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August 12th, 2011 | 
Author: Company e cards, what they are, what they are used for and what they can do for your business:
E cards are a growing trend. Lots of people send them to friends and family as a way to keep in touch and send messages at special times. They’re environmentally friendly and cheap way to send out special messages. Nowadays e cards are more high quality than the ones you probably experienced a few years ago and they are usually animated, have music and you can usually add a personal message to them for the added touch.
Many businesses have started to use e cards as a way to communicate with their audience since e-marketing responses began drop. E-marketers are having to find ways of diversifying their contact with their audience as people are much more clued up on marketing techniques nowadays and have shown that they will stop responding to similar forms of marketing if exhausted. Social media has been a good way for businesses to start re-engaging with their audience again and discover what the real people who buy their products, like, respond to, dislike etc. but allot more has been learnt from social media that has led companies to the card world.
Not every company is using social media yet but most people have realised that engaging their customers in some form of social media is the key to driving sales. The reason for this is because it seems more human. Using the ‘like’ features on most social media sites shows the rest of their friendship network your companies profile and we all know how strong word of mouth is. Some brands have been engaging their customers in competitions, conversations, asking opinions and have also been commenting on other things that they like or rate, making the customer feel like they are talking to ‘someone’. If done well, customers ‘buy into’ your opinions, brand and authority and your product sales go hand in hand with this.
This leads me to corporate cards and the reason they work to re-engage a customer.
So the last time you emailed a customer what did it look like? What was the reason for the contact? Was it to sell in some way?
I bet the answer is yes. Now think of an e card. You send it to wish someone well and it says nothing but ‘Merry Christmas from ecards for business Ltd’ with a link to your website. It has an entertaining animation (or sometimes includes a game) and last but not least – it does not clutter up desk space or recycling bins, saying alot about your own brands eco-friendly approach. And its not selling a thing.
This says more about how much you value your customers than you think, and the best thing about it is that it is so cheap to do. Depending on the sophistication of the business ecard the price can range from anything as little as £70 up to £1000. Even at the most expensive, this is still not that much money, especially when considering how much money was wasted on waning direct mail campaigns over the last few years and getting zero response…
A lot of companies wait until Christmas to send an ecard, but you can send any sort of e card to your customers. If you collect their birth date, then why not send them a birthday e card each year? Send them a thank you card each time they buy from you and a ‘new home’ card when they call you to change there address details.
Make them feel as though the whole world revolves around them, because the truth is, your business does!
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Teddington, Middlesex. United Kingdom. 07/20/11 – With more and more companies opting to send out corporate e-cards at Christmas rather than their paper ancestors, Katies Cards has announced a cheaper and more engaging way to do this. These environmentally friendly, animated counter parts are engaging and entertaining customers as well as providing positive PR and are much cheaper to produce than printed versions. Organising company annual Christmas card can be a time consuming and expensive task and sometimes leave the person organising it wondering whether anyone actually displays the card or most of them end up in the rubbish bin. Some companies feel the money spent on sending paper cards out to customers and clients is money down the drain, however, if done in the right way, sending a Christmas message can be a powerful way to re-engage with an audience.
Sending a business e card is cheaper, more engaging and environmentally friendly
Many companies are opting for a more environmentally friendly way of communicating with their customers by sending out their Christmas message in the form of a business Christmas e-card and are finding the results speak for themselves.
Not only are corporate e-cards environmentally friendly, but they are cheaper to produce, more engaging and entertaining as well as having a professional look and feel. Sending out a corporate Christmas ecard tells customers that a company they use care’s about the environment. But before there are things to remember before organising a business e card:
- The tone of the message – how personal can this card be without removing professionality?
- Who will it be sent to? Previous customers and clients only or will it be sent to potential customers as well?
- How should recipients be addressed? Will titles be used or their name – engaging them more? Think about the company tone of voice and the usual style of communication
- What will customers get from this message?
Once the tone has been decided, go ahead and get started!
Katies Cards have helped many large and small companies with organising Christmas e cards and can help with any query or problem that you want to discuss. We have something to suit all budgets; choose from static, animated or bespoke designs all of which will incorporate a company logo, message and a weblink.
Katies Cards create smart, high quality e cards and offer a range of solutions to fit all budgets. The cards deliver low-cost, quick and environmentally friendly solutions for businesses of all sizes and are an original and entertaining way to communicate with customers. More information about the service can be found at katiescards.com/company/
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Mandy asks…
HELP! I need TO write A holiday THANK you CARD FOR A BIG CUSTOMER OF MY BUSINESS!!!!!!!!!!!?
I need to write a Holiday thank you card for a BIG customer of my business. i have some idea of one like “Thank you for using our business for the past year! We wish you a merry christmass and a happy new year!”
something like that. so plz! help me!!!!!!!!
judim7 answers:
Yeah just kinda act like your more there friend but still be professional. Pretty much what the last guy said.
Jim asks…
is this a good idea for a business?
so i have to compete in DECA and i decided to choose the entrepreneur category. the business would be a card (like b-day, holiday, etc.) version of paint the town (a place where you get to paint ceramics) and basically we would have all the supplies there and then ppl would come in to creat their own personalized cards.
i have to write a business proposal and wanted to know if this was a somewhat decent idea.
judim7 answers:
That’s a great idea – for your proposal, you might want to use information you can get on scrap booking – a similar idea, but one that’s grown like crazy the last 10 years or so. They also have lots of store fronts, so you may be able to get statistics on that for your business plan as well.
Good luck!
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Shelley asks…
CHRISTIANS — Would you / Will you boycott any business which uses “Happy Holidays” &/or “Seasons Greetings”?
Specifically, a business which uses those greetings in ads, on posters, on employee name tags, etc, and does not specifically mention Christmas.
judim7 answers:
Why is it the Christian who are a majority religion in the west are so much of the victim mentality with this?
Seasons greetings and happy holidays have been around for decades but its only now that people (particularly in the USA ) are making an issue out if it.
Utter stupidity
Mike asks…
Anyone familiar with Hungarian traditions for christmas.. *christmas!!*?
I’m doing a project for school and since I’m Hungarian I chose to do my project on Hungary. And since our next MAJOR holiday is Christmas the project has to deal with Christmas. So put it together and you get, CHRISTMAS IN HUNGARY. yes, yes. 
alright now down to business.
I have a few questions that I’ve been searching on the web but I couldn’t find any reasonable answers to.
1.) What does the Hungarian santa (Mikulas) look like?
ex. the american santa is fat and jolly with a white beard, black boots, and a red outfit. *JUST A BRIEF DESCRIPTION PLEASE!*
2.) Does the Mikulas have any Christmas greetings..?
ex. american santa: HO HO HO!
3.) What are a few traditional meals that Hungarians eat on Christmas?
4.) Do the Hungarian’s decorate?
ex. american’s decorate their house and a tree.
5.) Does Mikulas drive a sleigh, does he have helpers, and what does he do to the bad kids?
6.) Do Hungarians have any other traditions that they do…?
Any answers would be helpful but I prefer short
judim7 answers:
First, Mikulás doesn’t traditionally have anything whatsoever to do with Christmas. He’s St. Nicholas, and his day is Dec. 6, when he deposits goodies (usually edible) in kids’ freshly-shined shoes. He doesn’t have a sleigh, he wears red bishop’s robes, and he is sometimes accompanied by a devil-like mischievous/scary being called the Krampusz.
The Christmas tree doesn’t go up until very late, by American standards. This is because the story told to the children is that the angels bring and decorate the tree on Christmas Eve, and the Baby Jesus brings the presents. The presents are opened on Christmas Eve; Christmas Day is for church-going and feasting.
There are a lot of old customs centered around Christmas which survive to varying degrees in the modern era. One is “going Bethlehem-ing” (Betlehemezés), which usually involved the boys and young men carrying a church with a nativity scene around the town, and reciting/enacting a small play centered on the announcement to the shepherds, with references to the search for an inn thrown in. There are some pictures here:
http://mek.oszk.hu/02100/02115/html/1-713.html
There are also various caroling traditions centered around Christmas, and Catholics have midnight Mass. (Protestants generally save the church-going for the 25th.)
As for meals, Christmas Eve is usually fish, and in some places, a dessert called “mákos guba”, which is small pieces of bread-like pastry, scalded in hot milk or water, with sweetened poppy seeds on top.
Christmas Day menus vary; any of the usual “feed a crowd” centerpiece meats (turkey, ham, roast beef) can show up. (I don’t have much personal experience with this end of things: my family’s various Christmas Eve commitments generally meant that we were all so tired by the the 25th that we were perfectly happy having the previous night’s leftover fish. It has become something of a tradition; we buy enough fish now to make sure we have plenty of leftovers.) Dessert almost always includes “beigli”, which is walnut or poppy seed rolls. (Instructions with pictures: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Beigli-(Hungarian-Poppy-Seed-&-Walnut-Rolls) .)
I don’t know whether people decorate their houses with lights like we do in American suburbia. I don’t recall seeing any lit houses the one Christmas I spent in Hungary, but I may simply have been in the wrong places.
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Steve asks…
How do you react if you only got a $.30 cent raise for the year?
I am an applications support analyst making 14.15 per hour. Started a year and a half ago after graduating with a BA in Business Admin concentrating in Mgt information systems. Review was meeting expectation but only got a raise of $0.30!!this year.
When I asked why so less I was told that they started me at a pretty high rate and is unable to give me a large raise because the people who have been working here for 8 years only make about $1-2 more than me.
Obviously I am pretty upset about this and I feel that my hard work and ability has not paid off throughout the year and will be actively seeking for new employment with another firm. There is also no oppurtunities to move up. They said they do tuition reimbursement but when I asked about doing my MBA the program will not apply for MBA candidates. They only pay for BA’s and there is a limit of $3500/year is reimbursement.
We did not get anything for xmas, no bonus at all. Just a $25 gift card from the dpt vp ouf of his pocket!
Exactly! Thank you. I felt as if it was an insult to my ability. I have done so much, learnt so much in a short period of time and have been taking more work load than anyone else so that I can learn more and prove myself and I got a louse .30/hour. I’m dissapointed even at the response I got as to why its so low.
Yes, I never bring emotions out at work and I am trying to put together evidence of my good work by printing complimentary emails from my managers, accomplishments, work loads etc etc.
I am very professional and scored the highed you can on people skill and team work. I have so many managers sending praises about my patience in helping them etc to my boss.
So I will voice this out after the New Year and let it be known in a constructive manner. Talking to my boss is what I am thinking and leave it at that and look for a new job with better prospect and leave nicely. I just want them to know that no one else would be happy either so they dont repeat the same mistake.
Not to mention, the women in my group are B*TCHES to work with LOL. They stressed me and bullied me so much when I was new, I was about to burst one day but thk god I kept my cool and came back with a renewed version watching my back Allll the time.
FYI..I am happy with my life and what I do. This is just to get a reaction of general people to keep my own feelings in check to make sure I am not being too demanding. I am a Great employee and deserve to be paid more than what I got.
judim7 answers:
Be grateful multiply .30 x 40 x 52 it’s better than a fruitcake! Thats actually a high raise for making less than 31k
Wayne asks…
ex’s-inlaws @ kids advice needed plz?
iv recently split from my partner after 6yrs not my choice believe me, anyway 2cut along story short in march he asked me 2help him quit cocaine i put my heart @ soul in2 helping him,i cried my eyes out watchin him destroy himself. because he wa up alnite he slept nearly allday hardly gettin out to earn a living, he watched me graft al yr then in sep i paid for a holiday we planned togeth but cos he ant been gettin out ov bed to work most ov my money went into it, on hols and away from his coke buddys he wa real i couldnt hav asked for any1betta he planned to start his own recovery business and we talked ov movin homes after xmas we also had sed we’d save money for xmas toys for the kids and not leave everythin til the last minute we wer propely gettin organised or so i thort, straight as we got back from hols that nite he got2gram my heart sank 2wks after we wa back he left his phone was switched off for3wks with not a word,then out of the blue gets a tex sayin dont wanna b with u anymor want a fresh start,he’s not seen his kids since sep and not provided anything,on bonfire night he asked if he could hav kids and take em 2 a bonfire display with him not talking to me i had arranged to take kids to my mums and meet up with the rest of the family, after bein at my mums and back home my eldest son came in and sed he’d seen his stepdad and thinks he has sum1else he’d seen him kissin another girl at the bonfire display him and his mates went2 i found out that he wa back with his ex who id neva given a second thort about in the 6yr we wa togeth, his ex also plastered that they were thrilld to be back togeth and they had been for awhile and plannin to hav a baby themselves, i wa devo’d i think al this time his family hav known and especially his mum i cant believe her she knew how id tried to help him and its like she’s covered up for him everytime he’s left his mum neva contacts me about the kids she stays away.the last thin my ex sed to me wa iv no need to contact him and wen i decide i want him to see his kids iv to phone his mums for him, i havent bothered iv dun it on my own al yr so took him at his word and havent contacted any of them the kids ant asked so we’v been trying to get on with living our lives best we can and hope for a better year in 09, now my ex is contactin me and so is his mum i feel that if i dont giv in and roll over he’l start gettin nastier with me he hasnt sed one nice thing since he left he’s acted as tho he hates me and al i did wa make his life miserable im just stook he has hurt me and al our kids so much even down to his 5yr old son whos birthdat wa on dec2nd this yr he got no card no prezzie from any of his side, how do u suggest i handle this situation al i wanna do is get on with my life same as him
judim7 answers:
So……you have been a FOOL for 6years!!! Imagine that!!
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