helps their gifts have an even bigger impact in the end.

Washington D.C.-area wedding photographer Abby Grace's favorite cocktail is the French 75, so naturally, we created a custom cocktail-in-a-box gift set for her new clients to serve as a welcome gift. This experiential business welcome gift not only introduced the company's personal touch, but also gave their newly engaged couples a fun and memorable way to connect with their wedding photographer before the big day.

With carefully selected ingredients to help recipients craft their own cocktail and branded gift items that reflected the business' signature style, this thoughtful gesture helped their clients feel more comfortable and confident in their wedding photographer, fostering a deeper connection and ensuring a smoother, more relaxed wedding day experience. 

In addition to all of the ingredients needed to create the custom crafted drink, these thoughtful and experiential business welcome gifts also included custom branded recipe cards with instructions along with branded gift notecards for a special personalized message to be included to each couple. Each custom client welcome gift was finished off with a gift tag and the company's welcome booklet.

Let's look inside the custom branded client welcome gifts as fun way to celebrate booking your wedding photographer! 

Custom Business Rebranding Launch Gift Sets

Businesses are forever searching for unique marketing opportunities and creative ways to put their brand in front of important partners and potential referrals. Another top business gift of the year - to no surprise - were thoughtful and intentional custom business gifts to announce a brand relaunch.

When husband and wife team Jenny and Rick Muffler of Just Write Studios decided to rebrand their creative small business mid-way through the year, they wanted to send out custom designed gifts to announce their new brand to various vendors, referral partners and wedding planners they currently work with, and even ones they wanted to work with in the future. 

To pull together these custom branded business relaunch gift sets, we incorporated the company's calligraphy on hardback journals reading "write your own story” along with a gold pen. For a celebratory feel, we included a bottle of bubbly, and chocolates custom designed in the same marble pattern found in their new branding.

For an personal touch, we added custom cookies reading "because for us, it all started with calligraphy." The messaging on the cookie was inspired by the fact that Jenny and Rick actually met at a calligraphy conference. Cute, right? To finish these rebrand gifts, custom gift tags reading "change is in the air, introducing the all new…" were added to the outside of each box with ribbon.

Let's unbox the business re-brand announcement gifts custom designed for VIP referrals and partners...

Influencer Luncheon Welcome Gift Baskets for The Bump

"Relax and take a break, you've earned it" was the theme of one of the year's top custom corporate gift sets. When The Knot's sister company The Bump was hosting a luncheon for mom bloggers, they wanted spa-inspired welcome gifts to pamper each guest - and we were happy to help!

We worked with a blush and neutral tones color palette to set the stage for these business welcome gifts of relaxation for busy working moms. Each personalized welcome gift set included soothing self-care items designed to help the mommy bloggers unwind and recharge from their hectic schedule.

From luxurious scents to high end skincare, each custom corporate event welcome gift set was carefully selected to create a calming experience that encouraged guests to take a moment for themselves. By offering a thoughtful and rejuvenating gift, The Bump was able to create a lasting impression and show appreciation for their hard-working influencers in a way that felt both meaningful and indulgent.

For these relaxing spa themed business event welcome gifts, we used woven keepsake gift baskets the gift recipients could reuse in their home or kid's room. We included a custom designed cookie with the company's logo, electronic wipes for them to take care of their technology, high end bath salts and artisan lip balm to encourage them to take time for self care. We also added mini succulent plants for a fresh finishing touch and pop of color! 

Let's unbox the relaxing self-care inspired corporate event welcome gift sets custom designed for mom bloggers and influencers...

Custom Client Gifts for Destination Wedding Planner

Luxury destination wedding planner Claire Duran of Claire Duran Weddings and Events came to us to create high-end custom gifts to welcome newly engaged couples to the business. She had the idea to include her personal favorite Dominican brand of coffee in her custom client welcome gifts, and we loved that personal touch!

The elegant business welcome gifts were thoughtfully curated to help engaged couples feel at ease and confident in their decision to hire the planners for their destination wedding, while also offering a comforting and luxurious experience to unwind during the stressful wedding planning process. By including the coffee and other intentionally selected and branded items, the client welcome gifts not only reflected the company's personal style but also fostered a deeper connection with clients, ensuring they felt cared for every step of the way.

From the starting point of including a meaningful gift item, like the business owner's favorite brand of coffee, we custom curated the rest of the client welcome gift boxes around this personal and coffee lovers theme. We included high quality coffee cups to enjoy a freshly brewed cup of coffee, a luxury reusable tea towel, gourmet nuts for snacking and a custom baked cookie with the company's logo. 

Let's unbox the elegant and thoughtful business welcome gift custom designed to welcome new clients...

San Francisco Corporate Retreat Gift Sets

Welcome was the theme of this next top custom business gift set that we're digging into! We worked with event planning firm 23 Layers on custom corporate event retreat gifts for an event at Cavallo Point in San Francisco. Keepsake and reusable wooden gift crates served as the perfect vessel for the high-end luxury gifts that welcome guests to their event.

The overall event welcome gift set was custom curated to mirror the luxurious and organic feeling of the corporate retreat's resort location while not feeling stuffy or over the top. These personalized, thoughtful gifts were designed to greet guests upon hotel check-in, helping them unwind and get into the right mindset for a relaxing, enjoyable event.

Branded corporate gifts like these create a memorable experience that fosters brand loyalty and engagement, offering businesses a unique way to make a lasting impression on their clients and employees. If you’re looking to elevate your next corporate event or retreat, these custom-designed gift sets are the perfect way to show your appreciation and create a meaningful connection.

Custom corporate retreat gifts greeted guests upon hotel check in and provided an opportunity to get comfortable and relax in their home away from home throughout their event. Artisan caramels, gourmet cookies, snack mix and elderflower pressé beverages were included to keep the retreat attendees fed and hydrated while festive straws added an element of functionality, and air plants were included to give recipients a keepsake to take home and enjoy.

Let's unbox these custom corporate retreat welcome gift sets that showed appreciation and created a meaningful connection with recipients...

Modern Corporate Holiday Gift Boxes

We loved creating these custom holiday gift boxes for MOJO PSG's most valued clients! The goal for these modern corporate holiday gift sets was to achieve a modern, yet hand-crafted feel, and send a gift of gratitude during the busy holiday season.

We used simple pine keepsake gift boxes for a clean look that was at the same time reusable and functional. Inside the custom corporate holiday gift sets featured black and gold luxury holiday candles, small batch bourbon, artisan chocolates, gourmet cookies and technology charger roll-ups that are perfect for on-the-go use. 

The custom business holiday gift sets were finished off with red ribbon in the company's primary branding color and the "Happy Holidays" gift tags featured the same font used throughout their website and marketing pieces for a cohesive look.

Let's unbox the custom branded corporate event gifts designed to send a holiday greeting to the company's best clients...

Custom Client Gifts for High End Wedding Planner

Let's unbox the useful and fun yet elegant custom client gifts...

Custom Client Gifts For Luxury Wedding Photographer

For their most valued couples, each gift set included a botanical print journal to help with their wedding planning to-do's, a custom baked cookie with the company's logo printed on the cookie, an artisan candle and a small vial of bath salts to help them take the stress away that often comes with planning a wedding. A perfect gift to help you relax after booking your wedding photographer.

We finished each gift set off with grey gift tags with white ink as a nod to the grey in the company's branding. And of course, we added blush pink ribbon that is very on-trend with weddings!

Let's unbox these bright and fresh custom client gifts that we designed for a high end wedding photographer...

Rustic Themed Custom Corporate Holiday Gift Crates

For commercial real estate firm JLL's holiday client gifts, it was important that their custom corporate holiday gifts highlighted their brand's aesthetic and thanked their top clients and most valued customers.

For this unique custom corporate holiday gift, we opted to start with large wooden keepsake gift crates in a cherry stain for a warm and rustic feel that was perfect for the holiday season, and was on-brand for the real estate company. Plus, the chic, high end wooden crates were elegant enough for recipients to reuse in their home or office.

For the Washington, D.C. based company, we included lots of Washington, D.C. locally inspired gift items that their recipients would enjoy, such as artisan chocolates featuring iconic D.C. monuments on the National Mall, a container of coffee and a bottle of vodka from local well known businesses, custom baked cookies in the shape of the U.S Capitol Building dome, cherry blossom cookies as nod to the city's famed Cherry Blossom trees, and even a set of cedar coasters featuring various D.C. neighborhoods. 

Let's dive in an unbox these top custom corporate holiday gifts for a commercial real estate firm that were on-brand and locally inspired...

We think that this list of the top custom corporate gifts of the year was eleven instead of the ten that we promised, but who's counting? It is hard to narrow down a favorites list when there are so many amazing custom corporate gift designs to choose from this past year!

Which custom corporate or client gift design is your favorite? 

If you are ready to take your business or client gifting to the next level, please reach out to connect with our M&G gifting experts to create a stand out custom gift set that helps you achieve your business gifting goals.

Happy corporate gifting!

3 Ways To Do Gifting With Marigold & Grey

When it comes to corporate gifting, gifts for your business, or gifts for your company's employees, clients or events, there are three unique ways to gift with Marigold & Grey.

#1: Custom Gift Design Service

If you're interested in elevated branded gifts for your company for employee appreciation, holiday or any corporate event in between, please get in touch with us to ask about our custom corporate gift design services. We'd love to work with you or your team to create something that reflects your company's brand with limitless options for customization to include branding the packaging, gift contents, printed collateral, and more. 

#2: Add-Your-Own-Logo Program (i.e. Semi-Custom Gifts)

In addition to custom gift design, we also offer a thoughtful semi-custom gift design program with low order minimums and your company's logo and brand on each gift you send. Our Add-Your-Own-Logo Program is perfect for businesses that want to send company branded gifts either all at once for an event or particular marketing campaign OR throughout the year, on demand as you need them, for special occasions like employee appreciation, birthdays, client thank you gifts, and more.

#3: Ready-to-Ship Collection in our Online Shop

For curated gift sets and themed gift baskets that are easy-to-send for any occasion in life or work, don't forget to shop our curated collection of ready-to-ship gift boxes with quick turnarounds and no order minimums. These ship out within 1-3 business days; rush next-day shipping is also available at checkout.

Images:  Red October Photography;  Stacy Bauer Photography;  Elizabeth Fogarty Photography; Abby Grace Photography