Corporate gifting
This holiday, keep the gift local.
Send your team and clients one gift card they spend at the St. Louis spot they love. One order, one dashboard, every recipient covered.
No platform fee. Local gifts billed on selection.
They choose the spot
Restaurants, shops and experiences
Billed on selection
Local gifts, no platform fees
Branded to you
Logo, colors, message or CEO video
Every employee covered
Outside STL? 800+ brands
Why local matters
Your gift budget can stay in St. Louis.
The St. Louis region spends about $2 billion a year on gift cards. Roughly 90% of it goes to national and global brands and leaves the neighborhoods it came from. GiftBetter turns the same budget into revenue for the local businesses that make St. Louis feel like home.
~$2B
spent on gift cards in the St. Louis region each year
~90%
of it leaves the local community
#1
requested holiday gift*
48%
stays local at independents, vs. under 14% at chains†
*19 years running, National Retail Federation holiday consumer survey. †Civic Economics local multiplier studies, via the American Independent Business Alliance.
How it works
One list in. A gift everyone actually uses.
You send it once. Each person picks their hometown favorite. You see it all land.
Upload your list by spreadsheet or API. Add your logo, colors, a message or a short video from your CEO.
Why companies gift better
Personal for them. Simple for you.
A gift they choose
They pick the place, so it becomes a night out they wanted, not a balance they forget.
Billed on selection
Local gifts are billed when each person picks their spot, not upfront. No platform fee, per-gift fee or subscription.
Looks like it came from you
Your logo, colors and note on every unwrap. Add a CEO video or custom printed cards.
10 people or 10,000+
Same order flow for a small team or the whole company. Ship printed cards in bulk or to employees’ homes.
Real-time reporting
SSO-verified delivery and one dashboard showing who received and picked what.
Impact you can name
Your gifting budget becomes revenue for St. Louis businesses, and your report shows it by category and neighborhood.
One card. Their pick of the city.
Restaurants, shops, wellness and experiences across St. Louis, with new local favorites joining every week.
Compare
Better than a one-size-fits-all card
| Feature | GiftBetter | Prepaid card | National brand card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where they spend it | Their pick of local St. Louis spots | Almost anywhere | One brand |
| Fees to send | $0 | Purchase fee on every card | Usually none |
| Expiration | Never | Card expires; fees can apply | Varies by brand |
| Your branding | Logo, colors, message, CEO video | Generic | Generic |
| Tracking | Real-time delivery and selection | None | None |
| Dollars that stay in St. Louis | Most of it | Little | Little |
Where they spend it
GiftBetter: their pick of local spots
Prepaid card: almost anywhere · National brand card: one brand
Fees to send
GiftBetter: $0
Prepaid card: purchase fee on every card · National brand card: usually none
Expiration
GiftBetter: never
Prepaid card: expires, fees can apply · National brand card: varies
Branding and tracking
GiftBetter: your brand, real-time dashboard
Prepaid and national brand cards: generic, untracked
Dollars that stay in St. Louis
GiftBetter: most of it
Prepaid and national brand cards: little
St. Louis companies gifting better this season
- Your logo here
Beyond St. Louis
Team outside St. Louis? Same order.
Recipients outside a GiftBetter market choose from 800+ gift cards in 80 countries through our partner Bonfyre. One program, one report for everyone.
800+
gift cards
80
countries
1
dashboard
Questions
The short answers
Local gifts are billed on selection, when each recipient picks their spot, not upfront when you send. There’s no platform fee, per-gift fee or subscription. Custom printed cards are priced separately.
