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November 30, 2017

Handwritten Holiday Cards: Are You All Over It -- or Just Over It?

  • November 30, 2017
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Thinking about sending a holiday card to employees, clients and suppliers this year? If so, you may be weighing the time, cost and impact of sending a handwritten, personalized greeting vs. a more generic “thank you” or “happy holidays” message (email or otherwise). This dilemma got us thinking:

Do *you* send out handwritten holiday cards?

 

If not, how else do you show your customers you care during the busy season? Do you send gifts or reach out with a personalized message? Something else?

 

We can’t wait to hear your thoughts on this one!

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      Adam_Fenner
      Adam_Fenner
      December 1, 2017

      I think it needs to fit the personality of your firm.

       

      I do send handwritten thank you cards, but I don't think holiday cards will be in my future. I'm not bah humbug, I'm just not festive.  

        jessbru99568
        jessbru99568
        December 1, 2017

        We don't actually send seperate cards to our customers, but all of our invoices have a handwritten note on them and all orders have a "Special Bakers Pick" sample of one of our other products. :) 

          WillowOlder
          WillowOlderAuthor
          December 2, 2017
          Great way to make your invoices do double work!
            photosbydepuhl
            photosbydepuhl
            December 1, 2017

            I do send out handwritten Holiday cards. All the time. It's part of my customer intake.

            1. The first email is an autoresponder from my website (although it's personalized and sounds like me, 'cause I wrote it),
            2. The second email is a pre-written template that I customize for the potential client's job they are inquiring about,
            3. And almost always the third thing that goes out is a handwritten postcard. Every. Single. Time. #PeopleLoveAnalog - although the postcard has a link back to my website, where a potential client can read about how we plan, produce and execute a photo shoot, they can watch a video testimonial of a satisfied customer, etc.

              ParkwayInc
              ParkwayInc
              December 2, 2017

              Since I am still working on the hand written notes out to the people I met at QB Connect, I am concerned that my clients may have to wait a little :manlol: .

               

              With that in mind I have an interesting question in return.  Did you know that there is a company Bond that can create custom hand written notes using robotics?

               

              One of my clients has been part of the development team and it sounds pretty cool. Maybe I should give it a try!!

               

              What does everyone think about... to Bond or not to Bond?

              ShanaNiederman
              ShanaNiederman
              December 2, 2017

              Wow, @ParkwayInc! While I'm amazed I'm also super... I don't know... is crestfallen the word maybe??? that anyone would want a machine to "handwrite" their notes for them. For me, a huge component of writing something by hand is the time, attention and intention that goes into sitting down and putting my own hand to paper. The act of it, the sound of it, the warming (and sometimes cramping) of the small muscles in my hand -- it all contirubtes to my expression. I think I'll continue with my old fashioned ways when it comes to handwritten cards, and continue to insist that my kids practice their cursive as well!

              lynda11_2
              lynda11_2
              December 5, 2017

              I am over it.  But am going to send gifts to my clients to show I appreciate them.  But I am over Christmas cards all together.   Waste of paper.   I know “bah humbug”!

               

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