It's been in the planning stage for a month, but today I finally addressed the postcards for my Thanksgiving mailout. Years ago, I attended a seminar that suggested any mass mailout be done AFTER the 15th of the month, but before the 25th for maximum effect.
My postcards were ordered from Color For Real Estate and look a little like this:
On the reverse, I have my photo and contact information. Most people don't send Thanksgiving cards, but I like to do it. It helps to get me in the holiday spirit. And postcards ARE a little less expensive to mail!
Let me be among the first to wish YOU a Happy Thanksgiving!
Written and Published by Pat Starnes, McIntosh and Assoc., LLC
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Ok you are better then me ... I just placed the order for our company Christmas card
Nice looking card and good thought sending it out for Thanksgiving.
And Happy Thanksgiving to you. It is a great time to spend with family
Eric: HA! Thanks for your comment. Actually, these cards were left from last year!
Jim & Jean-Marie: Nice to hear from Jersey. Thanks for stopping by.
Russ: Happy Turkey Day to you, too! ~Pat
What a great idea. Thanksgiving is one of my very favorite holidays. It's more for adults than kids.
Thanks for the reminder! Thanksgiving really creeped up on me! I always send Thanksgiving cards rather than Christmas because they stand out more!
I like the card too! Great idea!
Thanksgiving cards are usually safer than Christmas cards since not everybody celebrates Christmas.
Pat - Congratulations on your card. The presentation is professional and the imaging is on target for the month of November. All the best to you and your business.
I usually do Christmas cards, and Birthday cards
Beautiful cards!
I have two questions for you.
1. How does sending them between the 15th and 25th maximize the effect?
2. How did you do that cool picture of you next to a sign with nothing in the background?
Isn't it funny that I drive past your office to get to mine but we have never met. Yet we post on each other's blog. AR is just cool like that.
Brad, your two answers follow:
1. Most bills arrive between the 25th and the 10th, so avoid mailing between these dates. You want your mail to be noticed and read, so ideally send on a "light" mail day.
2. The picture was made with a white backdrop. Compliments of a local photographer, Stefan Klein (Vicki's husband).
Pat: I need to get busy with my Christmas cards. I hand address them every year. December will be here before you know it.
Chris: I agree. Hand addressed is best. Sometimes I have used labels, but always a hand-written personal message inside the card. ~Pat
Hey Pat. I always send out Thanksgiving Day cards. They definitely help me stand out from the crowd of Christmas cards. This is a good reminder for me to get mine in the mail tomorrow. Thanks a bunch.
I am newer to the business. However, I did send out holiday cards last year but did not think it was a good way to contact people. Thanksgiving might make sense and something for me to think about next year. It seems that if you want to send holiday cards out to get noticed, do it for the smaller holidays like St Patricks day.