What Happens During a Custom Gift Design Brainstorm Call

You know you want to send an incredible gift. Maybe it’s for a corporate event, an incentive trip, a holiday gifting campaign, deserving employees, or an important group of clients. But knowing you want to create something special and knowing exactly what that gift should look like are two very different things.

That’s exactly why we here at Marigold & Grey offer complimentary brainstorm calls as part of our custom gift design service. Ahead, we’re giving you a peek inside a Marigold & Grey custom gift design brainstorm session and showing you how one conversation can turn the beginning of an idea into a clear vision for your gifting project.

And there’s no need to arrive with everything figured out. In fact, helping you figure it out is part of what we do.

Book a free custom gift design brainstorming call

You Bring the Occasion. We’ll Bring the Ideas.

Our custom gifting clients come to us at very different stages of the planning process. Some already have a strong creative vision. Others know their event, recipient list, budget, or destination but have absolutely no idea what should go inside the gift.

Both are perfect places to start.

During your complimentary brainstorm call, you’ll meet with one of the senior members of our design team to talk through your project. We want to hear about your brand, your recipients, the occasion, what you want the gift to accomplish, and any ideas you already have.

From there, we can begin exploring how all of those pieces might come together in a custom gift design that feels intentional and uniquely yours.

A Brainstorm Session Is Exactly What It Sounds Like

This isn't a presentation where we expect you to sit back while we tell you what you should do. It's a conversation.

Our designers will ask questions, share ideas, talk through possibilities, and help you think about your gifting project in ways you may not have considered yet. We can also show you examples of similar custom gifting projects we've designed in the past, which can be especially helpful if you're having trouble visualizing what might be possible.

And because our team spends every day sourcing products and designing gifts, we can introduce you to new gifting trends, products, packaging ideas, and customization opportunities you might not otherwise know exist.

As our M&G designer Katie says, “I love getting to share the latest gifting trends and ‘it’ products with clients and find ways to incorporate them into the final vision!”

The Sky Really Is the Limit With Custom Gift Design

One of the best parts about starting with a brainstorm is that you aren't choosing from a predetermined menu of products.

As Claire from team M&G explains, “Brainstorming sessions are so much fun because the sky is really the limit! I love getting to hear about the client’s ideas while also sharing what makes the M&G custom design process so unique and stress-free!”

That flexibility is particularly valuable for corporate holiday gifting, incentive travel gifts, corporate events, PR campaigns, client appreciation, employee gifting, and other occasions when an off-the-shelf gift simply isn't enough.

We can talk about your brand colors and aesthetic, destination-inspired products, premium brands, locally sourced items, custom-made pieces, packaging, branded elements, printed collateral, and all the little details that ultimately turn individual products into one cohesive gifting experience.

See more of this custom charcuterie board themed holiday gift set

You Don't Need to Know Exactly What You Want Before You Call

Before get on a brainstorming call with our team M&G, you don't need to know every single little detail or know exactly what you want. This might be the most important thing we want prospective clients to know.

Please don't wait to contact us because you think you need to have the entire gift figured out first.

You don't need to know which products you want. You don't need to have packaging selected. You don't need to understand every customization option. You don't even need to have a perfectly articulated creative concept.

Come to us with what you do know. Tell us who you're gifting, why you're gifting, what you want recipients to feel, and any practical considerations we need to keep in mind. We'll help you start connecting the dots from there.

That's the value of brainstorming together.

What Happens After Your Custom Gift Design Call

Our goal is for you to leave the call with much more clarity about what's possible for your project and where we can take it next.

Following the conversation, our team creates a customized project timeline based on your specific gifting needs. From there, we can begin moving through the custom design process, taking the ideas discussed during the call and transforming them into a gifting experience created specifically for your recipients.

It all begins with a conversation.

Let’s Brainstorm Your Next Custom Gift

If you have a corporate gifting project on the horizon, whether you're planning for the holidays, an upcoming event, an incentive trip, a PR campaign, or another important occasion, you don't have to figure it all out on your own.

Fill out our brief inquiry form and schedule your complimentary custom gift design brainstorm call with the Marigold & Grey team. Bring us your ideas, your questions, your brand, and your occasion. We'll bring the gifting expertise, creative inspiration, and plenty of ideas for turning your vision into something your recipients will remember.

We can’t wait to brainstorm with you!

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: Lissa Ryan Photography