Ten Reasons to Send Custom Corporate Holiday Cards

1. Stand out from the Crowd

Sending holiday cards is a terrific way to make a social connection with people who are important to your organization and you personally.  However, sending a shelf bought or generic catalog card may not make the impression you are hoping for, but sending a customized holiday card just might. Services offered by companies such as CQ Cards can help you make your holiday greeting stand out in the crowd during that busy seasonal time of year.

2. Appeal to Different Audiences

With CQ Cards you have the option of changing the wording on your cards to fit the religious inclinations of your customers. If you know your audience well enough, you can segment the card run into Happy Holiday, Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas, or even create messages in different languages for diverse customer segments. The possibilities are endless, and the personalized touch will be noticed and appreciated.

3. Meet your Branding Objectives

There is no reason your holiday card shouldn’t reflect some of your basic branding features. Full card customization allows you to add your company logo and name anywhere on the card, and you can even add your primary marketing bylines. You can also coordinate the card design to match your company’s branding colors.

4. Inform about your Organization

It doesn’t hurt to tell them a little bit about your company. Add information about your locations, key product lines, services or personnel. If you’ve supported various charities throughout the year, let people know you care by listing them. If you’ve moved during the year, why not add a photo of your new location? You could also add some information about the background of your company – people love to learn about the history of a company and its workforce.

5. Personalize the Card Design Greeting

Choosing from alternatives is helpful but sometimes you just want to tweak the holiday message or greeting on the card front to be exactly the way you want it, even if that just means changing a word or two. With custom cards almost anything can be changed – even the elements of the design.

6. Save Time and Money

There is no longer a reason to waste the valuable time of your administrative professionals to address, stuff, seal, stamp, and mail so many cards during a very busy time of year. You can simply outsource those activities to your custom card supplier. They can do it more cost effectively while your team is free to do more important tasks.

7. Choose the Appropriate Card Formats

Custom card suppliers often allow you a choice of card formats. Although a two-panel card is the traditional choice, a three-panel card will help your greeting stand out in the sea of holiday cards sent each season. There is also the option of a one-panel card at a lower cost point. This may fit into your budget easier, while still allowing you to make that important social connection with the people who are so vital to your organization.

8. Choose the Right Signature Approach

For some card senders, signing the card is a very important personal touch. For others, adding their perfectly scanned signatures is a monumental time saver. In some cases they may want to include the scanned signatures of the entire team for that truly personal touch. With a custom card service, you get to decide which choice best suits your needs.

9. One on One Personalization to the Card Recipient

Your audience knows you care when you’ve personalized the card with their name in the greeting. If you have a personal connection to your audience then adding their names is easy and will leave the recipient feeling important. Making this happen is as simple as providing a spreadsheet of names and addresses to your custom card supplier and they can do the rest.

10. Make a Positive Impact

When done right, these cards leave a lasting impression, and will be appreciated by each and every card recipient. People will notice that little extra effort put into your holiday card, especially if you craft something that so unique that it speaks to them and about you.

About CQ Cards

CQ Cards specializes in outsourced custom designed corporate and personal holiday cards as well as custom announcement, invitation and thank-you cards for milestones and other events.