“🔮 Crystal ball... give me inspiration to wish a happy new year worthy of the name to my prospects, customers and employees... Come on please, it must not be so difficult but I have no inspiration...
Welcome to 2025! As we start the new year, it's time to set new professional goals and aspire to reach new heights. At JeudiMerci, we wish you all the best for a year full of challenges, opportunities and success.
Whether you're an established professional or an ambitious entrepreneur, 2025 is the perfect time to aim even higher. We are here to support you in this process by offering you advice and strategies to achieve your professional goals, starting with thanking all the actors who supported you in your successes in 2024! To thank them, we advise you to use the classic greeting card. But how?
Make professional greeting cards can become a real headache: what is the best method and what are the messages to be sent according to your target audience? We don't have a crystal ball, but we are going to give you our best inspirations to make your greeting cards the most striking!
Follow the guide!
Step 1: choose your target
To send your best wishes, you must first choose your target and ask yourself the following question: “To whom do I want to send my greeting cards ?”
- to my prospects? To make an impression and trigger a purchase.
- to my customers? Key for the Loyalty !
- To my coworkers ? To motivate and thank them!
- to my partners? To thank them and continue the collaboration peacefully...
Indeed, your professional greeting message will be completely different depending on your target audience: the text, the tone, the design,... everything can change!
Step 2: The values and tone to send your best wishes
It is important to highlight your values in the professional greeting message you are about to send. In addition to wishing a happy new year, health and happiness in the traditional way, you should highlight the following points in your professional greeting texts:
- Your DNA: proximity, expertise, collaboration,...
- Who is in the best position to write to your target audience? Your CEO, the CSM...
- What tone should I use? Are you formal or with a slight touch of humor?
- How you address your customers: Do you talk to your customers or want to talk to them?
Step 3: past and future highlights
To write a greeting card and present your wishes in an original way, you can also take stock of all The key moments experienced with your targets that would be interesting to mention. The objective? Create emotion! Finally, ask yourself if it would be interesting to talk about the changes in your company at the end of 2023 or future projects for 2024 or the years to come. Here are some forms of professional wishes according to your target audience:
- For your customers for example, think of something you have done together, or that you would like to do with them in the coming year. A simple anecdote allows you to personalize the message and make all the difference. You know your customers better than you think.
- For your prospects:Think about what you would like them to do for 2024, what events you would like to share... Beyond subscribing to your app or product. Maybe you just want to get in touch with them in the new year. For example, you can tell them about your good resolutions, by promising them that from 2024, all your appointments will start by talking about a nice thing or an anecdote... Be professional but also friendly.
- For your employees : one thing is certain, these people are by your side because they appreciate the brand image and your personality. Do not hesitate to put your heart into it and above all, to thank them for their commitment and their trust. Not to mention wishing them all the best for 2024.
Step 4: Writing the message for the greeting card
We suggest that you write according to this plan and these sample texts to write a 100% customizable and original professional greeting message.
Original catchphrase that makes you want to be read: “My first resolution for 2024, to wish you all the best! Every year, I tell myself that I'm going to do it but I don't do it... exceptionally this year just for you I'm doing it!”
- Summary of actions and wishes for the New Year:
“I really wanted to thank you for this great year spent together. Thank you for these incredible projects that we have carried out, thank you for your trust and your commitment to us.”
You can personalize the text by indicating an anecdote or a particular event that you experienced this year:)
Don't forget to personalize the name of the business you're talking to!
- Summarize projects together and actions that will make them contact you:
“As you know, at XXX, we are committed to...
Our projects for 2024 are numerous:
And I would like to share these numerous projects with them! We look forward to hearing from you (and whether your resolution will be to work out, take time out to read novels, or eat less chocolate?).
Conclusion: “Happy and happy holidays! “(Remember to sign, it's important!)”
Congratulations, we are approaching the perfect message for your greeting card! . There is only one step left: the choice of support and design!
Step 5: choosing the medium: paper or virtual greeting card?
How do you address your wishes? An email, a virtual card or a postcard?
Here is a comparison of different channels for sending your greeting cards corporate.
The method is good, but examples to inspire you would be even better, wouldn't it?
To send an original, personalized and impactful greeting card, in just 10 clicks (I promise you I just counted! 😉), contact us !
