{"id":8357,"date":"2014-12-17T18:47:28","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T18:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/blog\/?p=8357"},"modified":"2015-07-17T20:18:09","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T20:18:09","slug":"last-minute-ideas-business-holiday-greetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/last-minute-ideas-business-holiday-greetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Last-minute Ideas for Business Holiday Greetings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8359\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/123Print-Very-Merry-Holiday-Card-300x213.png\" alt=\"123Print Very Merry Holiday Greeting Card\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/123Print-Very-Merry-Holiday-Card-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/123Print-Very-Merry-Holiday-Card.png 415w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u2018Tis the season to send holiday greetings, and typically people include a short personal note on each card. But for some of us, it can be a difficult chore to complete \u2014\u00a0not knowing what to say or how to say it.<\/p>\n<p>Well, procrastinate no more! Here are <!--more-->a few tips to get the creative juices flowing. You don\u2019t have to be witty, lengthy or super-creative; just voice your thoughts and keep in mind who the card is going to. Using these helpful tips below, you\u2019ll have those holiday cards out in no time at all!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Express Your Thanks<\/strong><br \/>\nLet customers and business associates know you appreciate them by including your thanks in a holiday card. Everyone likes to be appreciated and know that their contributions are worthwhile. It\u2019s as simple as saying, \u201cThank you for your business\u201d, or \u201cWe appreciate working with you throughout the year.\u201d It will get your company noticed and nothing beats a personal note to let customers know that you value their business and association.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Look Ahead<\/strong><br \/>\nHoliday cards not only send greetings of the season, but can also include your best wishes for the new year. Plus, not everyone celebrates Christmas. A more fitting note like \u201cBest wishes for all success in the new year,\u201d sends a positive message. Or \u201cLet\u2019s touch base in January on our (fill in the blank) project,\u201d gives you the opportunity to follow up and check-in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Holiday Sentiments<\/strong><br \/>\nSometimes less is more. Simply wishing your customers and colleagues a great holiday can be all that\u2019s needed. Wording of, \u201cRemembering you at the holidays,\u201d or \u201cHave a wonderful holiday,\u201d can be genuine without being overly fussy \u2014\u00a0just the right touch.<br \/>\nMost importantly, make the effort to send a holiday card and touch base with customers and associates. It\u2019s a critical part of relationship building at a very affordable price. Handwritten, personal notes can be a rarity given today\u2019s variety of electronic communications. Sending an old-school holiday card is the perfect, positive way to keep your business top-of-mind with customers.<\/p>\n<p>Think you&#8217;re running out of time? Let&#8217;s not kid ourselves, it is getting late. But last-minute holiday cards are still read and appreciated. Or, you can opt for a New Year&#8217;s card to try something different.<\/p>\n<p>So put on those holiday tunes, grab a cup of eggnog and a pen. You can fearlessly move forward with these great tips and painlessly get those holiday cards in the mail!<br \/>\nLeave a comment below and share your ideas for writing holiday cards. Or, drop us a note on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/123Print\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> or tweet us\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/123Print\" target=\"_blank\">@123Print<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Tis the season to send holiday greetings, and typically people include a short personal note [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,1449,7,8,9],"tags":[202,235,1673,1810,1811],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8357"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8357"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9135,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8357\/revisions\/9135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}