The second thank-you should be easier to arrange than the first.
Once your company has developed a sneaker people want to wear, that design can serve more than a single event. New employees arrive, clients reach milestones, and teams earn recognition throughout the year.
Custom Kiks’ Private Collection Portal lets a company create an approved selection of branded sneakers and offer them to recipients over time. The company funds the program. Each recipient chooses their sneakers, size, and delivery address. Custom Kiks manages production and individual fulfillment.
The design and ordering process are already in place when the next occasion comes along.
WHAT IS AN ONGOING CUSTOM SNEAKER GIFTING PROGRAM?
An ongoing sneaker program gives your company a collection it can use for gifts throughout an established program period.
You develop the footwear around your brand, approve the available options, and arrange a funded quantity of pairs. Recipients receive access when your company chooses to give them a gift.
That might mean welcoming employees as they join, recognizing sales achievements, or thanking clients at meaningful points in the relationship.
The recipients do not all need to order at the same time. The company can plan the program before it knows every recipient’s name, shoe size, or address.
HOW DOES THE PRIVATE COLLECTION PORTAL WORK?
The program begins with the company and Custom Kiks establishing the collection, funding, and fulfillment arrangements.
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Create and approve the collection. We develop the sneaker designs around your branding and work through sample review before making the approved options available.
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Fund the program. Your company prepays a quantity of pairs. We confirm the redemption period, included options, and delivery scope as part of setup.
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Invite recipients when the occasion arises. You share the private collection link and ordering instructions with the people receiving the gift.
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Let each person choose. Recipients select their approved sneakers, use the relevant size chart, and submit their delivery information. The company covers the gift through the program.
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We make and deliver the shoes. Custom Kiks coordinates production, fulfillment, tracking, and support for the individual orders.
For a closer look at the recipient experience, see how our private employee ordering portal works.
A Private Collection brings the company’s sneaker options together in one place. Recipients choose their preferred style and size, enter their delivery details, and Custom Kiks handles production and fulfillment. The collection can support employee welcomes, recognition, and client gifts throughout the program.
WHICH OCCASIONS WORK WELL FOR AN ONGOING COLLECTION?
A reusable collection is useful when the occasion repeats but the people change.
New employee welcomes. Each new hire can choose from the company collection as part of their welcome experience. The team does not need to keep a cupboard of shoes in assorted sizes.
Employee recognition. Managers can offer the gift when someone reaches a service milestone, completes a major project, or earns recognition through an established company program.
Sales achievements. An approved collection can become a recurring reward for qualifying milestones. Your company decides who receives access and when.
Client and partner thank-yous. A relationship milestone can be acknowledged with an invitation to choose a pair. The recipient supplies their size and address directly, avoiding an awkward round of guessing or asking an account manager to collect everything.
The message accompanying the invitation can explain why that person is receiving the gift. The collection provides a consistent experience, while the occasion makes it personal.
CAN RECIPIENTS CHOOSE DIFFERENT SNEAKERS?
Yes. Your collection can contain one signature design or several approved styles and colors.
A person who prefers a simple white sneaker may choose differently from someone who wants a bright high top. Offering approved options lets the company maintain its branding while giving recipients a say in what they will wear.
For Rubicon, Custom Kiks created a private collection of 12 sneaker designs with different silhouettes and color options. Employees could select their preferred pair and submit their own order details.
That existing collection illustrates how company branding and recipient choice can work together. The options for your own program are developed around your audience, design goals, and budget.
DO WE NEED TO BUY AND STORE THE SHOES IN ADVANCE?
No. With the Private Collection model, your company funds a quantity of pairs, and the shoes are made as recipients place their orders.
You do not need to predict the size breakdown months ahead, store finished footwear, or pack and send each gift from your office.
An approved collection is ready for recipients to order from. Each pair still needs production and shipping time after the order is submitted.
If a gift needs to arrive for a specific date, include that requirement in the planning. We can review the schedule for the relevant style and destination.
Our guide to collecting employee shoe sizes without a spreadsheet explains how recipients submit their own sizing information.
HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM AN EVENT ORDER?
An event order is usually organized around a group and a shared deadline. An ongoing collection is organized around occasions that happen over time.
| Planning question | Event order | Ongoing Private Collection |
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| When do people receive the gift? | Around a meeting, launch, or other shared occasion | As individual occasions arise during the program |
| When are sizes collected? | Usually within a defined ordering window | As each recipient is invited and places an order |
| How are the shoes delivered? | Together or to several destinations, depending on the event | Individually under the program’s delivery arrangements |
| What is planned first? | Headcount, design, and required arrival date | Collection, funded quantity, program period, and recipient experience |
These approaches can sit alongside each other. A company might arrange one group order for its annual meeting and maintain a Private Collection for gifts throughout the year.
The right setup depends on how you intend to use the shoes. Our Team Gifts page is a starting point for a defined team occasion, while our corporate gifting programs cover broader employee and client needs.
CAN THIS WORK ALONGSIDE OUR EXISTING MERCHANDISE PROGRAM?
Yes. A company can use a Private Collection specifically for footwear while continuing its other merchandise arrangements.
The invitation to choose sneakers can be part of a welcome email, recognition message, or client thank-you. Recipients then use the collection to make their selection.
Custom Kiks handles the footwear design, sample coordination, production, and fulfillment. Your company decides how the gift fits into its broader program and who receives it.
This can be useful when a company already has its everyday merchandise covered and wants a more distinctive gift for selected occasions.
WHAT DO WE NEED TO GET STARTED?
Start with how you want to use the collection.
Tell us who the gifts are for, the occasions you want to recognize, your approximate number of pairs, and where recipients are based. Share your branding and whether you have one sneaker in mind or would like to offer a choice.
We can then work through the designs, sample review, funding, program period, and delivery arrangements with you.
Plan an ongoing corporate sneaker gifting program with Custom Kiks.
FAQs
Can we give custom company sneakers throughout the year?
Yes. Custom Kiks can create an ongoing Private Collection that recipients access as gifting occasions arise during your program period.
Do all recipients need to order at once?
No. An ongoing program allows recipients to order at different times within the established redemption period. A coordinated event order may instead use a shared ordering deadline.
Does the recipient pay for the gift?
In a company-funded program, the company prepays the agreed quantity of pairs. Recipients follow the supplied ordering instructions to select their gift without paying for the covered pair themselves.
Can we include both employees and clients?
Yes. The collection can be planned for employees, clients, partners, or a combination. Your company determines who receives access.
Do we need everyone’s sizes before setting up the collection?
No. Recipients select their sizes when they order, using the chart for their chosen sneaker. For individual delivery, they also provide their shipping information.
Are the sneakers already made and ready to ship?
The designs are approved in advance, but the shoes are made to order. Allow time for production and delivery after each recipient submits their selection.
Do we need to replace our existing company store?
No. The Private Collection can serve as a dedicated footwear option alongside your existing merchandise program. Recipients access it through a separate collection link.