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Now that you’ve selected the perfect business holiday cards to send to your valued customers, business associates and friends, you will want to pay special attention to the way these are addressed. 2. Hand address. A hand addressed envelope stands apart from the usual junk mail. Many will open this envelope first. The recipient will appreciate the extra time and effort it took to hand-address their card. There is no need for one person’s handwriting on all of them so use several helpers if you need to. Just make sure their hand writing is acceptable! If budget allows, a hired calligrapher really adds a touch of elegance to your holiday mailing. 3. Accurate mailing list. Make certain your mailing list has the names spelled correctly. Avoid adding the person’s title as this may have changed and is not really necessary. Do spell out the company name and street address and use the more formal name such as Mr. Robert Hall, Jr. instead of Bob Hall. 5. Quick-stick envelopes. You may also want to purchase quick-stick envelopes. It is a time saver and a more professional presentation and you’ll not need sponge and water which can get messy. 6. Use postage stamps. Although metered mail is easy, use postage stamps for your holiday cards. Select holiday stamps that suit your company’s image. Holiday cards are warmly appreciated and let your recipients know that they are valued. Displayed throughout the season, your thoughtfulness is sure to be returned in kind. Tags: business holiday cards, CardsDirect, Christmas Cards, corporate-holiday-cards, envelope addressing, envelopes, Greeting Cards, hand addressing, Holiday Cards, personalized cards, Postage Stamps, quick stick envelopes Holiday cards are a great way to strengthen existing business partnerships and encourage new ones. Holiday cards help you stay connected with friends and family too. Whether for business or pleasure, here are some points of etiquette to be considered before this year’s cards go in the mail. Take advantage of this marketing opportunity and send professional best wishes for the holiday season in style. The minimal expense and effort is certain to be rewarded throughout the year ahead. Tags: Calendar Cards, CardsDirect, Christmas Cards, corporate-holiday-cards, custom printed cards, die cut cards, front imprint cards, Greeting Cards, happy holidays cards, Holiday Card Etiquette, personalized greeting cards, quality cards, seasons greetings cards
So don’t forget to remember the entire family when addressing those envelopes and remember these pointers: If you know the individuals by name on an informal basis, go ahead and list them all. For example: The more formal treatment would be: For something in between you could use: Rules of thumb: Party, did someone mention a party?! Count me “and Family” in! Tags: addressing envelopes, CardsDirect, christmas card etiquette, Christmas Cards, Holiday Card Etiquette, Holiday Cards, holiday party invitations, party invitations
1. Offer special discounts and promotions. Everyone is looking for ways to save this year and you may be able to capitalize on volume sales by offering a promo code or gift with purchase that will actually generate profits. 2. Send Holiday Cards. Keep your company name in front of your customers and business associates by sending personalized and custom imprinted holiday cards. Front imprint cards are great for a unique visual presentation and staying connected with current and past customers is vital. Maybe you would even like to consider including a promo code or special offer printed right on the card itself as a special added bonus. 4. Appreciate your employees. Take this opportunity to let your employees know how much they mean to your business. A holiday office party doesn’t have to be an expensive extravaganza. A potluck can be just as fun. And don’t forget to add each employee to your holiday cards list. Enjoy the holiday season while remaining thankful and positive. The holidays can be stressful for some but if approached with a positive attitude and viewed as an opportunity for personal improvement and business growth, you are certain to reap rewards for your efforts throughout the coming New Year! Tags: Business Christmas Cards, business holiday cards, CardsDirect, Christmas Cards, corporate-holiday-cards, hanukkah cards, happy holiday cards, holiday party invitations, party invitations, season's greeting cards Dear Ms. Cards Etiquette, First Lisa, I think it is great that you are sending greeting cards and are concerned about signing them properly. There is nothing quite as nice as receiving a thoughtful greeting card that is hand signed and sent as a lovely surprise. When it comes to signing the card, the rules are not quite as formal as they once were. Conventional etiquette dictates that the man’s name goes first, then the wife and then the children, from oldest to youngest. However, it is perfectly acceptable to put the woman’s name first, especially if she is the one most closely connected to the recipient. For example, if a woman was to send a birthday card to her mother, she could sign it … Love, Mary, David, Katie and Sam.
Of course the nicest greetings are those that are individually hand signed by all who know the recipient. And, a short note added with each signature makes the recipient feel just that much more special. There is really no absolute right or wrong way to sign a greeting. It is the effort and thoughtfulness in sending it that will be noticed and appreciated. Tags: Birthday Cards, business greeting card etiquette, Greeting Card Etiquette, Greeting Cards, Holiday Cards Dear Ms. Cards Etiquette, I mailed out photo Christmas cards with a short letter about our family. One of my recipients emailed me a photo Christmas card that they obviously mailed to others. Is this appropriate? Anonymous Dear Anonymous, Certainly, Ms. Cards Etiquette is a big proponent of sending written correspondence when you’re able to do so. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: written correspondence stands out in this email and electronic world. In this situation, however, I’d say you just don’t know the whole story behind this particular mailing. There are many reasons this person may have decided not to send their photo card via mail. Maybe they didn’t have your postal address. Maybe they were really concerned you would not receive the Christmas card in time. Maybe this person was simply out of cash and couldn’t afford enough cards for everyone on their list, but still wanted to send something. Maybe. Maybe. Maybe. The point is, you don’t know. And honestly, it doesn’t matter. This person was thinking of you during the holiday season, and did send you a card. If he/ she asks about it, or you see them the next time, simply thank them for the e-card and move on. Life’s too short to sweat the small stuff, and you can only control your own actions, and not those of other people. Tags: Christmas-photo-cards, Holiday Card Etiquette, holiday-photo-cards, photo-card-etiquette Dear Ms. Cards Etiquette Christmas isn’t even here yet, and I’m already dreading writing thank you notes. I’m a horrible procrastinator, and thank you cards are one of my least favorite things to do EVER. I’d rather send emails, but I know that’s probably not OK. Is there anything I can do to make thank you notes more fun? Dreading in Dearmont I really do feel for you … thank you notes used to be my least favorite thing to do in the world, except washing dishes! But there are some ways to make it more bearable, and maybe even fun. Here are a few
Believe me, if I eventually learned to write my thank you’s properly and promptly, anyone can! Tags: Holiday Card Etiquette Dear Ms. Cards Etiquette Christmas is almost here, and I know some of my relatives will send me gifts I totally don’t like. How can I write a thank you card for something I hate? Please help! Alex Alex, everyone has those relatives that give gifts that make you think they’ve never met you before. I once had a relative give me a sweater I would never wear in public, but I had my Mom take a photo of me wearing it to include in the thank you card (and you better believe I smiled!). But really, the thank you notes don’t have to be that hard! Forget all about actually thanking them for the actual gift … Here’s the trick: Don’t say thank you for the gift. Thank them for thinking of you, thank them for the time they spent choosing a gift. You don’t even have to mention the actual present. Remember, it really is the thought that counts sometimes. Some people just aren’t good at picking out gifts, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t try … and it’s the trying you’re really saying “thank you” for! Tags: Holiday Card Etiquette, holiday-thank-yous, Thank You Cards Dear Ms. Cards Etiquette My company is having a holiday party for our local business contacts and major clients. The party is during normal dinner time, but we won’t actually be serving a full dinner. There will definitely be enough appetizers to go around though. What should the invitations say? “Lots of Hors D’Oeuvres” or “Light Buffet Dinner” or something else …? Admin Assistant Extraordinaire Well, Admin, since you’re not exactly serving a dinner, buffet or otherwise, I’d forget that option right off the top. If you’re particularly worried about people running to get dinner beforehand, or making later dinner plans and leaving early, you could say something like, “a wide variety of hors d’oeuvres will be served,” but I don’t even think that’s necessary. Simply noting “hors d’oeuvres will be served” should be sufficient. Assuming there will also be drinks served at the party, I think most people will assume that if you say “hors d’oeuvres will be served,” you are at least providing enough food to help balance out the drinks. Generally, unless you specify “light hors d’oeuvres”, and schedule the party in the early afternoon or well after the dinner hour, people will arrive without having eaten, and will be quite delighted to see a generous assortment of finger foods available. Many professionals are quite used to making do with what’s offered at a networking cocktail party, and will wait until a respectable time to leave if they feel the need to eat a light dinner later. Since it sounds like you’re providing enough “grazing” foods to more than satisfy, I think your biggest worry is already behind you! Tags: Holiday Card Etiquette, Invitations-Etiquette Dear Miss Cards Etiquette, I have a couple of questions in regards to sending holiday greeting cards to business associates. First, is it still appropriate to address a card to two gentlemen with Messrs.? Second, is it considered appropriate etiquette to address a card to someone’s attention? Example: ATTN: Mr. John Smith. And lastly, what if you need to address a card to two associates that are not married? Would putting Mr. John Smith and Mrs. Sue Jones be appropriate? Thank you, Good questions, Michelle! I’ll go through them from easiest to hardest (which happens to be the reverse of your query):
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