[Editor’s Note: Due to popular demand, Rebecca Haynes is back with us to provide gift ideas for the discriminating PR pro. And in accord with the PR News Pro Salary Survey, Rebecca has listed few gifts that cost more than $40.]
24/7 Inspiration: PR pros are known for coming up with creative ideas, but not always in the office. We might be in bed, at happy hour or in the shower! To help keep those ideas top of mind, get your PR pal an Aqua Waterproof Notepad so those ideas don’t get lost down the drain. Just $7 at: myaquanotes.com
The Ultimate Happy Hour Game: If your PR pro is tired of playing Cards Against Humanity and wants something fresh to bring to the office, this is the perfect gift. Exploding Kittens is a fun, risky card game that will reveal the humorous side in any colleague. $19.99 at: marblesthebrainstore.com
For the Daily Commute:
What’s better than being a PR pro? Being a PR pro and an influencer. Digital Influencer: A Guide to Achieving Influencer Status Online by John Lincoln says, “Too often, people believe that influencers are born, not made, and that we can’t learn how to do what they do. Wrong!” Help your PR pal become the next big influencer of 2017. $12.99 at: amazon.com
Networking Like a Boss: Everyone knows networking is a huge part of a PR pro’s job. They must be on constant lookout for new clients, recruits, influencers and journalists. Help your PR pro stay on top of the networking game with a personalized business card holder. $14.00 at: etsy.com
Fit and Fabulous: We know PR pros work long hours. At the end of the day most are trying to squeeze in time for a run or brisk walk. Help your favorite PR pro by providing a FitBit Flex to track and monitor their fitness goals. $79.95 at: fitbit.com
Media Guru: What PR pro isn’t obsessed with social media? Snap Inc. this year launched its first hardware product: a pair of sunglasses that allows you to shoot first-person bursts of circular wide-angle videos that result in a more life-like Snapchat experience. And they charge in their case. Available only from bots. $130 at: support.spectacles.com.
Blast From the Past: Projectors are back in tech-fashion and just in time for the holidays. You can finally start projecting videos directly from your phone. When your PR pro gets back from holiday vacation this winter they’ll be able to show their colleagues and friends what they’ve been up to in style! $28.00 at: uncommongoods.com
Always Blue: If your PR pro is a fan of the HBO series Silicon Valley, this toy from Office Playground is the perfect gift. The Switch Pitch changes color mid-air when it’s being tossed. Don’t forget to remind players to chant “always blue” as they throw it in the air just like the Pied Piper crew does on Silicon Valley. $9.49 at: officeplayground.com
Holiday Reading: Google Analytics has been on every PR pro’s mind this year because, among other things, it’s the tool that caters to ROI for PR and marketers alike. This 500-page book will give your PR pro the insight needed to leverage their innate talent for SEO and analytics. (Yes, we’re being sarcastic here.) In truth, this book will keep your PR pro sated for a few weeks until the columns of Katie Paine and Margot Savell return to PR News Pro. Hardcover, $32.01, at: Amazon.com
The Final Rose: The majority of watercooler discussions at PR shops center around popular reality TV series The Bachelor. In celebration of the series’ return in January, why not get your PR pro their very own Bachelor videogame where they get to sabotage contestants and fight for the coveted final rose. $4.78 at: amazon.com.
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