 So the most incredible thing happened to me the other day and I just have to tell you guys about it I am well, I received a client gift and actually a few months back. I did a blog post about Creating the perfect client gift Actually, in fact, I may have done a video as well and if I find it, I'll just put it up in the corner here So anyways, I got a client gift the other day and it's really left an Impression so much of an impression that here. I am talking about it on this week's blog post. So This envelope arrives, right? It's a large envelope from a hotel could be anything now. I've done business with this hotel. In fact We just signed a contract actually two contracts with this particular hotel So it could be copies assigned contracts. Yes hotels still do that Could be a brochure who knows no idea. So open up the envelope did a terrible job of opening up Sorry about that Laurie and anyway inside is Two more envelopes. So this little brown envelope. This is Leanne. Open me first. Okay, so already I'm intrigued and I'm like, do I really open this one first or Do I jump to the second one that says can you read that? I'll tell you what it says. It says open second All right, so I open up the first one every Every ounce of my body says you should open the second one first kind of like Christmas, right? Let's cheat and see what's in the second one, but no I open the first card first and here's what's inside So it's a thank-you card From my friend. You Laurie. Yeah on this ski. She's the sales manager at the Delta Bezboro in Saskatoon where this envelope of goodies came from and the hotel where I just recently Signed two contracts or rather I two clients signed contracts with this property. So here's the note from Laurie Leanne, I wanted to send something to say thank you for all the business you have done for me and the hotel I truly appreciate working with you and your clients. I have to tell my clients that too my friend and old boss Doug works at Cedar Creek Winery and said for you to call him directly on his personal phone as he will do the tour for you Laurie and she's got Doug's phone number on here and then her card So then I open this second envelope Because I already think I know what's coming and when she know it it is a gift certificate for complimentary tour and tasting at Cedar Creek winery in Kelowna With a gift card for a bottle of wine at Cedar Creek So to back up I don't live in Saskatoon. I live in Kelowna, BC It's a horrible place. It's God forsaken place where you're surrounded by Lakes and wineries and orchards and it's terrible, but I took one for the team and moved my Family out here a couple years ago. I love wine. I'm sure Laurie knows this We probably had a few too many glasses of wine when we were doing the site tours of her hotel So she sends me this gift which is incredibly creative for one She created suspense by pairing these two envelopes together She made it so incredibly personal. She knows how much I love wine She knows I'm gonna go apeshit over this So it's so personal and then I think the final touch which really kind of sent it over the edge for me Was the exclusivity of it, right? I've got this Winery jam's phone number and I just it just makes made me feel so special and Anyways, there's a thousand of things that Laurie could have done To say thank you for the business And I'll be honest There's probably a ton of ideas that would have been just as impactful It could have been something from her hotel even something from the destination of Saskatoon There could have been a plethora of things that would have made me feel equally as warm inside but I just had to share with you how Incredibly thoughtful and creative and individual This particular client gift was and to say, you know what this is actually possible. We can as Friends of our meeting planner clients. We can appreciate the business they they give to us by providing them with Simple experience like this that is just so personal and lets them know how much we appreciate Their partnership in this meetings industry. So anyways, that's my story for today Laurie you probably didn't expect this to turn into a blog post and a video, but I can't thank you enough It was just it really is one of the sweetest things that anyone's ever given to me in this business And I can't thank you enough. So for those of you who are looking for ideas for client gifts I'm gonna leave my Blog post from a few months below in this post and then of course I've added a new Blog post today with some new content and ideas based on my experience this past week So you can also find a couple client gift tips and tricks on my free download How to attract a meeting planner's business and you can find that over on my website at Leanne Calderwood calm So I hope you enjoy check those posts out and I'll see you next time. Bye for now