It’s brilliant that the gift card is digital and works anywhere. No logistics, no shipping costs.
ECIT is a 2,500-person company offering products, services and deep expertise in finance, IT and business solutions. By combining finance and IT, they make it easier for their customers to run forward-looking operations.
Marit Bjerkreim is Managing Director of two ECIT subsidiaries. To show her team that their work is valued, she sends gifts for holidays, birthdays and other occasions.
“Giving gifts to employees is a great way to mark the moments that matter — Christmas, Easter, milestones. It keeps morale high and the team feeling good,” Marit says.
But giving gifts hasn’t always been simple for Marit.
“The team spans different cultures and ages, so finding something everyone enjoys is hard. We used to send sweets — but not everyone likes liquorice.”
Geography has been a challenge too.
“Gift-giving turned into a logistics project that cost more than it was worth. And then there’s shipping on top of that,” she says.
A 500-kroner gift can quickly cost a few hundred more by the time it lands.
A gift card that doesn’t care where you live
Marit already knew Glede from when it was a consumer product. When Glede launched for businesses in December, she knew exactly what she wanted.
“I was after something easy and fast that took the logistics off my plate. Glede was a perfect fit.”
She sums up the three biggest wins:
- A gift card people actually use: “We’ve tried other gift card providers — and several of us never managed to spend the balance. With Glede, the cards actually get used.”
- Efficient: “Glede makes it incredibly easy to send something nice. We had Christmas gifts done in five minutes, without compromising the experience.”
- Geography is a non-issue: “It’s brilliant that the gift card is digital and works anywhere. No logistics, no shipping costs.”
The gift card employees love
After both the Christmas and Easter sends, the positive feedback poured in.
“People love that they can buy exactly what they need,” says Marit.
At Christmas, the gift card was used on everything from a new dog harness to a romantic dinner for two.
Marit has no doubt she’ll keep using Glede. “Glede is our new go-to for gifts at Christmas, Easter, summer, anniversaries, birthdays — anything worth celebrating,” she says.
She’s convinced plenty of other companies would benefit too. “Anyone who wants to save time and stress on gift-giving will get a lot out of Glede. It works for small and large companies alike, especially those with distributed teams,” she finishes.
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