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Posted by admin at 8 September , 2009

Can you hear them? Not too far away you can faintly hear the jingle of approaching sleigh bells. Yes, the holidays are on their way! The holiday season is an important time of year for most companies. Many depend on these next few months to generate a large amount of the total yearly sales numbers.

Rather than stress and worry, get started now taking advantage of these seasonal opportunities. Consider this…

* The holiday season has already begun. Take advantage of the building momentum by offering discounts and specials now. Capture the spirit of the upcoming season by being proactive and capturing a sale before your consumer has a chance to look elsewhere.

* Prepare for the holiday rush by involving everyone in the planning process. The holidays can be stressful at work and at home so lay the groundwork now that will help see you, your business associates and your family through the holiday season. Feeling a part of the team can be a great energizer.
Teamwork Holiday Cards
* Offer holiday specials. Bundle poorer performing products with something new and fresh. Clean out inventory to make way for the new. Everyone is looking for a bargain, especially this year. Think creatively for a win-win offering.

* Strengthen your business and personal relationships by sending holiday cards. Reconnect, strengthen or form new partnerships by remembering associates, customers, friends and family with the simple gestures of thoughtfulness holiday cards can bring. Buy them personalized with pre-printed envelopes to save time and effort and for a professional look.
International Holiday Greetings
* Remember to keep your priorities straight. Recognize what is important and don’t stress the small stuff! The holidays should be enjoyable as well as productive.

Let the Holidays begin!

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Posted by admin at 27 August , 2009

Now is a great time to plan ahead for the holidays so you can actually enjoy them when they roll around. With a bit of holiday proactivity, there is much you can check off your holiday to do list now. Consider these work ahead suggestions:

* Purge excess decorations. Go ahead and get into the holiday spirit now by going through all those boxes of decorations in the attic. Recycle or trash all those broken or old or just plain ugly decorations you know you’ll never miss now.
Holiday Decorations
* Plan your holiday parties. Budgets are tight this year so go ahead now and begin planning how you or your company will celebrate the holiday season. You don’t have to break the bank to have a fun party everyone will enjoy. Check this CardsDirect blog in the future for budget friendly party ideas.

* Update your mailing lists. Pull out last year’s holiday cards mailing lists and confirm addresses, refreshing those that have changed during the past year.

* Go ahead and order your holiday cards now. For the best selection and to avoid rush shipping charges, go ahead and place your greeting card order as soon as possible. Think about it, what is going to change between now and Christmas anyway? Get it done now and you’ll have one less thing to worry about later.

* Address envelopes. Now that you have your cards, you can go ahead and address the envelopes and set them aside. Then all you’ll have to do is drop them in the mail. Again, one less thing to do so that you will have more time for other holiday related activities, like decorating!
Pre-addressed Envelopes
Any other ideas for holiday proactivities you’d like to suggest?

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Posted by admin at 18 August , 2009

Can you believe the holiday season is right around the corner?! Now is the perfect time to start thinking about what photographs you would like to include on your holiday photo greeting cards. Go ahead and start digging through those fun family photographs you’ve accumulated throughout the year, especially those taken on summer vacation. Or, make plans to gather everyone together for a family photo shoot before the busy holiday season kicks in.
Holiday Photo Holder Cards
Go ahead and pick out photo holiday card designs you like and plan your photos around it if you want. Or, consider unique holiday photo holder cards designed so that you can tape or glue your favorite photograph in place. Either makes great holiday greetings that will remain treasured keepsakes forever!
Holiday Photo Cards

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Posted by admin at 7 August , 2009

2009 CardsDirect Holiday Card Catalog
I’m excited! Our 2009 CardsDirect Holiday Catalog is being printed and it looks great! In it is a sampling of the over 2,000 card designs offered online. We certainly do have a wide selection this year with new card designs in every category and many unique formats you just have to see to believe! Check out the amazing new Holiday Cards!

If you’re not already on our mailing list and want to make sure you receive a catalog, order one online now by clicking here and you’ll receive one hot off the press. Be sure and click the box just above the submit button so you will be sure to receive email discounts in the future. You will also get to take advantage of our promotional discount included on the catalog itself.

Watch your mailbox. Our catalogs should be in homes and offices soon. I’m looking forward to the holiday cards season and hope you are too!

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Posted by admin at 3 August , 2009

We have a winner for our $100 Shopping Spree Giveaway! Drumroll, please . . . . and the winner is . . . Tamara McDonald of Dallas, Texas! Tamara’s name was drawn from all those who participated by posting a comment about the cards they enjoyed finding on CardsDirect.com.

Tamara posted the following, “I would get holiday cards! I send out about 150 every year, so this would be a great help!”

Photo Birth Announcement The comments touched on just about every card category offered on the site. Many favored our new line of birth announcements with comments like, “There are so many cute birth announcements it is hard to choose! My sweet baby boy is a week old today and I’d love to send out the Centered Photo Birth Announcement PC5660.”

Others liked our Recycled Cards- “Luv the Vines Growing Recycled Thank You Card. Has the girly scrolling vines and a retro vibe.” Thank You Card

Photo Cards had a strong following too. “Love the Wildlife Print Photo Card to use for so many different occasions.”

Photo Cards

And, as with Tamara, others are excited about our new line of Holiday Cards. “I love cards and I love giving fun and unique cards. I would love to send out some of those cute Christmas cards this year! :)

Go to www.hostessblog.com and type CardsDirect in the Search box to see all the entries and watch this CardsDirect.com/blog for future Surprise Giveaways! Congratulations, Tamara!

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Posted by admin at 24 July , 2009

CardsDirect Christmas in July Sale
Save an additional 10% on prices already marked down 10% – 40% plus FREE Ground Shipping!

It’s not too early to be thinking about Christmas and the holiday season just around the corner! Perhaps you would enjoy getting a jump on the hectic season by pre-addressing your holiday cards while you lounge by the pool!

Well now you can and with a 10% savings as well as Free Ground Shipping by ordering your holiday cards online today at www.CardsDirect.com. Take advantage of our Christmas In July sale now through 8/2/09 and you will be able to check  Order Holiday Cards off your to-do list early!

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Posted by admin at 21 July , 2009

Hard to believe, but the holiday season is fast approaching! Being in the personalized greeting cards business, we are gearing up now for our busiest season of the year– holiday cards sales! To make room for the new, it is out with the old. But nothing is tossed that can possibly be repurposed or recycled as we are also proud of our efforts to protect the environment! Here are a few snaps of cleaning day at CardsDirect.
Cleaning Day Please Recycle Filing
We’re in the process of adding hundreds of new card designs to our site and exhibiting them on our office walls. Labeled, sorted, categorized and filed, we are quite excited to see the beautiful and unique designs being added this holiday season.
CardsDirect Corporate Offices Holiday Greeting Card Designs Greeting Cards Displayed

Although not a retail outlet, we are proud of our offices and believe that a cluttered office leads to a cluttered mind. A cluttered mind is not a good thing when the details are so important, as they are to our consumers. So, as we clean up, toss, recycle, file and organize to better serve you, our customers, we encourage you to do the same to prepare for your own upcoming holiday rush!

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Posted by admin at 7 July , 2009

Greatest Car SalesmanForbes called him the consummate salesman. Fortune Magazine praised him in their article, “The Art of Selling”. Newsweek called him “something special”. He received the title of Greatest Car Salesman by the Guinness Book of World Records. Who is this sales legend? Joe Girard is his name. Joe sold automobiles. He sold big ticket items one at a time, selling 1,425 cars in his best year. How did he do it? One of his secret weapons was greeting cards!
Business Appreciation Thank You Cards
Joe sent out an average of 13 cards every year to each of his clients. He would send one card a month and holiday cards in December. He hired two assistants to help and remembered customers with birthday cards, anniversary cards and any celebratory occasion you can think of from Halloween to Groundhog Day.

He knew that business greeting cards inspired customer loyalty and proved that by keeping his name in front of his customers, they would be motivated to refer him to their friends as well as return when they needed another car.

Why not try it yourself and experience success just like Joe!

{source: Biztactics}

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Posted by admin at 12 March , 2009

Holiday CardsI was surprised to learn yesterday that Christmas card orders are still rolling in. Not as many as in September or October but there are businesses out there buying their Thanksgiving cards and Holiday cards now. Why, I wondered? To use their budgeted funds before they are possibly cut!

That seems to make sense to me. Some wise people are planning ahead and are sure to win praise later in the year when they announce that the holiday cards have already been bought and paid for, thereby assuring their valued clients and business associates that business is good and you can still afford to send cards this year.

So, go ahead and place your greeting card orders now. Lighten up your mood by looking at snowflakes, trees, wreaths and colorful ornaments while picking out the perfect holiday cards in the Spring. You’ll be way ahead of the game this year!

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Posted by admin at 12 January , 2009

As we did last year, CardsDirect is now accepting your unused greeting cards. We sort and send those that can be reused to non-profit organizations that can make use of them. This is a great way to de-clutter your surroundings as well as do something nice that will benefit others and the environment.

We can accept printed and unprinted cards as many charities will take the front of the cards and paste them on blanks or use them for craft projects. Christmas and holiday cards, unused birthday cards and sympathy cards; all are welcome. For those cards that are not in the best of shape or suitable for reuse we will deliver them to an approved recycling center.

If interested, send all your unwanted greeting cards, with or without envelopes, to:

CardsDirect Recycling and Reuse Program
200 Chisholm Place, Suite 220
Plano, TX 75075

Click here for more information on the CardsDirect Recycled and Reuse Program.

And, if you are or know of deserving non-profit organizations that may be interested in these donated cards, let us know.

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