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Ezine #243 Nov. 1st, 2004
How to Thank your Customers
The Blitz-Promotions News Letter
Issue no. 243, Nov. 1st, 2004
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We
want to thank you for listening to us - some of you
for many years.
Tomorrow
is the election here in the U.S. Whatever your choice
make sure that you make it known.
We
also hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Make
sure to check out daily promotion hints and tips. This
week we'll be talking about three easy ways to maximize
your holiday traffic.
http://smallbizpromo.blogspot.com
Nov
Special -
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5% off any of our promotion products. Just give us a
call @ 1.606.439.4575.
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In this Issue
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Thanking your customers.
- Fun Thanksgiving links.
- Being Thankful.
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Food for thought
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"
Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one
finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you.
You have to win it."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Thanking your Customers
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How
long has it been since you've thanked your customers.
We're getting close to the holiday season, we're going
to give you some ideas in this issue and next weeks
on some ways you can say thanks. This week we'll be
talking about getting some cards and / or making them.
Next week we'll talk about fillers and gifts.
Just
in case you need some reasons to thank your customers,
you can find some at the link below.
http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/030101/bus_022601-3.shtml
Some
ideas for thanking your employees can be found here
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http://www.faa.gov/asw/awards/informal.html
Some
general notes -
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Thanking your customers doesn't have to cost an arm
and a leg.
--> Always personalize anything used as a thank-you.
--> The more creative effort, personal ( ie you do
the work), the more it will be appreciated ( ex. A handmade,
handwritten note will work much better than a dime store
generic card with an address label as your signature).
--> The more useful the item or gift, the better.
A calendar would go over better than a pet rock... although
they could use the rock as a paper weight....hmmm.
--> You can have different categories for your thank-you
gifts. This holiday season we're going to send cards
and small fillers to everyone, customers that have spent
more, been with us longer will get some additional things.
Buying
Cards
Below
you'll find some sites that sell cards that are already
made.
http://www.greenwoodscollection.com/
http://www.brookhollowcards.com/
Price range (per 100) - (ordering early before 12/7)
- $142.00 - $186
For
those on a budget -
http://www.wdrake.com/shop/cards.cfm
Price range (per 100) - around $40.00.
That
is just a sample. Use your favorite search engine to
find more.
You
can find some really nice handmade cards from several
sites at the link below.
May have to cut and paste the link.
http://www.asmallbusinessdirectory.com/Greeting_Cards
___Stationery/greeting_cards___stationery.html
Making
your own cards -
For
those with a creative spirit and extra time here are
some links on making your own -
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/greetingcards/
http://www.allcrafts.net/cards.htm
- below the books for sale.
The
card's message -
Make
sure however you make the card that you put a personal,
handwritten message with your signature.
Some
nice things to send with your Thank - You's
When
thinking of gifts to add with your cards, think of things
that your customers will use and/or see often. Below
is a partial list of some things you can include - as
always you can use your imagaination.
Calendars
Calendar cards
Paper weights
Note pads
Post it notes
Desk pads
Pencils
Pens
Planners (pocket or desk)
Reference books
Clip boards
Folders
Binders
Mouse pads
Can openers
Hot pads
The
best gift would be something that relates to your business
and is useful. Example - if you have a cooking site,
then hot pads would be a great choice.
Finding
your items.
Searching
google for personalized hot pads, there are tons of
places you can buy them. Search for the one that fits
your needs and budget and then buy... remember to buy
early.
Additional
things.
Don't
forget to add in your business cards, and a coupon.
A
good example of this happened last week. My wife is
an avid QVC shopper. She got a thank you card in the
mail. A nice card that all the hosts had signed. Enclosed
with the card was a coupon with a recipe on the back.
No one throws a recipe away.
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Fun Thanksgiving Links
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An
excellent educational site for the kiddies from Scholastic.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/
A good look at what 1627 might have
looked like.
http://www.plimoth.org/visit/what/index.asp
Thanksgiving Recipes - need I say more?
:o)
http://thanksgiving.allrecipes.com/
The truth about the first thanksgiving.
http://pilgrims.net/plymouth/thanksgiving.htm
Games, puzzles, clip art, coloring pages
and more.
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/thanks/
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Being Thankful - Acres of Diamonds
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Like
I mentioned last issue I love the "Acres of Diamonds"
story - you can find it as well as a lot of other good
advice at the following link.
http://www.temple.edu/documentation/heritage/speech.html
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Links you can use -
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Last month we talked a
little about video for your site. At this link
you'll find details on two tools you can use.
The virtual body - explore
the body on the web - excellent site.
http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp
Need calendars for 2005
Office products - check out the link below for some
free templates.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT011371131033.aspx
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Fun and Games
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Aerial photos from around
the world.
http://www.yannarthusbertrand.com/yann2/affichage.php
There are 12 Presidential
Libraries - find out more information here -
http://www.archives.gov/presidential_libraries/
I'm a huge "Amazing
Race" fan - remember when they went downhill inside
the ball - that's called a "Zorb", you can
learn more about it at the following link -
http://www.zorb.com/
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Ads
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Useful links to our site
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Find
more useful promotion and design articles here -
http://www.blitzpromotions.com/articleindex.htm
Check
out our archives for issues you may have missed.
http://www.blitzpromotions.com/ezinearchives.htm
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Next Issues
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Dec. - Holiday Issue
Jan. - Tweaking Froogle
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Final Thoughts
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We
hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.
Tim
and Lisa Hamblin
Tisa Enterprises
PO Box 221
Hazard KY 41702
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