Are you planning a corporate event and want to make sure it’s truly memorable? With the help of Coastal Curation’s destination gifting service, you can create an unforgettable experience for your team. From hotel directors to event planners and business owners, here’s why destination gifting should be included in every corporate event plan. it is the perfect opportunity for companies to show their appreciation for employees by providing them with high-quality gifts tailored to the destination, and to remind them of the event long after it has ended. It may seem like a small touch, but it can actually have a huge impact by demonstrating that you care about your employees and that you are willing to invest in making their experiences as unique as possible.  Get in touch today so we can chat about making   your next corporate gathering one that is truly unforgettable!

1. Provide Well-Executed Customized Local Gifts
We are in an age of doing. Today’s businesses look to fuel their local economy and spread goodwill. It’s a win for the business, merchant, and cause. Realtors uniquely represent their local area. The best realtors are ambassadors of their market, well-connected, and provide a wealth of local and regional information. Naturally, client and event gifting for real estate agencies must illustrate these fundamentals – conscious curation.

2. Empower Your Sales and Marketing Spend
Hilton Head Island realtors’ gifts need to be unlike any other gifting as they are part of introducing their clients or prospects to the Lowcountry. Realtors look to us for their destination gifting. Coastal Curation handles realtor closing gifts, open house giveaways, and events. The more engaged or immersive the gift experience, the better for our realtor clients. The real estate market is very competitive in Beaufort County South Carolina. Realtors need to stand out from their competition. Realtors' lives are also tremendously busy. Finding the finest quality local gift, stylizing, packaging, and personalizing is what we do best. Forget scouring or searching for that special something and embracing always knowing what your gift spend amount really improves realtor’s forecasting and budgeting. Our curators diligently work in the background for realtors to provide the highest quality gift service that represents the specific client’s style and interests all carefully sourced from local or regional artisans. Our clients can then focus on other crucial sales and marketing efforts.

3. Build More Than Relationships
It’s truly the “gift that keeps on giving.” Coastal Curation carefully merchandises the realtor’s gifts with complete white-label options. That includes logoed items and products. We endeavor to enrich our realtor-client relationships by establishing new affiliations between the client and local businesses we curate from. We work with small and large companies that are community minded including retailers who donate to local non-profits or support programming to better our community. Today’s consumer values local hand-crafted one of kind products over imported mass-production. We enjoy getting calls from our realtors asking us where their new homeowner can purchase a custom item that was found within their housewarming gift. We then connect a new neighbor to that artisan’s business. What a full-circle experience!

4. Leverage Your Gift ROI
If you know a good realtor, you know they are in real estate for the love of their local community. Successful realtors also wear many hats from sales and financing to admin responsibilities. Working with Coastal Curation as a destination gifting service frees up realtors to do what they excel at – more selling. We routinely hear feedback from our regular realtor partners saying our gifts have wowed and delighted their clients beyond their expectations. Furthering, how our services have eased their burden of work and given them peace of mind. We met realtors prior to working with us, who were overspending and underdelivering with client and event gifting. It is a necessity to be successful in any business to present your clients with a thoughtful thank-you gift to celebrate your relationship. To be consistently confident that your gift is beyond expectations is the ultimate return on your investment.

5. Enlist A Full-Service Dedicated Professional Team 
We initially meet and gain an intrinsic understanding of our client’s brand, style, and vision. Then we communicate throughout the entire gifting process, always ensuring the highest level of service. We like to say we “think outside of the box.” We print note cards, maps, and more. Part of our design options includes all types of versatile packaging paired with in-house professional graphic design to craft your brand’s niche in the market. Not only, will we work with your brand’s colors and standards, but we also showcase new or trending inspirations we believe will highlight your value proposition best within your gifts. Our team spends time at the markets looking for what is new and distinctive. We are humbled by the talent in this extensive artisan and craft community in the Lowcountry. Coastal Curation’s vendor partners communicate regularly on product developments and opportunities on the horizon. Every client is unique, and we work with each realtor or agency to include that perfect something or memorable gift inclusion. 

Our Services
• Custom curation and sourcing
• Design and creative gift strategy
• Custom packaging
• Custom editorial and printing
• Customer support
• Packing and storage
• Fulfillment and shipping
• Ongoing account support

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Hotel giants are rethinking what hospitality means in 2023. Today’s traveler wants a curated experience whether they are staying for two nights or a week. Smart hoteliers are creating offers that add value and goodwill with potpourri of features to select from. Such as partnering with a local winery and adding a non-profit kickback or promoting a local demand generator event with inclusive packaging of food and beverage or weekday resort green wellness and spa activities on property all maximizing the guest experience and value. 

This type of thoughtful and purposeful marketing is enhanced when the guest arrives to a welcome bag amenity that is truly as immersive as the hotel’s promotions. Receiving local snacks and artisan products with the hotel’s brand in mind, the guest will stay curious about exploring the Lowcountry and returning. Best of all they will leave with a memory steeped in southern hospitality.

Our Concierge Choice service is a custom plan where we work with the hotel’s room divisions, general manager, event managers, or sales directors to provide the right amenity for your budget. We curate the welcome and VIP gift bags for arrivals, along with delivery as needed –weekly/monthly/annually. 

Event managers can use as an inhouse source for their clients or pass along our contact information working on a reciprocal referral arrangement. Sales and marketing teams can have standing orders for their monthly calls or account management gifting. We work closely with you to customize each client or event gifting. For example, if we are working with a bride’s welcome amenities, we will stay true to her wedding colors and style. We can design maps, itineraries with custom note cards from the bride. Likewise, sales prospecting gifts can meet the needs of getting that piece of business. If the sales department has a set budget, we will rotate items to keep the gifting in the moment and fresh each month.

All gift designs will be in your brand standards with color, tone, font, and vision. The gifts will have all the essentials (with a few surprise and delight items) made in the Lowcountry region. We have white label products for you to choose from and the right logoed product or promotional item add ins to keep your brand top of mind and in the moment.

We work in the background to keep the spotlight on your hotel’s gifting. Time and simplicity are the ultimate luxuries. Our destination gift services feel-good all-around providing truly unique gifts with minimal work for our clients, higher guest scores and return on investments, all the while supporting small local businesses. Call, text or email to schedule a consultation on your needs.

All it takes is one sunset to the catch lowcountry bug. It’s not just about the dramatic cotton candy skies kissing the horizon while the spartina grasses seemingly sparkle in the dusk skies, sunsets are a coastal Carolina gem not to be missed. The beautiful landscape of the waterways and pristine coastline make the following sunset destinations worthy of visiting more than once. Your first sunset pilgrimage is to Skullcreek Boathouse where the scene welcomes you with southern charm vibes that are refreshingly unstuffy. Kick off the experience with their notorious, “Skull Creek Sunset Cocktail” (why not?). Number two on the list is Harbour Town Lighthouse where you will fall in love with the postcard-perfect lifestyle on the southend of the island. The lighthouse is an iconic symbol of the slow-paced coastal living found here. Climb the 114 stairs to catch the sunset at its finest hour overlooking Daufuskie Island. Next is for the outdoor-oriented at Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge found between the mainland and Hilton Head Island. Featuring bountiful tropical greenery and at the centerpiece you will find an ethereal marshland backdrop something akin to a painting rendered on the lowcountry. Your stroll to sunset paradise on the 14 miles of trails is easily accessible for all ages. Be sure to pack your locally owned Phytogenix® repellent! You absolutely don’t want to pass up the views at our next destination with a variety of stellar restaurants to perch yourself at for the nightly sky show over the coastal waterway at Shelter Cove Marina. The marina is nestled in the mid-island area across from Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort. Fishcamp on the Broad Creek finishes off our top five sunset list with its sanctuary-like location on the famed creek. You will find a sublime outdoor terrace area on the waterway with wicker ceiling fans and an atmosphere always popping with local bands performing. Renowned for its seafood culinary offerings we recommend starting with the grilled oysters. For the active enthusiast, get on the water at Broad Creek with a kayak rental or catch a sunset cruise on Island Hilton Head Boats. If you are looking for more than a visual feast for the eyes and would like the memory captured in a photo with your loved ones, contact Rob Kaufman to book a sunset shoot. We would suggest upping your game by sending that professional photo to local artist Kristen Augustine, where art meets love, to paint your memory into canvas.

The Lowcountry is famous for its award-winning beaches, legendary golf and tennis, and amazing water sports, but did you know that it is also an area rich in history? Significant landmarks from the Revolutionary War, Antebellum,  and Civil War Eras abound in the towns of Hilton Head, Bluffton, and Beaufort. If you’re a history buff or just want something a little more off the beaten path on your vacation, check out these resources. For history on Hilton Head, visit heritagelib.org to schedule a tour of the Zion Cemetery and Baynard Mausoleum. You will see the gravesites of 4 Revolutionary War heroes, you will also see the island’s oldest structure, and much more. Also available is a tour of historic Fort Mitchel named for the General who was integral in shaping Hilton Head History. Both tours feature costumed tour guides that really bring history to life.  Looking for more on the history of Old Town Bluffton? Head to historicblufftonsc.com for a wealth of information including details on how to take a guided tour with audio that will take you past Antebellum homes and historic churches. You can also do a self-guided tour if you prefer. Maps are available on the Hayward House back porch 24/7.  Beaufort is the second oldest town in South Carolina. Established in 1711 it sits on Port Royal Island, one of 65 islands that make up Beaufort County and it is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. There is much to see and do in this little gem of the south…including a visit to some places they say may be haunted! Go to cityofbeaufort.org for the scoop.  Who knows, you might just leave your vacation a bit smarter than you were when you got here!  P.S. We’ll take a look at Savannah and Charleston soon! Subscribe to stay in touch.

Father’s Day this year is June 19th, but believe it or not its road to becoming an official day was anything but smooth sailing. In the early 1900s two women who were inspired by the creation of Mother’s Day tried to get the idea of Father’s Day off the ground. In West Virginia Grace Golden Clayton, the daughter of a minister proposed a service to honor fathers, particularly those who had recently died in a terrible mining accident. In Spokane Sonora Smart Dodd was inspired by her civil war veteran father who also raised her as a single parent to organize an event that saw her delivering presents to handicapped fathers, boys from the YMCA wearing roses in their lapels (red for living fathers, white for those who had passed), and local ministers delivering homilies about fathers.  However, men initially viewed the idea of Father’s Day as too similar to Mother’s Day, making it seem too feminine an idea. Also, at that time in our history society was patriarchal, so many fathers felt a day to celebrate them was rather silly since it was the mothers who were underappreciated.  It wasn’t until 1972 a full 48 years after Mother’s Day became a National Holiday that President Nixon declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day.  Of course today it’s a day to let dad do all the things he loves to do, and the Lowcountry is a perfect place for many of those activities (fishing, grilling, kayaking, etc.) We can help you add just the right spice to his day with local beef jerky and hot sauce from shthatshot.com, bbq sauce from bulliesbbq.com, or perhaps a custom bourbon glass from Burnt Church Distillery.  However you want to honor dad we will make it even more memorable!

May 1st marks the beginning of a very exciting season in the Lowcountry.  It is the official start of Atlantic Loggerhead sea turtle nesting season that runs until the end of October.  Since about only 1 in 100 hatchlings makes it to the gulf stream, we take protecting the nests pretty seriously around here.  During the season it’s lights out on the beach from 10pm to 6am, beach goers are asked to knock down sandcastles and fill in large holes, and only red flashlights are allowed.  All these are measures to make sure mommas can find a safe place to nest and as many babies can find their way to the ocean as possible. Some fun facts about our Loggerheads: female Loggerheads will not return to land until they are ready to lay a nest (at approximately age 30), male Loggerheads never return to land.  Also, the temperature of the next determines the sex of the babies.  Eggs nesting at above 84.2 degrees Fahrenheit will be females, eggs nesting below that temperature will be males.  In other words, “hot chick” and “cool dudes”.  This year’s first nest on Hilton Head Island was spotted on “Cinco de Mayo”.  Incubation period is about 60 days, so if you are on the beach in the early morning hours starting around the 4th of July and beyond, you might be lucky enough to see the babies “boiling” out of their nests…please just sit back and enjoy the sight, and don’t go near the hatchlings.  For more information or ways you can be a part of the exciting season check out seaturtlepatrolhhi.com. 

Mother's Day celebrates motherhood and is a day to make an extra-special effort to recognize and appreciate all those Mothers in our lives whether blood or bond. On May 12th, 1907, Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, PA honored her late mother, who had been a champion of women’s groups, with a memorial church service. On that day, Jarvis wore a white carnation as a tribute to her mother. Within just a few years, most states were observing “Mother’s Day,” and in 1914, it was made a national holiday. In the south, it became the tradition to gift your mother with a corsage on Mother’s Day, white flowers if her mother was no longer with us, and red or pink if you were celebrating together. Now many also honor extraordinary women who represent a mother figure in their life, like an aunt, sister, grandmother, or mentor – while corsages may seem a bit old-fashioned, flowers never go out of style. We assist our clients to show the affection and love you you are eager to convey on Mother’s Day with a modern twist on this southern tradition with our Lowcountry Gratitude gift. The best local beautiful and seasonal flowers, relaxing quality herbal tea, and luxurious bath products all from the Lowcountry will properly pamper her(s) on this special day. 

The 54th RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing on Hilton Head Island, South Caroline is officially a "wrap." Ever since Arnold Palmer became the first winner of the Heritage Golf Tournament, it has become the Lowcountry spring event. After two years of anything but normal, this year’s tournament returned in all its glory and the fans known as “plaid nation” were there with the one of a kind red plaid on. The winner of the golf tournament famously dons the “Heritage Plaid” jacket modeled after the jacket inspired by Sir William Innes, the captain of Society of Golfers at Blackheath in Scotland from the 1790s.  Sir Willie can now be seen around the course as our favorite Scottish mascot, and fans “get their plaid on” as they enjoy not only exceptional golf, but picturesque scenery, and southern hospitality at its finest. When hosting a Heritage Party, our “Southern Soiree” amenities will put your event above par. Think tasteful destination delights from heritageshortbread.com, custom plaid wine one of kind goblets from kristenaugustine.com, or handcrafted oyster shell and bead wine bottle necklaces for island appeal. Keepsakes that will give your guests wonderful memories and have them counting the days until the next RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing! #PlaidNation and warmest congratulations Jordan Spieth on his victory as the 54th golf Champion.