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10 Ways to Celebrate Employee Success
Discover creative ways to recognize your team's achievements and boost workplace morale. From personalized Hallmark cards to monthly awards, our latest article offers practical tips to enhance productivity and retention. Learn how to craft meaningful messages and the role of financial rewards in mot…

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Hybrid Work Models | Paving the Way & Here to Stay
Explore the evolution and benefits of hybrid work models, which combine traditional in-office work with remote and travel work. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses adopted hybrid work to maintain productivity and employee health. Post-pandemic, the hybrid model has proven effective, with d…

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Think Like a Customer: Why Beginnings and Endings Are So Important in the Customer Experience
The way you begin and end your interactions with customers is crucial. First and last impressions go far beyond the moment; in fact, they may well be the only things customers and clients remember about your brand. That’s why it is so important to make sure that the beginnings and endings that your …

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Year of the Consumer: Top 5 Marketing Trends This Year
As we step into 2025, staying ahead in the marketing world means embracing new trends and technologies. This article highlights the top five marketing trends for the year, including the expansion of social commerce, AI marketing automation, unhinged and disruptive digital marketing, personalized AI …

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Measuring Statistical Significance in Marketing: Personalized Campaigns Connect You with Your Customers
Businesses rely on marketing data to guide them in many of their decisions on a daily basis, but how do you know if the information you’re receiving and acting upon is statistically significant? When we look at statistical significance in marketing, we’re looking at whether or not data gathered afte…

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Spread the Word: Your Customers Are Your Best Client Referral Program
When it comes to client referral programs, businesses have tried everything including punch cards, product giveaways, swag and even cash … but at Hallmark Business Connections, we know that often, new connections result from the authentic relationships you’ve already built. Client acquisition doesn’…

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Navigating the Customer Journey: A Financial Advisor's Guide to Engaging and Retaining Clients
Strong relationships are the cornerstone of any successful business and require advisors who can deliver real results with personalized attention. To remain effective over time, it's crucial to examine all aspects of relationship building in business — from present difficulties when maintaining clie…

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5 Small Ways to Make Employee Work Anniversaries Special
A work anniversary can be a special time for employees to reflect upon the previous work year: their successes, accomplishments and career growth. It’s also an important milestone for companies to recognize because it’s a chance to show each employee their individual contributions are valued. Effect…

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5 Tips for Writing Employee Recognition Messages
Engaging employees is crucial for business success, and one effective way to do this is through meaningful recognition messages. Discover five expert tips for crafting heartfelt and impactful employee appreciation messages that boost morale, increase productivity, and reduce burnout. Learn how to ex…

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How to Keep a Good Relationship Going with Anniversary Cards
Developing and maintaining solid business relationships takes time, effort, and support from a hard-working team of employees committed to making those relationships last.

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4 Writing Tips for Employee Work Anniversary Cards (and Customers, Too)
Anniversary cards designed for businesses go a long way in showing employees and customers how much you appreciate them. There is something special about receiving written recognition inside a high-quality, display-worthy card that often turns into a keepsake.
When employees feel valued, overall sa…