GALACTIC

Account Executive

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BRIBERY GIFTS

Hey y'all,

I'm selling in a competitive space, really just getting started building my pipeline at the new gig.

I wanted to see how you Savages go about sending bribery gifts to clients to catch their attention/affections.

Sorry, I mean, marketing approved expenses. Bribery bad. 🙄

Do you send prospects gifts?

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Yes No Bribery is unethical, you disgusting sales animal

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ADudeBeingAGuy

Politicker

Account Executive

Ok Fed

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

Cute office supplies to gatekeepers work wonders.

NoSuperhero

Politicker

BDR LEAD

I couldn't agree more. Stuff that people will remember you by is what counts, in this case for handing out gifts, the thought doesn't really count.

CatMom

Politicker

Account Executive

Yes but it’s gotten tough with everything being remote and I hate doing a lame gift card. Tried doing something like sugarwish and it works fairly well but the email sometimes goes to spam so you have to tell them to look out for it which is annoying.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

I’ve had good results with tactical gifts. But since every sales manager wants replicable, scalable sales motions, it can be a challenge mostly to explain methodology. I’ve used gifts to get attention, but mostly to show appreciation to a solid contact, often an early champion. Remotely, it is an email so they can anonymously redeem things to their home address, and I back it up with a phone call/message to alert them to the email.

GALACTIC

Politicker

Account Executive

That's the thing, I've always sent gifts to my strongest accounts，I have no experience with using them with new business. I have co workers who offer starbucks gift cards in exchange for a virtual coffee, I'm trying to see how common this practice is.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

I like the approach if you can spin it as “normally I’d love to offer a quick in person meeting over coffee, but since (reason here; time, not traveling yet, won’t be in their area for a while but wanted to intro yourself) , I’d like to send you a Starbucks card and we can meet remotely”. Or something along those lines. I got about a 50% hit rate, and the ones that declined were either polite or just ignored it.

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

I've been at companies where we offered coffee gift cards, didn't do a whole lot.

NoSuperhero

Politicker

BDR LEAD

Why give coffee when you can give mugs? The same goes with gift cards, people like wearing free stuff. I think meaningless gifts like gift cards WON't take you very far when building a relationship. Things that people like and use are quite different. Even USB drives would be cool to receive

GALACTIC

Politicker

Account Executive

The mug idea is smart, it's like putting a targeted billboard ad into their cupboard

NotCreativeEnough

Big Shot

Professional Day Ruiner

My company does pretty legit gifts post demo. AirPods, Apple Watch, ring doorbell, drones, those new ray ban video glasses.

GALACTIC

Politicker

Account Executive

Not bad, where do I sign up for a demo??

NoSuperhero

Politicker

BDR LEAD

We should be sending goodies to our prospects and current customers! All that shit goes a loooooooooong way, plus try helping the frustrated local designer that would love to do stupid shit like this for companies. Ahem, me being one of them in my free time.

Pachacuti

Politicker

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

I don't mind buying a meal, but that's about it.

Gasty

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War Room Community Manager

Farts in a bottle: on closed lost deals

bassinshaps

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Territory Sales Manager

Gifts, yes gifts. No being creepy or weird about it. Say it’s from your company, not yourself.

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Do you send prospects gifts?

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