During the festive season an integral part of the fun and frolic is exchanging greeting cards and gifts while celebrating. Here are a few tips on card and gift exchange protocol for business purposes.
• Your office will most certainly have rules covering gifts. Find out what they are. If protocol forbids the giving or receiving of gifts above a certain monetary value, follow it strictly.
• Avoid sending intimate gifts. If you are sent anything inappropriate, promptly return it with a polite but firm note of refusal.
• Include a small line of greeting, good wishes, or appreciation when you send out cards. If your greeting card list runs into hundreds or thousands of names, sort them into ‘personal note’ and ‘signature only’ categories. If you can’t sign the card, don’t send it.
• Always acknowledge greeting cards and gifts sent to you. Write your thank you notes, and make those calls of appreciation promptly
