Software Solutions for Corporate Gift Suppliers
Corporate gifting starts with a quotation, a logo and a head count, and ends with parcels going to many addresses. Approvals, samples and purchase orders sit in between. Sellers need a way to follow one large order from enquiry to the last delivery. This page covers how corporate gift suppliers run online.
Quote, brand, approve and ship gifts to hundreds of recipients from one order.
A company buys gifts for staff and clients in a single order, but every recipient is a separate delivery. The order is one, and the parcels are hundreds.
Corporate gifting companies
A supplier sources, brands and delivers gifts for company clients and runs seasonal campaigns.
Manufacturers with a corporate range
A maker sells branded items to businesses in quantity, alongside its retail range.
The workflow for corporate gifts.
- 1
Enquiry to quotation
A buyer chooses items and quantities and asks for a quotation, with branding options and a delivery date.
- 2
Sample and branding proof
A sample or a mock-up with the client’s logo is sent for approval before production.
- 3
Purchase order and advance
The client’s purchase order is recorded, and an advance is taken where agreed.
- 4
Production and address list
The gifts are branded, packed and matched to a recipient list that the client uploads.
- 5
Dispatch by address and invoice
Parcels leave by address, tracking is attached, and the invoice is raised on the terms agreed.
The challenges, and what they cost.
What is specific to this trade.
These are requirements we would confirm in discovery. They describe what the solution may need to handle. They are not features that already exist.
- Quotations with revisions kept against the client
- A branding approval log
- Recipient lists with address checks
- Purchase order and credit records
What we would build for corporate gifts.
Chosen from the commerce capabilities this business needs, not a list of everything.
Who works in the system, and what each can do.
What it would connect to.
An integration is confirmed only after its API, access and scope are checked. A connection that updates on a schedule is described as scheduled, not real-time.
- GullySystem’s wholesale ordering product, which covers dealer price lists, credit limits and dispatch, linked after its scope is checked
- Courier booking and tracking for parcels of this kind, with cut-off times taken from the carrier’s own rules
- A scoped link to your books, limited to the fields your accountant names
How the work runs, and what we need from you.
What you provide
- A recent quotation with its branding options
- A recipient list from a past campaign
- Your credit terms and approval rules
Quote and proof first
We set the quotation and branding approval flow before the storefront.
Address handling second
Recipient lists are loaded and checked on a real past campaign.
What you receive.
- A quotation builder and approval log
- A recipient list checker
- Credit and invoicing records
- Training for account managers
How progress is judged.
Measures are agreed against your own baseline. We do not promise a result in advance.
- Quotations with more than three revisions
- Parcels returned for a bad address
Selling at home and abroad.
Gifts to employees abroad may be taxed or restricted differently from those at home, and some countries limit what a business may give. An adviser checks the position before a campaign crosses a border.
The wider requirements for gifts & personalised products are on the Gifts & Personalised Products page.
Related subcategories.
Gift and Personalised Products E-commerce Software
Configured implementation
The gift store is assembled on commerce software chosen jointly during discovery. Corporate bulk orders may use GullySystem’s wholesale ordering product where it fits. No ready gift-store product exists.
Quotations, credit and bulk delivery are already covered by the category solution and its link to the wholesale ordering product.
Read about the softwareExisting GullySystem products that apply
Related services
Selling in a shop as well?
Questions about corporate gifts e-commerce.
Can clients order through a portal?
Yes, a logged-in catalogue with their agreed prices and past orders. Access and rates are set for each client.
Can it handle hundreds of recipients?
Yes. A recipient list is checked and each parcel is matched to an address. Courier limits on volume are checked beforehand.
Does it design the branded gift?
No. Your designer or the client supplies the artwork, and the system records the proof and its approval.
Talk through your commerce requirement.
Describe what you sell, where you sell it and what is slowing you down. An engineer will reply within one business day.
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