I'm going to share with you a couple of things about our country that I wish were not true, but they are. Guys like John McCain and I are not heroes. The North Vietnamese were no threat to the US; yet we flew into their country and killed people who were not attacking America. I was shot down twice in South Vietnam, but got lucky; Mr. McCain wasn't so lucky. McCain didn't volunteer to be a POW; he was shot down by people who were trying to protect their families and homes from his bombs. Case in point, today Americans are now being treated better in North Vietnam cities than they are in many US cities.
The bottom line: almost 60,000 young Americans were killed in the Vietnam War because of the greed of what President Eisenhower called the military-industrial complex. I call it Weapons of Mass Destruction Sales and Service. At one time this branch of our federal government was called the Department of War. But hoping to hide the real purpose of waging war for profit, the name was changed to the Department of Defense. This so-called Department of Defense is the #1 arms dealer in the world.
Do me a favor. Before you join the military, look around and tell me how many Support the Troops bumper stickers and Yellow Ribbons you see now. You can't give me the name of any politician or officer who has been convicted of war crimes like our young enlisted soldiers have because no politician or officer has been convicted. Not one! Just young men and women like you are having to shoulder all the blame for the wickedness of the White House, Department of Defense, and the CIA. This makes it clear that while you are being asked to risk your life for us, we're not willing to curb our greed for you. Everyone knows that the Iraqi people were not a threat to the United States, but the facts are no match for greed and false pride. Don't break your mother's heart. Don't die for a lie.
Giving corporate gifts is the perfect way to encourage your employees to work hard and to remain loyal to your company. After all, if you treat people well and offer them gifts and incentives for their hard work, then why would they want to be anywhere else? They are also a great way to make a personal connection with employees hitting milestones in their personal lives, like the start of a family or the birth of a child. Additionally, they can be a great way to encourage customers to remain loyal to your company and your brand of product or service.
The down side to offering incentives is the cost. Although these kinds of corporate gifts tend to pay for themselves over time in terms of loyalty earned and extra hard work on the parts of your employees, they can still be expensive to begin giving out. This is especially true for a new business or for a relatively small business, which may skimp on such gifts out of necessity or fear of a lack of returns.
If you are worried about such a lack, then it is an easy problem to solve. Not every corporate gift has to be something expensive, fancy, or personalized in order to appeal to your employees and clients or to accomplish the goal of fostering loyalty and providing an adequate reward.
Nice corporate gifts can be found at promotional product sites like IdeasByNet.com, and can be bought in bulk orders of anywhere from just a handful to several hundred, and at prices that are affordable to even the meanest business owner. These gifts can range from thinks like desk clock and watches to stationary sets and desk sets. You can give employees things like nice pens as a thank you gesture, or a photo frame to help them celebrate the big moments in life, and still not pay more than you can afford.
When it comes to the really important gifts or the really big moments, sites like this also offer the truly nice gifts that you want to give, and they do so at prices that will allow you to choose something wonderful and not worry about it driving you to bankruptcy. Best of all, the more expensive and unique items are available as single items so that you can buy just one for that new client that you are trying to entice or the person that was just hired to run your business for you.
Corporate gifts do not have to break the bank, and that is a good thing when you consider how beneficial they can be when used properly to entice new clients, keep old ones, and to encourage loyalty and hard work from your employees. Spending carefully on corporate gifts now could mean a world of difference to how well your business operates in the future, with the best employees remaining steadfastly beside you and your customers remaining loyal, even when the market gets a little competitive.
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