Christmas (er, Holiday) Cards

Christmas (er, Holiday) Cards Im worse at sending holiday cards than I am at sending thank you cards!   But this year is going to be different.   Im going to do it this year.   Heres my plan of attack: Export all my contacts who I have an address for from JibberJobber, and determine if they are holiday card recipients or not (I should have been tagging my contacts, but I havent been diligent in that). Do a mail merge from the file I get out into a word document, IF Im going to print labels (not sure if Im doing that or handwriting the addresses). Find holiday cards to send out.   Most will be Christmas cards, but some will be holiday cards. Prepare them and get them all ready to go for a Dec 1 mailing. Im trying to figure out how to make this more meaningful and personal than the typical card Ive been at companies where they just tape them up on a wall and then throw them away some cards simply have a name and a generic message what could I do to make it more personal? So Im a newbie at this stuff any suggestions?   What am I missing?   HOW DO YOU DO IT?   This post is brought to you by Walter Akana, founder of Threshold Consulting.   Walter Akana is a Life Strategist who specializes in success! With expertise in career transitions, personal branding, and life planning, he works primarily with mid-career individuals who want to achieve more self direction in their careers and lives.     Walter’s services include coaching clients on developing career/life plans, uncovering their personal brands, and establishing online visibility. Visit Walter’s site to learn more about his services and to read his blog.   Walter is a JibberJobber Career Expert Partner. Christmas (er, Holiday) Cards Im worse at sending holiday cards than I am at sending thank you cards!   But this year is going to be different.   Im going to do it this year.   Heres my plan of attack: Export all my contacts who I have an address for from JibberJobber, and determine if they are holiday card recipients or not (I should have been tagging my contacts, but I havent been diligent in that). Do a mail merge from the file I get out into a word document, IF Im going to print labels (not sure if Im doing that or handwriting the addresses). Find holiday cards to send out.   Most will be Christmas cards, but some will be holiday cards. Prepare them and get them all ready to go for a Dec 1 mailing. Im trying to figure out how to make this more meaningful and personal than the typical card Ive been at companies where they just tape them up on a wall and then throw them away some cards simply have a name and a generic message what could I do to make it more personal? So Im a newbie at this stuff any suggestions?   What am I missing?   HOW DO YOU DO IT?   This post is brought to you by Walter Akana, founder of Threshold Consulting.   Walter Akana is a Life Strategist who specializes in success! With expertise in career transitions, personal branding, and life planning, he works primarily with mid-career individuals who want to achieve more self direction in their careers and lives.     Walter’s services include coaching clients on developing career/life plans, uncovering their personal brands, and establishing online visibility. Visit Walter’s site to learn more about his services and to read his blog.   Walter is a JibberJobber Career Expert Partner. Christmas (er, Holiday) Cards Im worse at sending holiday cards than I am at sending thank you cards!   But this year is going to be different.   Im going to do it this year.   Heres my plan of attack: Export all my contacts who I have an address for from JibberJobber, and determine if they are holiday card recipients or not (I should have been tagging my contacts, but I havent been diligent in that). Do a mail merge from the file I get out into a word document, IF Im going to print labels (not sure if Im doing that or handwriting the addresses). Find holiday cards to send out.   Most will be Christmas cards, but some will be holiday cards. Prepare them and get them all ready to go for a Dec 1 mailing. Im trying to figure out how to make this more meaningful and personal than the typical card Ive been at companies where they just tape them up on a wall and then throw them away some cards simply have a name and a generic message what could I do to make it more personal? So Im a newbie at this stuff any suggestions?   What am I missing?   HOW DO YOU DO IT?   This post is brought to you by Walter Akana, founder of Threshold Consulting.   Walter Akana is a Life Strategist who specializes in success! With expertise in career transitions, personal branding, and life planning, he works primarily with mid-career individuals who want to achieve more self direction in their careers and lives.     Walter’s services include coaching clients on developing career/life plans, uncovering their personal brands, and establishing online visibility. Visit Walter’s site to learn more about his services and to read his blog.   Walter is a JibberJobber Career Expert Partner.