When my father passed away in April of 2011, I received many wonderful cards from friends. There was one card that stood out, a card sent by my friend, Ann Marie. On the front of the card was a picture of my hand clasped in my father’s hand during his final days. Needless to say, I started bawling. Then I called Ann Marie to find out more about this special card.
From that one card, I dove into SendOutCards. I share this service with other busy moms, professionals and entrepreneurs. I have teachers who use SendOutCards to motivate their students in the classroom. Their students absolutely love getting a card from their teacher with their photo and accomplishments on the front. Non-profit organizations are using it to welcome new members and send out event reminders.
Imagine spending $4 for a Hallmark card that gets tossed in the garbage. Now imagine sending a card with a special picture and a heartfelt, personal message. In your own handwriting, too. Chances are, that card will end up posted on a wall or perched on a desk. And it will cost you far less than the chunk you paid at the retail store.
SendOutCards also has a photo store with endless possibilities for your photos. Don’t have the time to scrapbook? Upload 40 to 69 photos, select a designed photo album and send your creation anywhere around the world. Create a vision board and launch your future. Preserve your cherished pictures with a canvas wall hanging.
If you run a business, you know how valuable it is to stay connected with your customers or to reach out to new ones. Thomas Hopkins is a Sales Trainer and here’s what he has to say about appreciation marketing for businesses:
“I think you’ll enhance your ability to get referrals or quality introductions if you build thank-you notes into your business. I built my entire business through a referral base, because I kept in touch with people and sent a lot of notes thanking people, handwritten and personalized. See, in our world today, that is getting so impersonal, those little handwritten notes are worth their weight in gold.”
Last summer, I was down in Florida, getting ready to barefoot water ski, when I received an alert of an upcoming birthday for a friend. It took me all of ten minutes to create a card with a picture of my friend from his Facebook page, select an inspiring book from the gift section, and send it off. Then I hopped right back in the boat. And I even have the option of having SendOutCards automatically send out birthday, anniversary and Christmas cards–which means even more time on the water for me!
Curious? Take a moment to watch a captioned video and send out a card: Reach out and connect with someone today.
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