The days remaining in 2017 are few, and 2018 is just around the corner -- things you undoubtedly know already.
But here's something you may have forgotten about: There's not much time left to finish up your holiday shopping. (Gasp! We know.)
Maybe you're a marketer looking to complete your wish list. Or, maybe you've got a team of marketers you want to make smile.
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To help you out, I've searched the internet far and wide (it's kind of what I do), and found you some of this year's best gifts for marketers.
Without further ado ...
17 Last-Minute Gift Ideas for Your Favorite Marketers
1) Send a Starbucks eGift Card
Once upon a time, Starbucks offered a Tweet a Coffee program, which was retired after testing it in beta. I tried it for the first time earlier this season when Emily Maxie, B2B tech marketer at Very said something nice about our social media tool. I was really thrilled and just wanted to do something nice in return. Tweeting a coffee was an easy, hassle-free way to surprise co-marketing partners, customers, or others. Plus, it was almost instantaneous, so it was a savior for last-minute shoppers.
— Tweetacoffee (@Tweetacoffee) November 21, 2013
Although that program has been retired, there's still a good alternative: Send a Starbucks eGift Card. Just add a personal message and the amount you'd like to give, enter an email address, and hit "send."
Where to get it: Starbucks
Cost: Buyer's choice
2) Blogging Fuel Mug
As comedic writer Dave Barry once explained, "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity."
Not only is this mug a good way to keep your favorite marketer sufficiently caffeinated, but its message is also on point. Around here, at least, our marketers love creativity -- but we also love precision. And, we love the written word. So when this mug came across our radar ...
Source: Amazon
... we knew it had to make this list.
Where to get it: Amazon
Cost: $14.95 + $4.95 shipping
3) "Eat. Sleep. Blog." T-Shirt
This is a pretty great gig we all have. Sure, there are seemingly unattainable lead goals and endless writing deadlines. But think about it for a moment: Every day, we get to get up and figure out how to capture people's fascination. It's an amazing job.
This shirt summarizes that sentiment nicely.
Source: Amazon
Oh, and it's really comfortable for blogging.
Where to get it: Amazon
Cost: $17.39
4) HubSpot Fleece-Lined Winter Hat
We're not sure how the weather looks in your neck of the woods, but around the holiday season, it starts to get cold where HubSpot is headquartered, in Boston.
It's sweater weather. Hat weather. Fleece-lined hat weather, to be specific.
Luckily, HubSpot has a hat for that.
And while you're at it, check out these other last minute gifts online from the HubSpot Shop:
Where to get it: HubSpot Shop
Cost: $15
5) "But First, Coffee." T-Shirt
It's best to wear your priorities on your sleeve ... er ... torso. This cozy T-shirt puts your working style out in the open. In fact, it may double as a signal for the best way to bribe you for extra work.
Don't work in a jeans-friendly office? Nothing a blazer and nice pants can't fix (she writes as if she has actual fashion sense.)
Where to get it: Skreened
Cost: $29.99
6) Mophie Smartphone Case
A few years ago, a group of HubSpotters got these cases while working long hours at the INBOUND. But they're not just any cases -- they're Mophie smartphone cases.
Mophie is a smartphone cover that also doubles as extra battery life.
Source: Mophie
They're a little clunkier than the standard phone case, but they can extend your phone's life by 100% or more. If you know a marketer who is often working on the road.
Where to get it: Mophie
Cost: About $100, depending on variety
7) Book Cover Laptop Case
Rumor has it writer Jorge Louis Borges used to sleep surrounded by books. He'd crawl into bed with stacks of them on either side. His last scent before sleep would be that of open pages and intricately worded lines.
Source: Twelve South
This isn't quite as poetic, but it's close.
This laptop cover would be a good fit for the bookworm on your team.
Where to get it: TwelveSouth
Cost: About $80
8) Subscription to a Streaming Music Service
Okay, so music may not make you smarter, but it does make you happier. And isn't delight what we're really after here?
Many marketers already listen to streaming music while they work, but without a subscription, that streaming music is typically limited or interrupted by commercials.
Buying your marketing friend a subscription to a streaming music can get rid of all the commercial interruptions and just leave them with good working music. We're inbound marketers -- thus, we hate commercial interruptions.
Here are a few options:
- Pandora: $54.89
- Spotify: $9.99/month for Premium
- Apple Music: Plans start at $4.99/month
- Google Play Music: Plans start at $9.99/month
9) @TwitterName Necklace
It might be a bit excessive, but it's also kind of awesome. Here's a online gift delivery for the social media strategist who has single-handedly grown your company's Twitter following from 15 to 500 and beyond.
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