Now is the time to be thinking about holiday gifts for your clients. Gifting is one of the most powerful ways of creating and maintaining relationships and one of the cornerstones to having clients for life. My present to you (hey, Wal Mart has had decorations up for 3 weeks now) so it is not too early is my Gifting Rolodex. Vendors that I use and strongly recommend for their quality. Here they are in no particular order: Gifthopper.com Great selection of food, hand crafted items, promo boxes and some really fun items. So Sweet Pastries: Owned by DSNi Cast Member Aalaa Eldeib, this authentic Lebanese & French bakery ships sweet delicacies throughout the US. The macarons are AWESOME! Red Paper Plane: Hands down the BEST 3D mailers on the planet. Their holiday cards are stunning. Smith Island Cake: Did you know that Maryland has a state cake? Yep, the Smith Island Cake. These "from scratch" cakes have 10 layers of cake and icing. Goode: Everything in Texas is BIG. A great choice of food items and corporate gifts. The pecan pie comes in weighing at least 9 lbs! And comes in a beautiful wooden box. Man Crates: From make your own booze kits, bacon, jerky, sharp knives, to BBQ, grilling sets, cornhole sets and a beef jerky advent calendar. You can even get it "gift wrapped" in concrete. Yes they even include the hammer to break the concrete. You don't need a big list of vendors to create a wow holiday experience for your best clients. Just a bit of imagination.