Celebrate Career Milestones with These 32 Corporate Gifts Ideas

Each upward step taken on a career trajectory deserves to be celebrated, especially when it involves climbing vertically.

Our mission at Merchery is to bring beauty and sustainability to the Merch industry world. As a unique corporate gift supplier, we have curated a selection of gift ideas for you to show support to your colleagues whether they are climbing the corporate ladder with a new position, or starting over pursuing a new direction.

32 Best Promotion Gifts To Celebrate Your Coworkers' Success

Regardless of the previous and subsequent job title, workers should be acknowledged for their efforts and hard work when securing a new employment title or professional promotion.

Celebrate success with a thoughtful promotion gift. Customize these XX unique promotion gifts ideas with your logo or design, and show support towards your colleague's success.

Help them stay organized with those promotion gift ideas

Having a coworker, employee, a close friend, or even your boss, investing a lot of effort, passion, and free time for, and in the long run, securing the new job they desired and worked so hard for, deserves a good and well-celebrated commemoration of their success.

A great gift idea to gift to a newly promoted coworker - to help them have everything in order and to enhance their productivity in their new role - is as simple as a good notebook.

Also, a good notebook exhibits professionalism and can make a positive impression in the workplace. It showcases commitment to staying organized and taking responsibilities seriously. It also helps to make a workspace more unique and personalized and it makes it feel more comfortable and useful for productivity.

Customize our selection of beautiful, sustainable, and practical notebooks so they can write down important tasks, deadlines, and meetings, ensuring that nothing slips through. To write ideas, brainstorm strategies, take notes in meetings, and make to do lists.

On top of that, the act of physically writing things down can enhance memory retention and cognitive processes. By engaging with the content in a tangible way, they can better internalize information and generate new ideas more effectively.

Classic yet unique promotion gift, the Moleskine. The best notebook ever. The paper touch is perfect, and the quality of the binding is miraculous. This is a notebook people will use. For this notebook, we offer different options for customization: printing, debossing, or hot foil stamping. For a more professional and high-end result, opt for the debossing option. One of our best new hire gift ideas :-) Always a hit!

Notebooks make thoughtful gifts for executives or any other employees that not only shows support and recognition of the promoted employee's achievements but also provides a hands-on tool to excel in their new position. Best thoughtful promotion gift!

Boost their professional look with job promotion gifts

Make your colleague that has recently been promoted or is going to be soon, feel good and look more professional in the workplace with these elegant, stylish, and sleek desk accessories.

Desk accessories make great gifts to celebrate someone's promotion and to contribute to their organization, productivity, and overall work experience. A clean desk means a clean mind. Help them build their new desk, make their workspace - whether it's at home or at the office - enhanced with these beautiful, sustainable, and customizable products:

Here are our gift ideas for achievements - Rather than relying on utility knives, letter openers, and pocket knives, what if there was a single option to tackle all cutting and opening, explicitly geared towards the desk's cape? Find the Alessi paper knife, its lightweight design and comfortable grip make it easy to handle, allowing you to effortlessly slice through paper with precision and ease. In addition to opening letters, the paper knife can also be used for cutting paper, cardboard, and other thin materials.

The Pen holder, is filled with an aluminum insert that protects it against damage and ink stains, the pen pot makes it easy to keep the desk tidy. Perfect for storing pens, pencils and crayons. Made of solid American walnut or oak.

Keep your desk tidy with the Ekomodo felt mousepad. Made from 100% recycled materials, this mousepad is the perfect gift for anyone who spends all day at a desk. Made from 12 plastic bottles. Add a personal touch by including a logo on the mousepad. It's the perfect addition to start your new work life.

By selecting practical and visually appealing desk accessories, you can help them create a more professional and organized work environment as they embrace their new role.

Help them grow: a unique job promotion gift

Celebrate someone's promotion by gifting customized promotions swags that show consideration for work-life balance and support a healthy and empowering work environment.

Being promoted at work has various implications in one's life. In and outside the office. While also exciting, the increased responsibilities and higher expectations can lead to feeling pressure and stress. It is important for employees to manage the workload and set realistic goals to prevent feeling overwhelmed. See our suggestions for a job promotion gift that will help you deal better with the mental implications of transition and adjustment to a new position, simply:

Sport collection. Sports gear will incentivize your employees and coworkers to start and maintain an active life in and outside the office.

Our customizable Yoga selection. Stress reduction, anxiety management, emotional balance, improved mood, mindfulness and mental clarity, and self-care. These are just a few of the positive impacts of practising yoga.

Branded Outdoors gear. Who is not aware of the beneficial effects of being outdoors? Here you can find the perfect accessories to bike to work and outdoor team-building activities.

A big deal for some.

New profession, new responsibilities - it can be hard work and those unique work promotion gifts just might be precisely what they need. Show that your company or business cares for its employees' physical and mental health.

Simple but powerful promotion gifts ideas: pens

Gifting a pen to a colleague that has got a new position goes a long way. A pen symbolizes professionalism, accomplishments, and a new chapter in one’s career pathway. It also speaks for empowerment, taking important decisions, and taking charge of responsibilities.

A daily tool convenient for every type of employee. Here you can find six of our favorite pens and why we love them so much. We have organized them from the higher price to lower.

CW&T everyday pen. Straight from Brooklyn, New York, the CW&T Type-B everyday pen is the ultimate gift. Customize it with the name of the company or the individual's initials.

Montblanc ballpoint pen. Luxury at its best. This ballpoint is crafted in polished precious resin and features platinum coated fittings. The cap top is crowned with the iconic white Montblanc emblem.

Krama ballpoint pen. The pens from Krama Studio are pieces of art. They are precise, long lasting, durable, and will get their own character over time and use. They are highly functional writing tools, they are technically accomplished and finely crafted. The design, production, and finishing processes are all done in Greece. Precision machined from a solid piece of Brass and/or Aluminum, with minimal use of material, pushing the boundaries of what a CNC milling machine can do. After they are processed to achieve a perfect finish, and they are patiently assembled and finished by hand. Technically accomplished, finely crafted, highly functional writing instruments which qualify art.

Lamy premium pen. The customizable Lamy premium is a true masterpiece of design and craftsmanship that has been hailed as a modern classic. The pen's timeless design features a sleek and minimalist aesthetic. The clip of the pen easily attaches to a notebook page or shirt pocket and prevents it from rolling.

Caran d’Ache 849. With its hexagonal shape, aluminum body, and its 100% Swiss Made manufacture, this emblematic ballpoint pen from Caran d’Ache guarantees unique writing comfort. Simple and durable. A classic.

These pens are designed to last forever. Just be careful, the whole team at the office might try to take your job promotion gifts away from you and your dream job.

Carry everything, everywhere - promotional gifts for employees

Gifting a practical, beautiful, and reusable bag makes a perfect gift for a promotion gift.

Personalize your favorite bag from our catalogue and gift it away to your coworker or team member that is being promoted and make the transition from one job to another easier by showing support.

A bag, tote bag, or backpack, is a way to help the recipient stay organized and in style. Whether the recipient of the bag is going to the gym, going for a business trip, or simply going to the food market, a bag is always convenient.

Take a look at our recommendations and find the type of bag that it fits better the setting of your company, business, or brand.

Bags

To start, the practical totes. A tote bag is a versatile and practical bag that you can even fit inside another bag. Totes are often used as reusable shopping bags, beach-gym-yoga bags, work totes, travel companions and fashionable accessories, as they are light and can fit lots of things inside. These are the best solution we found as an alternative to single-use plastic bags, and one of the best and most useful ways to promote a business.

Meet the huuuuge Square tote bag. You can probably fit everything you’d like in this bag.

Canvas shopping bag, the Cabas bag. Made from 80% recycled cotton, 20% recycled polyester. What we like to call an all-purpose bag. Big and simple enough to be around in all situations.

Perfect for daily use, the Tote bag heavy. Simple but robust.

Insert your logo or design and take your favourite tote on your adventures.

You won't be surprised, these are some of our best-sellers.

Backpacks

Made with 100% recycled body fabric, lining and webbing. From the famous brand Patagonia, the Patagonia backpack. Daypack with just the right amount of space to haul all of your memories from a weekend outdoors. Simple, sustainable, stylish, and beautiful.

The Vaude backpack, Bluesign® certified, robust material is PVC-free, water and dirt-repellent and defies the adversities of everyday urban living. The backpack that will haul it all.

Meet the Day pack mini, made from 100% recycled bottles. With extendable roll top, laptop compartment and comfortable straps, ideal for carrying the essentials.

A backpack is the right promotion gift.

Reusable bottles - usability and aesthetics gifts for promotion

Usability and aesthetics. The balance between those two elements is probably what defines best Kinto products.

Kinto is one of our favorite brands in the catalog. You can find the most elegant and functional products from our friends at Kinto in our shop.

A promotion gift idea that makes the perfect gift to anyone that wants to look sharp, edgy, and cool. The Kinto active tumbler - in two different sizes and lots of calm colors to choose from.

The Kinto day off is another one for the books. This unique bottle will feel just right in your hand and will stand by you in your everyday life. For this one, you can choose between a lot of happy colors. A great gift for someone that got promoted and wants to start being more active ;)

Discover the unique gift for the coffee lover that just got promoted, meet our new addition to the catalog: the Kinto mugs.

Whether you're into hot coffee or iced latte, the Kinto ceramic mug is for you. Experience both roughness and delicacy in one place with the Kinto Ceramic mug. The clay has a textured finish visible at the bottom, while the glazing is a calming color.

The Kinto espresso cup, with its perfect union of Japanese craftsmanship and modern lifestyle, infuses every sip of your daily coffee ritual with inspiration. A gift for a stylish kitchen in the office.

A Classy Promotion Gift Idea

A classic, very elegant, and high-end product that will make the recipient very happy is the Patagonia puff jacket. Patagonia puff jacket designed with brick quilting pattern with narrow horizontal quilt lines that stabilizes insulation. Lightweight 100% recycled polyester ripstop shell has a DWR (durable water resistant) finish. Uuufff… the kind of jacket they won’t let go.

An alternative for hot people is the PANGAIA T-shirt. This PANGAIA organic cotton T-shirt, made with C-FIBER seaweed fiber, is the softest addition to your wardrobe. Its components are designed to keep it fresher for longer.

Also an easy and simple personalized gift too. Customize it and take it everywhere.

Wellness gifts for all employees

Personalized wellness promotion gifts for employees that get promoted at work are an excellent choice as they show your commitment to the health and well-being of the employees of your company or business.

Promoting well-being in the workplace is an ongoing effort. These job promotion gifts can serve as reminders to prioritize self-care and lead a healthy lifestyle in the new role.

So many good things that come with a good sleep. Meet the Eye mask, blink-friendly eye-cups. For a total blackout experience to give you quality rest and brighter tomorrows. Customize the pouch with your logo and they can take the eye mask wherever they go!

An adored promotion gift: the Soap. The great come back of solid soap is happening. And it makes so much sense: less plastic, more natural elements, more durability. It's a no brainer and even more with the Merchery soap: it's made in Belgium and it smells like earth spirit!

To combine with the soap, find the Soap holder. For this Soap holder, we teamed up with a French artisan. A cute and convenient present for those who say NO to single-use plastic.

Crafted from sustainable bamboo, this hair brush will give you the perfect hairstyle even in busy mornings. The Hair brush.

Throw a party

Why not have a little fun while celebrating someone's success? Make them start the new promotion on the right foot with a gift and a little party.

Celebrate your colleague's new job position with a Plant a plant party. A unique and environmentally friendly way to honor their achievement.

A new job title, a new start, a new life. Fun, sustainable, and an opportunity to come together.

These are our favorite customizable gifts to celebrate with the team:

A different type of promotion gift but also a perfect way to celebrate: the Plant kit. Growing your own field flowers has never been so easy!

And the Seeds bag, add your own design to the seeds bag and grow your garden wherever you want. The seeds are sourced from France and the bag is biodegradable.

A Custom Gift Box

An upgrade in your gift-giving game.

A custom gift box is always a good gift for anyone starting a new role. Build your own and make it unique and the best gift.

A suggestion to include in the perfect gift box that covers a lot of necessities and essentials in the everyday life, is a drinkware product, a branded sweatshirt or t-shirt, a good personalized pen, a high-quality and practical notebook, and a sustainable, reusable bag that can hold all those nice products.

You can contact us to advise you and help you build the perfect set with the best gifts.

You can also check out our selection of already prepared gift boxes with varied products, themed as: Onboarding, Homeworking, Belgian vibes, Breakfast, wellness gifts for employees, Healthy snacks, Appetizers, and International.

Sometimes, gifting one high-quality product can be worth more than a lot of good gifts with less emotional value. At Merchery, we strongly believe in - quality over quantity.

FAQS:

1. When is the best time to give a promotional gift?

The best time to gift a promotional gift depends. It can be when the promotion is being announced, during a special time only dedicated to celebrating the promotion or occasion, on the first day of the promotion or new role, on a meaningful date or anniversary, or even at one's own timing or celebration.

By showing appreciation and recognizing one's success, the gesture will be appreciated regardless of when the gift is gifted.

2. Things to consider when choosing a good promotion gift

According to our values and requirements, a few things to consider to be certain that the gift will be appropriate, meaningful, and well-received are:

• practicality, meaning that we only offer practical and durable corporate items, so better gift them something that will really be of use to them;

• relevance, put some thought into it, and find the right gift idea in the right context also, always have the recipient's taste, values, needs, and preferences in mind to make sure you're gifting them an extraordinary gift;

• professionalism, it's always good to show professionalism when gifting a promotional corporate item, especially one that will help them in their self-development and empowerment;

• budget, always consider your budget, we offer promotional gifts for varied budgets, no reason to go over it;

Also, be environmentally responsible when choosing a gift, and make it unforgettable. At Merchery, you can rest assured our products are as beautiful as sustainable. Read more on how we minimize our environmental impact here.

Corporate swags made sustainable

For more unique promotion gift ideas, visit our shop and find our carefully curated catalog with products we offer for the perfect promotion gift idea to celebrate your colleague's success.

Discover more about us as your corporate gift supplier here.