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'Tis the season for joy and giving! Now that Thanksgiving has passed, you can start thinking about the best part of the year. Whether you celebrate, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Festivus, there's no denying you're on the hunt for the perfect gifts for your family and friends. Chances are, you'll have a content marketer in one of the Secret Santa gift exchanges you'll be taking part in this December. As a content marketer myself, I know we are a unique breed and are always searching for the latest gadgets to make our jobs easier and to get our creative juices flowing. To get you ready for the holidays, I put together a list of the best gifts to buy a content marketer on your nice list this year.
Gift #1: Laser Projection Bluetooth Virtual Keyboard
As content marketers, we sometimes get spontaneous bouts of creativity and urges to write, no matter where we are or what we're doing. Instead of aimlessly searching for a piece of paper and a pen, or getting our laptops charged and out of our bags, this small black laser device projects a keyboard for use on any flat, opaque surface. A full sized keyboard will appear and your content marketer friend will be able to start typing away, and even hear typing sounds while doing it. Using this device, which is smaller than a matchbox makes typing up to 350 characters per minute possible, by simply connecting any device like an iPad, laptop, iPhone, smartphone, or tablet via bluetooth. This gift will put the content marketer in your life on the right track to composing the blogs of his or her dreams!
Gift #2: U BOARD SMART - Monitor Stand and Multi-function Board
This gift is the perfect desk accessory for your fellow content marketer. It's a tray table especially designed to protect the content marketer's two favorite work items: her mouse and keyboard. The tray slides over the keyboard and is elevated, holding special spots for each of the other important content marketer possessions: a pen, a pad of paper, cell phone, and coffee. There is even a drink holder on the side to ensure there is no spilling onto any important computer components.
Gift #3: Green Creative Table Glass Clip / Folder-Type Cup Holder
This is another type of cup holder that clips right on to the side of your content marketer's desk. Again, this avoids any spilling on their important work and brainstorming equipment. Additionally, it is easily portable, easily used for travel and on many types of desks.
Gift #4: Aqua Notes
Waterproof notes?! Yes, you read that right. Content marketers are always thinking and in a place like the shower, we can come up with some of our best ideas. A shower is the place where someone really has time to think. What happens if we have a brilliant idea and nowhere to write it down? With Aqua Notes, this would never happen. These waterproof notepads even come with a pencil and a suction cup holder for storage. Soggy paper won't be an issue and important ideas will be saved for later.
Gift #5: "My Content Brings All The Leads To The Yard" T-Shirt
If you're Secret Santa recipient is a content marketer, there is no doubt that they will love this t-shirt. Content composition is their lifeblood and they are proud of it. What better way for them to boast about their achievements than with a t-shirt that exclaims, "My content brings all the leads to the yard"? Even Kelis will be jealous of this shirt with a play on her famous lyrics. Who needs milkshakes when you have content?
Gift #6: Idea Paint
Every content marketer should have idea paint as a tool for their work. There is no better way to brainstorm and get their thoughts organized than writing on a clean white wall with markers. Your gift recipient will be thanking you for years after you paint a wall in their house with this fun idea paint. Drawing out campaigns and thinking of blog post ideas will never look so easy and colorful.
Gift #7: The Storymatic Classic
The Storymatic is literally six trillion stories in one tiny box. Storytelling is the foundation of creating digestible and inspiring content, and the content marketers in your life know this. By giving them Storymatic, you'll be providing them with the power to create inspiring and detailed content with a lens they may not have looked through without this tool. Storymatic is versatile and can be used at get-togethers as a game, as a writing tool, or to spark some creativity in the lives of content creators. One thing is for sure, this gift will get you and your content marketing friends listening, laughing, and enjoying your imaginations.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and we hope after reading this post you've learned exactly what kind of gifts to buy for the content marketers in your life. Storytelling, attracting, converting, and delighting visitors-- these are not easy tasks. That's why it's important to give the gift of imagination and inspiration this holiday season. Your fellow content marketers will thank you, in fact they might even be inspired to write a story about you!