Holiday Cards

Spread holiday cheer to your business associates and clients through business holiday cards

By Jeanne Dininni, Writer, Editor, Blogger, Notary Public

Holiday cards are a great way to show the people with whom you do business that they are important to you. Clients, customers and business associates alike will appreciate the remembrance, and bonds may even be forged with new prospects that you've been hoping to win. Personalized business holiday cards or cards which contain your logo can make even better holiday gifts, since they double as advertisements for your company.

Here are some folks you'll want to consider sending corporate holiday cards to this season.

1. Colleagues

2. Suppliers

3. Customers

4. Clients

5. Employees

6. Prospects

Try personalized holiday cards for business associates, clients and prospects

Everyone on your list will enjoy receiving a classy corporate business card from a website that knows what constitutes an impressive holiday card for business people.
Try: Executive Greeting Cards offers a large variety of holiday cards for business giving. The Holiday Card website offers both business appreciation and business-to-business cards personalized with your company name or logo. CardsDirect also offers business holiday cards, discount holiday cards and charity cards.

Look for websites that offer a little something extra in holiday cards for business giving purposes

Many companies do their best to go the extra mile for customers by providing extra features when you buy their cards.
Try: VistaPrint offers a variety of customizable holiday cards, Christmas cards and decorative holiday postcards. All are available in photo varieties. Along with its collection of personalized company name/logo holiday cards, Brookhollow offers a few profession-specific designs for business holiday card giving. BestHolidayCards.com offers several categories of business holiday cards, along with your choice of holiday verse for your cards. 1st Class Christmas Cards offers a huge selection of business holiday cards and gives you the option of choosing--or writing--your own verse.

Send corporate holiday cards that spread some holiday cheer to your favorite charity

Quite a few websites focus on charitable giving while providing you with the corporate holiday cards that will help your customers, clients and associates remember you fondly.
Try: Aside from letting you choose the verse, ink color and personalization for your corporate holiday cards, Cards for Causes also donates 20% of the cost of your order to the charity, non-profit or worthy cause of your choice. Heartfelt Charity Cards sells business holiday cards with various charities' mission statements and web addresses printed inside, along with a message stating that 10% of proceeds from the sales benefits the charity. You may choose a suggested verse or create a custom greeting. Good Cause Greetings also donates 10% of its sale proceeds to one of various charities represented by its cards each time you buy one. The American Lung Association also sells a variety of holiday cards, many of which are suitable for business giving purposes. These cards come with the added benefit of knowing that you'll "help others breathe easier."

If you're the artistic type, make your own corporate holiday cards online or off

Making your own holiday business cards will not only put your creativity to work; it will help you save money, in effect enjoying discount holiday cards for your business giving.
Try: PrintingforLess.com lets you custom design your greeting cards from scratch or use one of the site's templates to create your card(s). You may upload a photo or logo and personalize your message, as well. Microsoft Office Online offers a downloadable business holiday card design template, which you can use to create this understated, yet attractive card. Digital Trends highlights several computer programs you can use to make your own holiday cards.

Look for holiday business card designs that reflect the personality of your company, leaving an impression that "feels" right. This will go a long way in fostering a great relationship with the recipients of your holiday cheer.