Advice for Holiday Cards

Ordering your holiday cards this month? Before you make that costly purchase, be sure to think about the impression you want to leave with those receiving them. The family holiday card will most likely look a whole lot different from the office holiday card. Be mindful of your choices. This is a great time to express how much you care about your friends and clients. Just as if you were preparing a speech, know your audience.

Be careful, when planning your office holiday card, about considering your clients as good friends and sending them comical, sexual, or outrageous greetings; this is a very risky business choice.

You may be bored with the same old boxed card with the company logo “Wishing You a Happy Holiday Season,” but there is another choice: your local store does it, your neighbors do it, and you probably do, too. The department stores bedeck display windows with bright colored ribbons, ornaments, and the newest high fashions. We add fresh flowers and clean mulch to our landscaping to perk up our homes. We may even pick up a fabulous holiday outfit so that we look sharper, more elegant, and memorable for the holidays. Why not take your professional office image up a notch during this season as well?