Few stationery items carry the recognition of a Moleskine, and this is the classic large format: approximately A5 at 13 x 21 cm, with 240 lined pages, a hard cover, an inner pocket, a ribbon marker and the elastic band that keeps everything closed in a bag.

The lined pages make it a working notebook rather than a sketchbook, suited to meeting notes, planning and daily logs. The hard cover lets you write standing up, the ribbon returns you to the current page without hunting, and the rear inner pocket takes loose receipts, cards and tickets that would otherwise be lost. The colour range is the widest in this selection, covering black, blue, navy, grey, green, khaki, red, orange, lime, turquoise, purple, brown and white.

Brand recognition is exactly why this is a strong B2B gift: the recipient already knows the value of what they have been handed. It suits executive and board gifting, speaker and panellist thank-you gifts at conferences, and premium welcome kits for senior hires. Professional services firms, universities and design-led companies use it for client gifting, and the colour choice allows a different shade per team or programme.

Branding is applied by debossing the cover or with a printed band, keeping the notebook faithful to its original look. MerchRepublic organises the artwork, sources the colours you need in bulk and delivers finished orders throughout the European Union.