Category: Holiday Cards and Tidbits

The Magic Of Sending Holiday Cards

Amid the holiday hustle, it’s easy to get swept up in shopping, decorating, and baking. Yet, in all the flurry, let’s remember the simple joy of sending and receiving Holiday cards.

These festive greetings are more than just pieces of paper; they’re tokens of warmth, carriers of good tidings, and little bundles of holiday cheer. A Holiday card brings a personal touch that a text message or email simply can’t replicate. It shows you took a moment to think of someone special, choosing a card that fits them and adding a meaningful message.

Whether it’s a funny anecdote, a cherished memory, or a simple expression of gratitude, the words you write in a Holiday card can brighten someone’s day and strengthen your bond. So, this season, spread a little cheer by sending Holiday cards to those you care about. A small gesture, but one that means so much.

It’s a Digital World But Personalized Holiday Cards Still Matter

It’s simple to send out a “Happy Holidays” text or email to all your family, friends, or business colleagues, but in a world of instant digital gratification, the personalized holiday card still wins out. The holiday card shows you actually care enough to take the time, put pen to paper, and connect on a more personal level.

Think about this for a moment. How many times have you received anything handwritten in the mail in the last decade? A personalized holiday card is a tangible item reminding us that someone was thinking of you. It’s keepsake to cherish and display – unlike the text or email buried in your inboxes.

So what makes these personalized holiday cards special? I’d break it down to 3 things. First, it’s the effort of dedicating time to write the message and show you actually value the recipient. Second, the personalization factor by being able to share a memory or joke and express gratitude with a meaningful personal message. Lastly, uniqueness in the sense that a tangible holiday card is such a change of pace compared to all the digital messages we are bombarded with today that become simply noise.

My suggestion would be for this holiday season to ditch the mass digital messages and connect with colleagues, clients, and loved ones on a more personal level by sending them a personalized holiday card. A small gesture that I promise will make a large impact. It will also remind them of how they are valued and appreciated.

Season’s Greetings or Happy Holidays: Which Greeting Should I Choose?

 “This is just an exercise in semantics.”  Most of us have heard this sentence uttered disparagingly in the effort to discount an argument over the meaning of a given word or term.  This sentence could certainly be applied to a scenario in which one was attempting to decide whether it is preferable to proclaim Season’s Greetings or wish Happy Holidays on their Christmas cards.  An easy initial reaction would be to surmise that these two phrases are essentially one in the same, and picking one or the other simply would not have any noticeable or tangible impact on the meaning of a business Christmas card.  While it is tempting to adhere to this narrow line of thinking, these two phrases do actually differ in a meaningful way as they are more than synonymous methods of offering a festive greeting that avoids preferential treatment for the Christian religion.  A closer look at both of these phrases is evidently warranted.  The future sentiment of this year’s Christmas cards could potentially hang precipitously in the balance.

Season’s Greetings and Happy Holidays are two distinct phrases that imply two distinct, different meanings.  Season’s Greetings is used to convey a festive, jovial mood that is hopefully universally felt in the time period from the end of November through the end of December.  This phrase is best utilized when simply wishing individuals a state of joy and fulfillment.  Happy Holidays is used to wish multiple individuals of disparate faiths and traditions an enjoyable holiday.  This phrase is best utilized to ensure that whether your recipients celebrate Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, or Christmas, they will feel included and appreciated.  If you were a doubter as to the semantic distinctions of these two seasonal phrases before, hopefully you are now open to the possibility that word choices matter.  If not, let me wish you Season’s Greetings….or Happy Holidays.

Building Lasting Connections: The Impact of Construction Holiday Cards

When people think of construction. they think of rugged individuals, usually wearing a hard hat, sweating and working hard at manual labor. A construction company can portray such an appearance on the outside by the nature of their business. How can you leave a more lighthearted impression that represents the compassionate and caring side of your business – that which relates to your customers as people? 

You can do that with friendly and awe-inspiring construction Holiday Cards. Animals represent the playful side of hearts, seeing a penguin dressed up in a hard hat really transmits the sincerity of the work you do for your clients.

In addition, add your message of thanks softened by using a snowman in hard hats holiday card. Seeing a snowman holding a 2×4 piece of wood in one hand and in the other a hacksaw really can ease the roughness of your business. In fact, seeing a snowman brings us back to our childhood days of building them, bring out the child in your clients by wishing them a Merry Christmas from Yours Truly.

Deer remind of us Santa’s promise to deliver all the presents to everyone. Invoke that desire by our hard-hatted reindeer C-wrenched abled deer’s. Let their red and black noses shine as they greet your clients and show your business in a new light.

Construction is not usually seen as something done by the work of animals, but that is soft touch is exactly what is needed during Christmas time. Let your clients know that you care and that you care deeply with our cute and Holiday cards.

Don’t Feel Left Out – Industry Specific Holiday Cards

During the holiday season, you’ll notice hundreds of different holiday cards go on sale across major retailers and online. The only problem, however, is that they don’t cater to your company or industry! Sure you might be able to design one yourself (which is a valid option), but that takes extra time out of your already busy schedule. If you’re going to purchase holiday greeting cards, they should really represent your organization and be simple to setup.

Fortunately, the Gallery Collection has compiled a big list of industry specific greeting cards over the years to cater to your specific company’s needs. Whether you’re a construction company, law firm, or real estate agency, we’ve got a card for you! One of my industry favorites is this cute little dental card with festive teeth.

If you’re company falls into one of these categories, we’ve definitely got you covered for industry-specific cards:

Make sure to give them a look! As with most Gallery Collection designs, you’ll be able to enter your company name, customize your envelopes, and choose / create an imprint to put inside your card to really customize the entire design. Looking to design your own card? You can do that too! Just upload your own design / photo and our team will help you make it as great as can be.

Sending Corporate Holiday Cards to Build Relationships

When the holiday season rolls around later this year, it will be the perfect time to build up relationships with customers by sending corporate holiday cards.  With all the competition out there in the business world, it is imperative that businesses make the most of every opportunity to make sure their customers and future customers know that they are valued and appreciated.

We operate a small family business and love the personal touch sending holiday cards enables us to show our clients.  The one thing to keep in mind when ordering your cards is keeping things simple.  Stay away from a specific holiday greeting as you never know what your recipient celebrates.  You do not want to offend anyone with your show of gratitude.

Sending corporate holiday cards have many benefits including getting your name out there.  We send cards to maintain and build up our current relationships with customers, and then we send to potential customers to let them know we are out there thinking of them. When people see that a company cares enough to spread the joy of the holiday season, they will know you run the type of business that pays attention to the details. 

Don’t forget to send those corporate holiday cards when holiday seasons arrives!

3 Reasons to purchase Calendar Cards

Happy Holidays! And, I’m here to tell you that it isn’t too late to send a calendar card. Instead of purchasing regular holiday cards, go with calendar cards! If you need some convincing, here are three reasons to go with calendar cards:

  1. Calendar cards are useful: Unlike the ordinary holiday cards that get sent out and eventually thrown out, calendar cards can be used every single day for the entire year!
  2. Year-long advertisement: Calendar cards allow your company to leave your business information at the bottom. Be sure to include your telephone number, address, website and an email address if possible. Your recipients will have your information right in front of them every day!
  3. Designs are endless: Choose a standard calendar card design such as the “Four Seasons” card to represent the seasons throughout the year, or make the calendar more personal toward your business and upload your own photo. Choose a photo that shows off your business team or retail products. With calendar card designs, options can be endless.

In turn, calendar cards benefit your recipients as well. Not only do they receive a beautiful card from your business, but they also receive a free calendar that will surely come in handy.

Is it Necessary to Send Business Christmas Cards?

If your company is working under budgetary constraints, not sending out holiday cards may seem like a no brainer. Why would you spend money on that, when there are so many other things that are needed to run a company? Inventory, supplies, salaries, to name a few. If you are trying to get the word out, you are likely spending money on some type of advertisement. If you run an ad in the local newspaper, you are likely putting out a good chunk of change. You have no guarantee that your customers or potential customers will even see it. So, is it necessary to send business Christmas cards? That is the question!

Sending Christmas cards may not seem like a very important task. However, when you think about it, it becomes clear that it is. Everyone wants to feel appreciated and thought of. The holidays are a cheerful time of year and a perfect time to remind people of how much they are appreciated. By sending Christmas cards you are letting your customers and clients know that you are thinking of them. Not just when they are utilizing your services, but for the rest of the year as well. Along with great service, these small measures are what keep customers coming back.

You may wonder how this would attract potential new business. Most offices that receive Christmas cards, hang them up on display. People are walking in and out and most likely will stop to look at the cards. When they do, they will see your company name, proudly printed on the inside. While spending a very nominal amount per greeting card, you have sent out an advertisement that will be seen by many.

Why I Enjoy Penguin Holiday Cards

Accuracy and precision are probably not the words that you expected to comprise part of the introductory sentence to a blog about penguin holiday cards, but they are at the heart of an inherent controversy over such Holiday cards.  At first blush, penguins seem like a great, non-controversial addition to any holiday card.  They are loving, exotic, impeccably dressed animals who typically reside in very cold weather environments.  So, they should fit right in the North Pole scenes that commonly adorn holiday cards.  But there’s one pesky, miniscule, infinitesimal problem that threatens to ruin the joy of the season for persnickety and discerning connoisseurs of all things holiday.  Our penguin friends live on the other side of the world, which would either render these North Pole penguin scenes inaccurate or make for the world’s worst commute for those penguins.

            Some will contend this inaccurate depiction of penguins residing and working at the North Pole is a foolish oversight by the cards’ conceivers.  Despite the innate irony of such an assertion, a negative view of penguin holiday cards based on veracity misses the point of the season.  Holiday cards are not historical documents, legal precedents, or binding contracts.  They are meant purely for joy, and imagination, creativity, and wonder are all directly at the heart of joy.  A factually incorrect holiday card that brings joy – send me one anytime.

Creating The Perfect Corporate Holiday Card

As a large corporation, sending out holiday cards is a nice way to show employee appreciation. Although any holiday card would be a nice gesture to receive, there should be a lot of thought involved when choosing the perfect corporate holiday card.

If you are working for a large corporation, it is likely that not all of your employees celebrate Christmas, and you should take this into consideration. Instead of a business Christmas card that explicitly says “Merry Christmas”, you can opt for a non-denominational card that reads “Happy Holidays” or “Season’s Greetings”. You could also opt for the “Peace” cards which are always a crowd pleaser.

The business holiday card design you choose can be a reflection of your company. There are holiday cards that are elegant and classy, cute and cheeky, or picturesque and classic. From beautiful, snow-covered landscapes to a gang of cute cartoon penguins, there is sure to be a card that is the perfect fit for your company. You can also choose to use your own photo and create a custom card if you already have a vision of what you would like your cards to look like.

The holiday card design is equally as important as what is written on the inside of the card. As a corporation, you can take this opportunity to thank your employees for everything they have done over the past year. You can also wish them a happy holiday season on the company’s behalf. Adding signatures to your holiday card can be a nice way to give them a personal touch. You can choose to have your signatures added, or you can take the time to sign each card personally. Having your signatures printed on the holiday card can save you time if you’re planning on sending hundreds.

Don’t wait until December rolls around to start thinking about your annual holiday cards! Start your planning today. Taking the time to put thought into your cards is something that your employees are sure to appreciate this year.