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We’re now proud to be carrying a great selection of collegiate alarm clock featuring some of America’s great colleges and universities! For example, check out this Florida State Seminoles Alarm Clock! Now imagine that same great style offered in over 100 schools and each clock is decked out in the school’s official colors!

At Gifts for Professionals, our line of officially licensed collegiate gifts just got better!

Gifts for Professionals is helping companies make tough decisions these days. With the economic recession entering its 2nd year, companies have cut back on staff, salaries and recognition. Yet, employee recognition is critical to keeping your best employees happy, productive and in place.

Many small businesses who want to do something for their employees have asked us our best suggestions for a target price of $25 or less per employee. While this isn’t as much as many companies would like to spend, there are still some great options.

One of those options is our large collection of luggage tags! With hundreds to choose from in every style, shape and color, you are likely to find one perfect for the professional executive, the outgoing sales guy and the quiet and reserved computer nerd! Check out all of our luggage tags to find an inexpensive corporate gift idea.

Engraved pens with your company name and (or) your company logo make great corporate gifts for new employees and potential customers. But especially focus on the new employee, who on the first day may spend some time in the human resource office filling out new paperwork and getting familiar with company policies. A good friendly welcome from the managers and other workers will quickly build a team spirit.

Why not — on that very first day at work — give your employee a small gift with your company name on it to make them feel “part of the team.” An engraved rollerball pen or other fine writing instrument would be a nice token of appreciation and welcome and it’s very cost effective.

2009 has begun and as we begin a new year in these challenging economic times, companies and employees are learning to get by with less income. One way companies are meeting this challenge is turning to the use of corporate gifts and employee recognition in lieu of large salary increase or bonuses.

Employees know that times are tough for employers and that anything is better than layoffs, so they are happy to receive praise and recognition for a job well done in uncertain times. Companies are tightening their budgets so many of the employee gifts and awards they are choosing are reasonably prices. Corporate gifts such as desk accessories, engraved rollerball pens, and small leather goods have never been more popular as employee gift ideas.

In 2009, we have more new corporate gift ideas and new products in all of our categories. As always, Gifts for Professionals stands ready to assist you in chossing the right corporate gift for the right occasion.

For many professionals, their college years are a time of great memories. Achieving educational success and enjoying the fun of youth is a time many professional men and women remember fondly. Therefore, Gifts for Professionals recommends collegiate gifts as not only a graduation or alumni gift idea — but as a gift for the middle-aged corporate worker who loves his or her college days.

Gifts for Professionals has authorized and licensed collegiate products from the biggest schools including Stanford Collegiate Gifts, Yale University Gift Ideas, and Harvard Gift Ideas. But beyond that, we specialize in collegiate gifts for large colleges who have their own business or law schools. As an example, we have Harvard Law School Gift Ideas and Harvard Business School Gift Ideas.

But don’t feel left out if you are looking for collegiate gifts from smaller schools. For example, check out all the colleges just in the state of Florida we offer here: Florida Collegiate Gift Ideas.

So whatever college you are looking for, Gifts for Professionals has many collegiate gift ideas to choose from!

It seems personalized gifts never go out of style. Consider giving a personalized gift for Christmas 2008. Whether you are a business shopping for employee recognition awards or just an individual wanting to find a special gift for a friend, you’ll find thousands of gifts that can be engraved or debossed (for leather gifts) here at Gifts for Professionals.

When shopping for a personalized gift, remember it takes an additional day or two in order for us to add the name to your gift, so be sure to allow extra time for shipping! Don’t wait until the last minute!

Gifts for Professionals reminds you that Christmas and then end of 2008 is coming quickly. Don’t get stuck in a last minute rush to find the perfect Christmas gift of end of the year employee recognition award. The end of the year is a time to show your appreciation for the hard work and dedication your employees have shown you all year!

Employee recognition is a wonderful way to motivate your employees for 2009! Show them you care! Imagine working all year for a company and not being shown any appreciation. People like to be valued and they like to be appreciated. By spending money on employee recognition awards, you are making an investment not only in your employees, but in your own company!

Remember, Christmas is coming soon and it takes time to engrave items with a company name. Engraved gifts are the most popular gift ideas for businesses to give to their employees! So shop today for the best employee recognition awards from Gifts for Professionals!

Nancy F. of Tucson, Arizona emailed us today to say “the little airplane clock, perfectly engraved, arrived friday i *so* appreciate you both and your excellent customer service skills ! A+”

Another satisfied customer!

Edward C. of Alameda, California called to say “Thank You” after ordering our Genuine Split Leather International Document Passport Case. This case is made of the highest quality genuine leather and is an essential travel accessory. Mr Christy was “very pleased” with our service and complimented us on “how soon the product was recieved with personalization.”

Another satisfied customer of Gifts for Professionals!

I didn’t get a chance to thank you for helping with the rush order. The beautiful book was given to the First Lady on behalf of the thousands of children in the Reading First Program. Thank you so much!