During the Winter Holidays people send correspondence to everyone they can think of. Unfortunately, this is a once-a-year occurrence and people fail to keep the relationship going. Send Thinking of You, Birthday Greetings, Appreciation and Thank You's to stay in touch with employees, customers, prospects and friends all year 'round.

One of our CorpNote members sends out 'Happy Holidays' cards in May, with a short note explaining how he is getting an early start, to avoid the rush! He also added in his note to us that keeping current in his contacts' mind is what makes him a successful salesperson.

What to say...

Check out CorpNote’s message helper, which has a variety of pre-composed messages to help you express your well wishes. Group member administrators can save company message templates for all employees to share.

Happy Employees are Productive Employees

A well-appreciated employee will be more likely to work harder for a management team that recognizes their efforts. An inspired, happy employee will also present a positive company image.

If your employee comes up with a solution to a problem, does a job exceptionally or has a project idea that moves your company towards its goals, let them know you appreciate them by sending a 'Great Idea' or 'Employee Appreciation' E-card. If your employee has put in extra hours or completed a difficult project, send a 'Thank you/Appreciation' or 'Job Well Done' E-Card. The 60 seconds it takes to create and send your card is well spent!

An important component of employee recognition is sharing their accomplishments with other team members. Sending an e-card 'newsletter' on a regular basis is an easy way to highlight an individual's accomplishments to your entire department or company.

E-cards as a Corporate Communications Tool

E-Cards for Meeting Reminders: Whether you are the buyer or the seller, e-cards are great for confirming meeting dates and times. You can also include a bulleted list of subjects that you would like to cover in the meeting to make the most of your time and manage expectations. In your e-card history, you will see who picks up your e-card so you will know everyone's been informed.

If you have several people attending, you can use the Invitation Manager to enable people to RSVP for meetings.

How do you use E-cards? Let us know and your tip might be in our next newsletter.

For Custom Card members...

New Tutorials for Creating Custom Card Artwork. With our Custom E-card Membership, you can upload up to 36 e-cards of your own design into our system. View our new reviews and tutorials of software you can use to create your own custom e-cards.