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Increase Your Business By Sending Business Greeting Cards

There are many different kinds of businesses available to the consumer today. Customers can choose who they want to do business with and with more businesses opening daily, and the explosion of internet businesses, customers are looking for the best places to do business with. Never before has it been more important to try and keep the clients your business currently has.

The number one reason customers will tell you that they want is good service. They want to feel as though the business cares whether or not they choose their service. In order to keep the clients you have and build new clients you need to keep the customers feeling important.

Business greeting cards are an excellent way to let your clients know that you appreciate their business and welcome their return. During the holidays more and more businesses are sending greeting cards. Most customers will welcome the little surprise as long as some general rules are followed.

First of all it is very important to have current information on the customer such as address and name. A business that sends a greeting card with good intentions to the wrong address or with a misspelled name will come off as impersonal and pushy.

Secondly it is imperative that the greeting cards are kept with a neutral tone, so as not to offend. However there are exceptions to the rule, if a business chooses to stand by their religion choice and is willing to risk losing a customer, then a religious card is acceptable.

Finally the most important part of sending a holiday greeting card to a customer is to have the head of the company sign the cards personally. This is the only way to ensure the client feels touched by the company's awareness and compassion. An unsigned card will be the same as a flyer in the mail.

Holiday greeting cards sent out by businesses are an excellent way to remind the client that you are it for them, even if they don't require your services at present time, the card will ensure they will return when they need your services next time.

The personal greeting cards are just that, personal. Customers want to feel as though you need and want their business. The customer also wants to feel as though they are important to your business.

Another benefit to holiday greeting cards are they serve as a type of reminder notice, reminding clients of the need to make a return appointment or a servicing due on a vehicle. The client will be more likely to pick up the phone and request your business after they receive a personal greeting. Keeping the camaraderie going between client and business will pay back when they return and have told others that you remembered them during the holidays.

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Holiday Greeting Card contest

Tis the holiday greeting card season and we want your Florida-themed greeting cards! Be creative . . . think Santa on a surfboard, ornaments on a palm tree.

Ages categories are: 3-5 years, 6-8 years and 9-12 years. The winner in each category will receive $50 Simon Visa Giftcards compliments of DeSoto Square mall. A $75 grand prize winner will also be announced.

Winners will be published in the Dec. 23rd A&E section. Deadline to enter is Dec. 14.

Mail entries to Greeting Card Contest, Bradenton Herald, c/o Jana Morreale, P.O. Box 921, Bradenton, FL 34206-0921 or drop off entries to 102 Manatee Ave. W. OR 11121 State Road 70 East.

All entries must include your name, age, address and phone number.

Greeting Card History

Ever wonder where greeting cards came from? Yes, the kind you buy from Hallmark and send your dad for Father’s Day. Believe it or not, these nifty pieces of paper have a longer history than you would think. See if you knew these greeting card facts.
Cards’ Origins:
• In the early 1400’s (before Columbus sailed the ocean blue) paper greeting cards were given to friends and family in Europe.
• In Germany, greeting card makers used wood for these unique creations.
• The first Valentine’s Day card was exchanged in 1415, but didn’t gain notoriety until the Penny Press era (mid 1800’s).
• The first Christmas greeting card given during the holidays was in England in 1843.
Greeting Cards in the US:
• A Boston lithograph owner named Lois Prang is given credit for inventing the first American greeting card.
• After WWI, the printing industry took off and greeting cards improved in style and quality.
• Greeting cards were given to soldiers overseas fighting during WWII. Talk about patriotic!
• In the 1980’s, cards were printed for many holidays and expressions. Forget finding only major holiday cards in stores. Greeting cards such as “Thank You” and “Saying Hello” flourished.
• Nearly 8 billion greeting cards are sold each year, hiking in revenue for greeting card companies.
Like most industries, even greeting cards have transitioned into Net sales. 6StarReviews.com reported that American Greeting is a service providing some of the best greeting cards online. Customers are given fun perks like adding digital photos, text and sound to their online greeting cards. Sure beats carving wood engravings into homemade greeting cards!
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