Creative Ways for Businesses to Use Valentine's Day to Show Appreciation

Valentine's Day is traditionally a day to celebrate the most important relationships in your life. As a marketer, sales owner or company owner, who is more important to your company than your customers and employees? Businesses both large and small are using Valentine's Day to appreciate and raise their most important relationships. Even the smallest gestures can make an impact on your important company connections.

Follow these easy tips to show appreciation to those who most influence your bottom line this Valentine's Day.

Customer Appreciation - Your company is only as strong as the loyalty of your customers. In order to build lasting connection with your customers, your company must show that you are willing to go the extra mile to keep your customers happy, as you know they could indeed pick other company to do company with. Show your customers how much you value your connection with them and strike them with cupid's arrow this February.

• Send a Thank you Mailing - plainly saying thank you can indeed go a long way. Send a thank you note with a mail-able promotional item such as a heart-shaped letter opener (thanks for your openness with us), pen (you're the ink to our paper) or flat flashlight (you light up our business) as a uncomplicated and reasonable way to show appreciation to your clients.

• Hold a Valentine's Open House - request your top customers to an open house at your office. Make it as uncomplicated as a continental breakfast or as fancy as a cocktail party. Give out umbrellas to all in attendance to show them that you have them covered all year long.

• originate a Gift with buy program - Make the whole month of February extra for customers by implementing a gift with buy program. Give out grocery totes, computer bags, or the hottest technology item for all customers who place an order in the month of February.

Employee Recognition - Employees are the backbone of your business. Straight through their hard work, your prestige is strengthened every day. Improving laborer pleasure and morale is an important factor in every business, and sometimes the petite things make a big difference. Show your employees a petite love this Valentine's Day.

• Throw a Valentine Lunch - conferrence your employees together and taking the time to thank them can indeed boost morale. Order lunch in for your team and hand out lunch coolers or trip mugs as an appreciation gift for their hard work.

• arrange a Scavenger Hunt - Give the office a break and hold a scavenger hunt for employees. originate fun clues to find Valentine-related objects in the office. Give the winner a gift card to a local restaurant, and give all who participated in the hunt heart-shaped desk accessories to remember the experience.

• Give out Goodie Bags - If you don't have much time or your company doesn't allow for a lunch or scavenger hunt, plainly give out Valentine goodie bags with imprinted heart chocolates or inserted into a ceramic mug to employees. Have executives hand them out and comprise a hand written thank you note with each.

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