Grandmothers are chock full of wisdom. As a business coach and mentor, I suggest that when you’re thinking about running your business, think about the simplicity of grandmother’s rules, and make sure they’re incorporated into the way you run your business.
Simple, handwritten thank you notes go miles. Nothing beats a handwritten thank you note. It’s even more powerful today in our fleeting, electronic world. Getting a handwritten note means you took the time to say thank you the right way.
Jack Daly takes the handwritten thank you note one step further. Jack takes photos of himself with people, often in fun situations. He then uploads those photos to Shutterfly.com, SendOutCards.com or a similar website where he can quickly type up a personal note. Then presto, Shutterfly mails the card to the person’s address for Jack. Those cards don’t get thrown away. Instead, they stay as little marketing reminders to his friends.
July 14, 2010
Cameron:
I couldn’t agree with this post more. I’ve been sending handwritten notes to clients, colleagues, friends & family for over 20 years with lots of great results. I just landed a new client today that I met at a business function about 3 weeks ago. An event photographer snapped our pic at the event so I printed off the picture (which was great) and enclosed it in the note. While many of us (present company right?) love blogs, twitter, LinkedIn and other technology based networking functions: at the end of the day it HAS to be social. Face to face personal communication. Handwritten notes are a great bridging platform that I highly recommend.
- Rich