Send Out Cards

[Full Throttle]

I'm at a coffee shop right now waiting for a client. I went to a networking meeting almost a year back and ran into a network marketer slinging this product. To her credit, she kept in touch, was very professional, and never got pushy.

Anyway, I decided to do it, here's my thoughts:

Cons:
-No wet signature, insincere. I always do a b-day and anniversary card to my clients each year. I won't use the program for current clients as I think it's too insincere. I get a card from my dentist each year, he doesn't even sign it. I feel no attachment or loyalty to him, I think the card does more harm than good.
-Somewhat pricey compared to buying the cards in bulk and mailing them myself. A glossy card, with my logo uploaded, and with postage is about $1.32 total.

Pros:
-I can write a custom message on each card and brand it however I want. I can also pick out a variety of cards without having to buy in bulk.
-I can fire off a card very quickly and it stands out from all the other #10 envelopes they get every day.
-I plan to use it for dropping a note to prospects or contacts I make via cold canvassing. A simple, "we may not be a fit right now, but I'd like to keep in touch with some ideas from time to time." They'll get my newsletter and a then another card requesting a meeting in 6 months before I call.
-I'm also sending out a postcard for about .60 cents to confirm meetings set more than a week out.

Anyone else using it in their business? Thoughts? It's the only MLM program I've ever signed up for, and no, I didn't pay the $60 extra to rep it. I'll stick to selling life insurance!

 

[agent C]

Not using it currently, but I have been giving it a lot of consideration. Which package did you sign up for?

 

[Mark]

I'm using them now.

I'm also a reseller for them. You can become a reseller for them and make $140 everytime someone signs up as a reseller and make a little bit when they sign up for the system.

Click Here to see the reseller website.. If you sign up I make $140 bucks...and you can do the same thing later...The chain never ends..

I really like the system and use it now on birthday cards and thank you notes....I'm slowing learning how all of it works, but so far it has been easy.

 

[crons79]

I just sent a card to me Grandma for her birthday. I will ask her about the quality of the card when I talk to her.

 

[Bob_The_Insurance_Guy]

I use them. Not a reseller, but a client for the past 3 years.

No wet signature has never been an issue. 100% of the time, from family and friends to clients and prospects, I get complimented on the originality and look of the card/postcard.

I have even sent a fair amount of people to the reseller I went through, so that they could use the service as well.

The one thing I don't do, that others have done, is add pictures to my cards. I also like the fact that you can use different script styles for different cards/people. It is very original, and I think that people appreciate you personalizing every card you send.

Also, it has a reminder that sends me an email one week before the special day.

 

[Mark]

I have one agent using them to market to business owners. His cards look like a get well card and he goes after them with C.I. and D.I....

 

[kheyknee]

Sending out cards without a wet signature beats not sending them out at all. I use an automated marketing system that kicks out specific cards at defined times to selected targets. It works for me because I'm too lazy to stick with a manual process, and too cheap to pay somebody to do it for me.

 

[Air Jer]

Sending out cards without a wet signature beats not sending them out at all. I use an automated marketing system

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What automated system do you use?

 

[kheyknee]

What automated system do you use?

I use Infusionsoft. You see their banner ads at the top of the forum page quite often. It costs much more than the other automated email systems, but combines many things together - like automating send out cards.