12 Reasons To Follow-up With Cards

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1 2 R E A S O N S T O F O L L O W- U P W I T H CARDS BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IS MORE CRITICAL THAN EVER IN OUR CURRENT ECONOMY. THE PERSONAL TOUCH IS NOT JUST BETTER FOR BUSINESS BUT ESSENTIAL!

1. Personal Mail in your Mail Box: Only 3% of our mail is personal. How do you feel when you go to your mailbox and receive a card addressed to you personally? Your clients and customers feel the same way. Imagine that everyone you do business with is wearing an invisible sign that says “Make Me Feel Important.” 2. Customer Retention: It costs between 5 and 20% of your bottom line to obtain a new customer. On the other hand a 5% increase in customer loyalty will yield 20-80% to your bottom line. It‟s much wiser to spend money on customer retention than on customer acquisition. 3. Receiving Referrals: Businesses potentially lose up to 19% of additional business because they do not ask for referrals. Opportunities are never lost; they just go to someone else. 4. The Money is in the Follow-Up: On average a company loses 52% of its customers every five years.

The Number One reason customers leave is

because they forget – they forget the company that provided the product and/or service. The Number Two reason is that the company failed to followup so the customer feels that their business is taken for granted.

5. Influence: Your influence is reduced by 10% every month that you do not follow-up. A survey revealed that 80% of all homeowners could not remember the name of their Realtor if they purchased their home more than two years ago. This was despite the fact that they were happy with the initial transaction. The Realtors had done a good job, but dropped the ball by failing to follow-up. 6. New Business: Studies show that the average person will not take action until they‟ve seen or heard your message at least seven times. Send your message with multiple cards with just one click of the button. 7. Your Sphere of Influence: Marketing and Sales reports indicate that 66% of your business within the next 12 months should come from your sphere of influence. These are your current contacts. Help them to keep you in mind by sending them greeting cards.

Remind them that you are in business, the

products and/or services you offer, and inform them of how YOU can help THEM. 8. Stand Out From the Pack: Many companies choose to send a holiday card to their clients and customers once per year – between November and December. Since everyone is doing this, your card will just be one of many…and become lost in the shuffle. Why not send unexpected cards at different times of the year? This will allow you to set yourself apart and your card will stand out because you are the only one doing it.

9. Customer Reactivation: Do you have customers who have not purchased from you or used your services in a while? Send light-hearted, non-threatening cards to all of your „lost‟ customers and allow the WOW factor to draw them back to you. 10. Use a Card as a Newsletter: Create a monthly newsletter with helpful tips in the form of a greeting card. The card can be in your own handwriting or in a selected font. Here is an important note: No commercial message should be included! 11. Introduce New Products, Up-sell and Cross-Sell: A greeting card is an excellent way to call attention to your new products and/or services in a personal way. You can put photos of your new products and/or services on the inside of the card. Be sure to upload your business card with your contact information. 12. Thank People for Doing Business With You: I believe this is the most important of all! When was the last time someone sent you a personal note thanking you for doing business with him or her?

You stand out from

everyone else when you do this. You will reap additional dividends by getting a steady stream of referrals. Remember, imagine that everyone wears an invisible sign that says, “Make Me Feel Important.” There you have it! My “Twelve Reasons to Follow-up With Cards” Report. I can hear you saying, „It all sounds great but I don‟t have the time!”

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