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Just like the Hallmark channel, we're bringing you Christmas in July! The summer season means now might just be the perfect time to get the ball rolling on planning gifts for the holiday and New Year season. Get your plans out the way now so that you Beat the Holiday Rush, Reduce the inevitable stress that comes in Q3 and Q4 and so you can feel accomplished and organized. Your awestruck clients will say: I don't know how he/she does it.

The road to creating a culture of wellness in the workplace begins with a few simple steps. 

The problem is complicated, but the solution can be simple.

I met with the founder of Lighter & Brighter Wellness, Susan Ahlstrom, to talk about how to bring self care habits into our working lives and encourage staff to do the same. 

Corporate gifts are a thoughtful way to let your clients know that you're thinking about them, enjoy working with them and would like to work with them some more.

For client relationship management the lasting impact of gift giving is a great tool to have in business development and client retention strategies. 

However, many client-centric people struggle with this and get it wrong because they don't have the time to spend on this area, and even if they did it wouldn't be the best use of their time. Or they have rigid opinions about gifting based on how it's always been done. 

In this post we examine 5 myths of business gifting that we often hear and whether they are real or not. 

Can we talk about college admissions for a moment? Those folks know all about being top of mind. They are fully tapped into the power of swag. They know that small RELEVANT gifts are an effective strategy to keep their school top of mind. 

Here The Gift Tailor takes a look at what works well, what doesn’t,  and how you can tap into those strategies to grow your own business.

There I was minding my own business with two kids and a booster seat when a car stopped in the middle of the street. The window wound down and a lady called out “Are you okay? Can I give you a ride?” That would be the first of many offers of kindness, Texas-style.