Unique Gift Ideas for Customer Advisory Board Members

Dana Marlin · 2025-08-01 23:10:24.119275+00

Hey there! We are looking to give our Customer Advisory board members a gift. We are looking for hyperpersonalized options, something unique, that isnt just swag anyone can get or something they may already have. It doesnt have to be something with our logo, but something memorable. Open to all ideas (and photos if you have examples you've loved)

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Cara Peterson
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Totally from Kevin Lau’s Linkedin post, but I loved the Custom Funko idea, If our CAB wasn't in a few weeks totally would have done this!
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Erin Koerpel
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Hi Dana! Can you share a little more about your target audience (title, industry) and price range?
Dana Marlin
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Titles are VP and above, marketing exectives. Either from enterprise consumer brands or large media agencies. We're quite open to price points , under $500. We've done the reMarkable notesbooks, custom luggage tags with airtags
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Megan Donaldson
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I was literally just telling our events person that we should do the Custom Funko idea for our CAB and Analyst day. I just created custom Funkos of my kids for my husband's bday last week and it was super easy and quick!
Katlin Hess
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Depending on what your event looks like, I love something custom and nice that's related -- sort of a memory to take home! One of the dinners we did was charcuterie making and then brick oven pizzas so we gave them a pizza cook book from the chef at the resort we were staying at and custom charcuterie boards with their initial on it. We also have done nice North Faces. Although the thing that they've loved most was any time we put their logo on something. We did custom pillows that we included in a room drop and little lanterns with their logo around the dinner space -- and we let them take both home.
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Liz Pedro
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I will do one of two things typically. These have been my favorites of all I’ve tried
Give a gift from one of the customer attendee companies. For example at Five9 when Lululemon was an attendee we gave Lululemon jackets with Five9 CAB 2020 embroidered on it and got everyone their specific size.
A gift from the location you’re having your meeting. For example CAB in Napa? Then send wine along with a goody from the area. Once we found this local business that did a gift box of candles, muscle balm and room spray all in the vibes of NAPA healing.
I’m sure you know but you can’t give gifts to government customers and I’ll usually check to make sure they can accept gifts. I wouldn’t want to get anyone fired!
Erin Koerpel
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Dana Marlin Okay cool, a couple of ideas that I've sent in the recent past: monogrammed Away bags, branded Theragun and cashmere or luxury throw blankets
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Megan Donaldson
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Personally, this is the best corporate gift I have ever received. Spendy at $250, but great quality and Tumi offers other travel kits at a lower price point. https://www.tumi.com/p/madeline-cosmetic-01465922693/
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Dana Marlin
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Ahhh love that Megan Donaldson, I know this group is one that has to travel quite a bit
Amy
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Also, a small travel kit with small travel chargers with your logo on them (that's the gift I want anyways...haha) 🪫
Janet Paik
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At BILL we do try to gift from other customers. Will give a plug to a few corporate gifting programs we love (and happy to give warm intros if needed to our contacts!). They all go above and beyond to help meet your needs to make your gift special
Marine Layer (you can customize to your brand colors)
Dagne Dover (the branded Carryall and toiletry kit) has been a hit and something we gift to bigger activations)
Quince
CLIF Winery
Will also plug our gift guide https://www.bill.com/gift-guide-2024
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Liz Pedro
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That’s amazing Janet Paik ! Love it!
Janet Paik
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Always a joy to gift and show customers your commitment to their business and the relationship!
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Erin Koerpel
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Great idea Janet Paik!
Megan Ferenz
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We just held our CAB meeting last week. I sent a follow up email thanking them for joining us with a link to Sendoso where they could pick from 6 "high-end" gifts - this went over very well with them!
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