Sometimes you’re searching for a reason to send an email marketing campaign, or you only have a few things to say. That’s ok! E-cards can be a quick way to send these types of messages.

Here are just a few ideas you can put to work for your business.

• Birthday Greetings – If you know your customer’s birthday, send a birthday greeting with a special offer from your birthday club. It’s a great way to retain great customers.
• Appointment Reminders – E-cards are a great way to remind your customers to come on in.
• Thank You Notes – Thank your customers for their business. Collect the email addresses from your new customers each day or week and send them a thank you note with a survey link asking them how they liked their experience.
• Event Invitations – Send a classy invitation for your event and fill the room.
• Sales Announcements – If you’ve got a quick sale to announce, send an e-card with the dates and times.
• Personal Holiday Greeting – Want to be environmentally friendly this year but you don’t have one of those holiday greetings where you talk about little Timmy and his karate class? An quick e-card can be perfect.
• Business Holiday Greetings – Send your company’s holiday greetings via an e-card this year.

At VerticalResponse we’ve got our own set of e-cards for you to choose from, but if you’re working with another email provider chances are they have them too!

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