How do you communicate with your customers?

Do you send thank you cards to your clients?

Did you know that not saying thank you to a customer hurts your business more than saying thank you helps.

Let me say that again.

Not saying thank you hurts your business more than saying thank you helps.

What I mean by that is our customers and clients expect to receive a thank you; especially if they spend a lot of money with us.  They expect us to at least acknowledge and thank them.

If I buy a house, I expect a thank you.

If I buy a car, I expect a thank you.

If I buy a Snickers I don't necessarily expect a thank you.

Big ticket items = increased expectations

If you don't send thank you cards to your clients, do you know what they are thinking?

They are thinking you don't care about them!

Studies show the reason why we lose 68% of our clients and customers is because they don't think we care about them.

Here is a simple solution I found to let my customers know I care about them.

www.leescardsonline.com

For $5.48 a year I can send 4 custom greeting cards to my clients to keep in touch with them and let them know I appreciate them.

How much is one dedicated, loyal, and happy client worth to you? Is it worth $5.48 a year?

If so watch this 3 minute video for more information:

www.leescardsonline.com

Once you watch the video, email me back and I'll be happy to help you get started.

WHAT is the value of appreciation? Lee Cummins believes a simple “Thinking About You” or “Thank you for Your Business” could lead to anything from a smile to increased profitability.

Cummins, is a local Snr Manager, representing the US based online greeting card company, SendOutCards 

Unlike other online card companies, which allows users to send an internet link to a personalised card on the internet, SendOutCards users get to personalise one of the 17,000 card options or even create their own cards using their personal photos, which is then mailed to the recipient, anywhere in the world.

Once a user logs on to SendOutCards   subscribes to the service, they can create their own secured account where they can store information like names, addresses, birthdays, anniversary dates or reminders along with photos to send appreciation messages.

Users receive emails to get their cards out in time for these occasions. There is also an option to send gifts or gift cards, which can be selected from options on the website, along with the card.

The card is printed within 24 hours after the user completes their order. Cards of the highest quality standards and printed on recycled paper.  Mailing time differs according to the postal service within the country in which the recipient lives.

Receiving an emailed link to an on-line  e-card does not compare to going to the mailbox and seeing a card among all the bills and windowed envelopes or whatever else is mailed.  Another benefit of SendOutCards, is it is more convenient than heading to a store to purchase cards, lining up at the post office or worse, not remembering to post the card.

SendOutCards makes it hassle free. You can access it at any time from a computer with internet access, no matter where you are.  You could choose from the wide selection of cards or make your own. The cost of the card is cheaper than most of the options available at card shops.

The service is utilised in the United States, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada, UK and Singapore by businessmen, businesswomen and companies, including real estate agents, dentists, doctors, mortgage companies and other businesses which rely on customer- based earnings.

People feel underappreciated. 68% of customers move away from a business due to percieved indifference.

This is a simple tool to show appreciation. It is inexpensive and time saving. A lot of companies take business from people and do not say thank you. The experience is not personalised. This little tool could help many expand their business.

SendOutCards has also been used to teach school aged children appreciation and can be used as a fund raising initiative.

To raise funds, organisations such as schools or churches, can become distributors themselves and encourage parents or members to take out subscriptions to the service.

Therefore every time they send a cards or gifts from the website, the organisation will receive the profits from these sales and raise much needed funds.

Do you wish you could have invested in iTunes, Amazon.com, or Netflix when they launched?

What do these businesses have in common?

They all were game changers.

Amazon.com revolutionized the way we shop for books. Borders, Barnes & Noble and the other booksellers stopped expanding and started closing stores.

iTunes changed the way we buy music. I bet you'd have a hard time even finding a record store anymore!  Most record sales are digital thanks the way Apple revolutionized the music business.

Netflix was a game changer in the video business. It's hard to find a local video store any more. Many of the franchise video stores have closed down. Blockbuster went bankrupt and was bought buy Dish Network for peanuts.

What do these businesses have in common?

They used technology to deliver the same service better, cheaper, and most importanly in a more convenient way.

Anyone who invested in Apple, Amazon, or Netflix is happy they did. These businesses are now dominating their industry. I wish I had the foresight to invest in them 5 or 10 years ago.

What if there was a new home business that was doing the same thing?

Would you want to be a part of a business like that?

http://www.remembergreetingcards.com/opportunity/leecummins

There is a new business that is taking the Netflix style of business to greeting cards.  This company is working to overthrow the 7.5 Billion dollar powerhouses of Hallmark and American Greetings.

They're using a Netflix type delivery system and modern technology to take all the hassle out of sending a greeting card or gift.  No more trips to the post office. No more trips to the mall. It's a lot more convenient and you can even personalize your cards with your photos and handwriting.

Businesses love it because they can automate their cards to their clients.  They can do mass mailings to prospects.  They can setup referral programs and use this technology to send gift cards as thank yous to clients.

This business is called Send Out Cards. It is a game changer in the greeting card business. The owners of 5 Hallmark stores (they've asked their names to be withheld) have switched.  They shut down their stores and invested in this business instead.

What is this business?

http://www.remembergreetingcards.com/opportunity/leecummins

Check it out.  You don't want to miss out on this opportunity.

You don't want to be kicking yourself in 5 or 10 years for not getting involved!

Just recently hubby and I went on a fabulous touring holiday through the NSW South Coast in our campervan.  We ended up in Bateman’s Bay at a caravan park just over the bridge.  This caravan park had been recommended to us by a couple we met whilst staying in Merimbula.  When we arrived we found we had a little problem that was going to take some days to sought out.  This little problem meant that the accommodation we had booked was no longer suitable and we needed to change the accommodation style for 5 days.  The staff there, particularly the receptionist, were amazing and were absolutely wonderful to us.

Now, this is where I saw the power of word of mouth marketing in action.  We had been recommended to stay at this park from another couple.  Normally we probably wouldn’t have even given it a thought.  As they spoke so highly of the amenities, location and the staff we decided to go with their recommendation.  This was a ‘sale’ due to word of mouth.  Whilst staying in Bateman’s Bay we toured around several surrounding townships and as travelers do, you start chatting to others.  Each time we were asked where we were staying we mentioned the place and how fabulous the staff had been.  A couple we spoke to decided they also would give the ‘park a go’.

Now the recommendation from the first couple to us sparked a sale.  Our recommendation to the next couple sparked a sale and so you can see how the ball will roll.  The power of word of mouth marketing should never be underestimated.  Give great service, be pleasant to deal with and be priced at market expectation and you will see the power of word of mouth.  The same applies for negative word of mouth marketing, give bad service, be grumpy and price yourself out of the market and you could see the power of word of mouth marketing from a totally different angle.

Word Of Mouth Marketing – it costs you and your business absolutely nothing, not one cent but the benefits could be amazing!  Sometimes, this marketing strategy can be lost in the hype of more exciting marketing strategies, it’s worth doing an analysis of your business to see which angle you would see the impact of word of mouth marketing.

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