| The busy holiday season is just around the corner. | | | | Going a Step Further with Mail Merge - Rather |
| If you are like most people, the season is busy | | | | than printing your to and from addresses onto |
| with end of the year work and social obligations. | | | | white stickers, take the extra time to feed your |
| And plain fun! | | | | envelopes through the printer one at a time, if |
| What can you do with greeting cards or | | | | necessary. |
| postcards to help the holiday season go smoother | | | | Use a Greeting Card Service - Services like Send |
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| your business? | | | | am a distributor) saves you time and money, |
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| Send out Halloween or Thanksgiving cards instead | | | | company logo, photos, and custom covers. You |
| - Coming at a different time of year, the cards | | | | can even use a font of your own handwriting and |
| stand out a bit more. Your message has a chance | | | | signatures. |
| to be heard. You should play down the | | | | Use a Virtual Assistant - Virtual Assistants buy |
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| feature, but be sure to check over all or most of | | | | signature. |
| the mail merge results to be sure that the results | | | | With a little pre-planning, your holiday card mailings |
| look professional. Make sure a long name or | | | | can be easy as... Pumpkin pie! Happy Autumn to |
| address hasn't ruined the pagination. Make sure | | | | you all. |
| the names of your contacts are spelled correctly. | | | | |