Do you know that there is such a profession as a ‘Gift Buyer’? If you are looking for a gift for someone, you can contact these people, usually online and they will do the research and work in finding a suitable gift for you and then will send you on a gift for you to present to the recipient. When we recently received a request for help finding a gift for a businessman, we contacted some of these ‘Gift buyers’ to as them how do they go about their task. The answers we got were very interesting.
They all said that when looking for gifts for businessmen, if they did not personally know the proposed recipient of the gift, they would have to rely heavily on talking to the person that is giving the gift. This is similar to trying to buy a present for someone you know, but do not know well. The tip here is to ask around of his friends to see if they can give you some ideas for a gift for him.
The ‘gift buyers’ also suggested not pigeon holing the recipient as a businessman, even though he may go to work in an office each day. He may love a gift of a calculator, a briefcase or a laptop, but he may rather a gift that has nothing to do with business.
The ‘gift-buyer’ will also try to find out about the businessman’s fashion sense. Does he like dressing smartly and being well-groomed, or is it obvious that he would be more comfortable in a jeans and casual shirt. If he is interested in fashion, then he might love a pair of shoes, a tie, or a set of cuff links.
Thinking outside the box they would then look at interesting gadgets that men often like. They say that boys love toys and that men are really just big boys. Some of the best successes they have had in purchasing gifts for businessmen have been fun and wacky gadgets.