BravoGifts.com Launches First E-Commerce Site Tailored Exclusively for the $20 Billion Business Gift Market.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 1999-- 1.8 Million Business-Related Gifts Given Each Business Day -- New Survey Shows BravoGifts.com Monday announced the launch of the first e-commerce site tailored exclusively to the needs of the $20 billion business gift market. The company also announced the results of its "Giving Gifts at Work" national survey highlighting the staggering 410 million business related gifts given each year. BravoGifts.com will offer the broadest collection of brilliant business gifts available anywhere, advice and information on business gifts, and unique gift selection tools in one easily accessible Internet location. The first-of-its-kind site is located at http://www.bravogifts.com. "Our national survey found that six in 10 working Americans give gifts at work and that 70 percent did not find it `very easy' to find the right business-related gift," said Allyson Campa, founder and chief executive officer of BravoGifts.com. "Not knowing what the person likes, the right type of gift to buy, or the proper etiquette etiquette, name for the codes of rules governing social or diplomatic intercourse. These codes vary from the more or less flexible laws of social usage (differing according to local customs or taboos) to the rigid conventions of court and military circles, and they are the main reasons why business gift giving can be difficult. BravoGifts.com's goal is to add ease to the corporate gift giving experience and become the ultimate destination for business gifts." "The Giving Gifts at Work" survey also found that those who give business-related gifts give an average of more than five gifts per year and that 70 percent of working women have given business-related gifts. The most common reasons for giving a gift include a holiday, birthday or to say thank you. Gifts given for a good job, as an award or incentive and to build a business relationship were cited in nearly half of all instances. First E-Commerce Site to Exclusively Meet Needs of the Business Gift Market BravoGifts.com meets the diverse needs of today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. professionals and their administrators, who give business gifts to build, maintain or repair business relationships. The site also assists managers who purchase gifts for award programs to motivate employees and reward top performance both companywide and within individual departments. It also provides guidance for those who purchase gifts for employees and co-workers to say thank you for a job well done, to acknowledge personal or workplace achievements and to encourage future performance. Broadest Selection of Brilliant Business Gifts BravoGifts.com offers the most complete and distinctive selection of business gifts focusing on high quality, upscale brand names like Bulova, Swiss Army, Cross, Dean and Deluca and The North Face. Gift selections include: office and desk accessories In the Macintosh, a program that is always available from the Apple menu no matter what application is running. Beginning with System 7, all applications can be turned into desk accessories. , executive toys An executive toy is a useless, but stylish and funny novelty item that is usually a small mechanical gadget placed on the desk of a corporate executive. The best known are: Activities and experience gift offerings include theater and sports tickets, spa services, rounds of golf and golf lessons. Food and specialty items are also available such as gourmet food collections, sweets and snacks, wine and champagne, flowers, gift baskets A gift basket, or fruit basket is typically a gift that is delivered to the recipient at their home or workplace. There are different varieties of gift baskets, some which have fruit only, some with dry/canned goods only (such as tea, crackers and jam) although the standard , and regional specialties. Site Features & Services No other site boasts the features and services that BravoGifts.com offers in the business gift market. BravoGifts.com offers business gift advice, such as international business gift etiquette, gift customs within numerous industries, recommended classics, hot gifts this season and gift suggestions by occasion, price or category. Other unique services and features include: "Bravo Select(TM)" gifts, where recipients make their own final gift choice by selecting from a number of gifts, and concierge service for quantity order and special requests. For fast service, BravoGifts.com saves customer profiles, purchase histories and send-to addresses. The site has strong order fulfillment Order fulfillment (in BE also: order fulfilment) is in the most general sense the complete process from point of sales inquiry to delivery of a product to the customer. Sometimes Order fulfillment operation capable of handling the special requests and requirements of demanding business buyers. In addition, BravoGifts.com offers corporate services Activities that combine or consolidate certain enterprise-wide needed support services, provided based on specialized knowledge, best practices, and technology to serve internal (and sometimes external) customers and business partners. such as corporate billing and discounts for volume purchases. Personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. & Presentation To make business gifts personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. , there's one-stop ordering for logo printing, engraving engraving, in its broadest sense, the art of cutting lines in metal, wood, or other material either for decoration or for reproduction through printing. In its narrowest sense, it is an intaglio printing process in which the lines are cut in a metal plate with a or embroidery embroidery, ornamental needlework applied to all varieties of fabrics and worked with many sorts of thread—linen, cotton, wool, silk, gold, and even hair. Decorative objects, such as shells, feathers, beads, and jewels, are often sewn to the embroidered piece. and company logos can be kept on file. Gifts are distinctively presented in the elegant BravoGifts gift boxes and business cards can also be enclosed when provided to BravoGifts.com in advance. About BravoGifts.com BravoGifts.com is the first e-commerce site tailored exclusively to the needs of the business gift market. BravoGifts.com provides the highest levels of service to its customers through selection -- the widest selection of business gifts available anywhere; gift advice and services -- advice and information on business gifts, gift searching, unique gift selection tools, and business gift etiquette; and convenience -- everything is centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. in one easily accessible Internet location. The company boasts the broadest collection of brilliant business gifts from executive toys and gadgets, to golf and weekend getaways, theater and sports tickets, and gourmet foods. Founded in 1999, the company has headquarters in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . More information can be obtained by visiting http://www.bravogifts.com or by calling 415/348-0700. |
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