Everyone loves receiving a thank you. A heartfelt gesture of appreciation always encourages positive relationships. And what better way to express gratitude than a handwritten thank you card?
Thank you, cards can be an effective marketing strategy, for businesses. They can help build customer loyalty, strengthen relationships, and drive business growth.
A personalized branded thank you card for business is a professional way to express appreciation from your business to an employee, current customer, or prospective client.
In general, 81% of respondents agree that sending thank you notes is an important way to show appreciation. And 80% said they appreciate receiving thank you notes from others. However, it seems that not all thank you notes are considered equal – 72% of respondents think that paper thank you notes are more meaningful than electronic ones.
Results were collected on December 23 via AYTM’s online survey panel.
Here are some tips for using a thank you card as a marketing tool:
- Non-obtrusive and used as a passive sales tool.
- Thank you cards are personalized, usually appreciated, and have a good chance of being
- opened, read, and responded to.
- Builds customer loyalty.
- Sets you apart from your competitors.
Here are some tips for writing a thank you card:
- Greet the customer by name.
- Express your gratitude, clearly stating why you’re sending the note.
- Include details about why you enjoyed your experience with the customer.
- Include phrases like “I am so very thankful for your time.”
- Choose a closing: Best Wishes, Sincerely, Thanks again, With gratitude, Keep in touch.
- Add a business card to the thank you card so they can contact you quickly.
As a thank you for reading my blog and following me, the geek would love to design a complimentary thank you card for your business.
Email this voucher to emily@marketinggeekchic.com when you are ready for your thank you card design.