Of course, you know that the time to send Christmas cards is just around the corner. Or maybe you send Happy Holidays, or something else more generic. But how can you be sure that your card will even be noticed amongst the pile of cards sent out at this time of year?
Some of my clients have decided to send Thanksgiving cards instead of Christmas cards this year. They will use the theme of gratitude and thank their clients or customers for their loyalty and business in the past year. I think it’s a great idea! I told my BNI group last week that I would send Thanksgiving cards to their clients for $1.99, including a custom design, specialty paper and envelope, addressing and postage. That’s how much I believe in this idea. I also completely believe in showing our gratitude to people we have relationships with, whether business or personal relationships.
Remember the statistics that encourage us to contact our clients at least 7 times each year? A Thanksgiving card is unexpected and gratitude produces a warm feeling in their heart.
So think about another way to stand out from the crowd. That’s something I believe we should always consider as business people.
If you think you’re too busy or don’t have enough time to get that kind of project together, think about having your Virtual Assistant do it for you. We’re all set up and ready to get the mailing out on your behalf.
Think about sending Thanksgiving cards instead
October 30, 2007 — brookwatergroup"Virtual DJ"
October 12, 2007 — brookwatergroup
I hope this isn’t too “off topic”, but I’m pretty much hooked on my newest radio station. In fact, the one I call “Background” is playing right now…in the background.
I’m talking about Pandora. You create your own radio station(s), then they choose your music based on the preferences you’ve entered. I have nine stations, each with a different mood and genre. You can even choose to have them play a mixture from a couple of your stations to give your listening a little more variety.
There’s a more technical explanation of Pandora and some quotes from the developer at “The Tech Observer.”
Let me know what you think!
A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
-John Burroughs
