Cards and Handwritten Notes

[Happy Chef]

I still send these even though so much of my communication has gone to email. I think everyone likes to get a personal card or note congratulating them on something every once in awhile. I do this alot more often for out of towners.

[bethcooks4u]

That is something that I don't do enough of. It was talked about in one of my classes at conference too. We all love getting real mail!

[georgiapeach]

I have a "Yea Me" file. When someone sends me a handwritten card or note, I put it in there so that on bad days (okay...when I'm PMS-ing! :eek:) I open it up and read through everything. My file even contains little post-it notes hosts have stuck to their checks when closing a show :)

Emails are soon forgotten or deleted....a handwritten note will be cherished. It takes just seconds to type and hit send but when you send something handwritten it shows that you cared enough about them to take the time.

I never thought about it but we should encourage our new consultants to start their own "Yea Me" file for the days they get discouraged.

[finley1991]

Each week I send the top seller for the week a postcard (I'll attach here). I pring it on a 4x6-inch index card and write a little note. I also do a weekly e-mail to my TEAM using Constant Contact. I recognize the top seller for the week first thing. I don't list sales though and it's funny... usually if the top seller from the week before gets bumped she'll call me and want to know her sales! I don't tell her... I only announce sales at the monthly TEAM training! I also send this if someone signs a new consultant and to the new consultant. Hope it helps! :)

[cmdtrgd]

Oooh...I like the weekly top sales person!

[baychef]

Colleen, do you feel that it is helping consultants keep watch more of their sales and/or increased their sales? I really like this idea and it may be just the thing to help get them back on track when "life" derails us so easily! Thanks!

[dannyzmom]

I am loving this idea Colleen! I know that I LOOOVE to get mail...I bet this would perk my girls up, too!

[finley1991]

Only the ones who are competitive really care about who the leader is! I love sending the card to someone who isn't always the top each month... it's give some recognition outside of the meetings. And they've told me they collect them and look at them when they need a boost. Somtimes the SAME people are recognized as the top people each month because that's just the way it is... this way the top leader gets spread out a bit. And it only takes a second to do. I just print the card, write woo-hoo on it and stick on a stamp. Totally takes 30 seconds and they LOVE it!

[ShanaSmith]

It would be fun to do a quarterly drawing of something with those post cards too. Kinda like the recruiting cards HO is sending us now..... collect them and see what you can get with them in the end.

[finley1991]

That's a great idea!

[bethcooks4u]

Love that idea! My problem is that the majority of my performers are the long distance people (at least for now). But then if they like that carrot... more of them would do something to deserve it...

Yes, I will have to give that a try.