Long Distance Short

Hi everyone, and welcome back to another episode of “Long Distance Short”. Today, we are going to do a corporate gift services overview, and I’m gonna be your host — and interviewee; that’s right, it’s a solo episode with me, Sempronia! I am the, um… I can’t say catch-all anymore for GiftBasketsOverseas.com, but I’ve worked here for nine years, and I’ve filled nearly every role in the company since then. I’ve truly had a very unique experience to get to learn this business from inside out, from nearly every angle, and yes, that includes being a customer!

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Are Gifts Tax Deductible? Long Distance Short is continuing on the quest to unwrap the mysteries behind staying connected through gifts. Natasha, Director of Digital Marketing at Gift Baskets Overseas, has managed to coax a special guest onto today’s episode: the founder, CEO, and Chief Gift Officer at GiftBasketsOverseas.com — Dmitry Peregudov — is here to answer one burning question of the business industry: “Are gifts taxable?” Stay tuned to hear what the man behind the leading international gift basket company has to say about gifts, taxes, and how your company can make the most of each and every gift you send.

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Long Distance Short is finally back! It’s with great excitement that I announce that I am going to be a new host of our podcast and today we are going to kick it off with a customer interview! Our guest today, Amy T, works for a large tech company and has been a long-time customer of Gift Baskets Overseas. Stick around to hear this GBO customer success story and her take on the ups and downs of corporate gift campaigns, and learn just how the Corporate Gift Experts at GBO have made her life easier. Never fret – if you prefer to read about Amy’s adventures we have the transcript ready for you as well!

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I first heard this question reiterated to me by our Sales Team manager as coming from one of the corporate customers of Gift Baskets Overseas. Can gifts really hurt productive work or business relationships? What exactly should one consider to make a gift efficient and help secure a deal or improve loyalty, not decrease it? It’s something gift consultants deal with all the time. Ethical and cultural aspects relevant both for the gift giver and the recipient, what’s appropriate and what can be a bit too much, how to not overstep… So, today we are diving into the topic of corporate gifts to avoid!

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