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Heartfelt Ways to Show Appreciation to Veterans with Cards
Showing appreciation to veterans is more than a kind gesture—it's a way to honor their sacrifices. Personalized cards offer a meaningful expression of gratitude, creating a deep emotional impact.

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Lead Nurturing Best Practices to Connect You With Clients and Win Business
Lead nurturing doesn’t have to be tedious or time consuming to be effective. And you don’t have to break the bank to make meaningful connections that lead to life-long customers who love your business. You can maintain current client relationships, build new ones and ensure that you remain fully eng…

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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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Honoring the Nation’s Bravest and Best During Military Appreciation Month
May is National Military Appreciation Month, and it’s the perfect time to reach out and share thoughts of gratitude for the hard work and dedication of our country’s military members. Arguably the bravest and most highly trained in the world, the U.S. military is charged with defending our country a…

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Greeting Cards Create Genuine Connections with Hispanic Customers and Employees
You probably already know that creating a connection with your Hispanic employees and customers requires more than translating a few words into Spanish … quite a bit more, actually. Businesses that are thriving in today’s diverse multicultural landscape know that their Hispanic clients and team memb…

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Redefining Client Engagement Strategies for Financial Advisors in the Digital Age
Good news for financial advisors: According to Accenture field research, 52 percent of consumers are interested in upping their financial literacy. However, the downside to this trend is that they’re not necessarily taking traditional routes. Consider the role that social media is playing. A full 56…

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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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Customer Expectations Are Evolving—Is Your Service Keeping Up?
These days, customers are used to the very best. Competition among businesses is stiff, so companies are pulling out all the stops to provide a great experience to win more customers. This culture is now so commonplace that clients and buyers expect certain standards—or they go elsewhere. Below, we …

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Thriving Amid Change: The Role of Exceptional Experiences in the Financial Sector
Financial sector professionals must be comfortable analyzing numbers, educating clients, and recommending portfolio strategies. Yet they can’t just be transactional agents. Today, people want more from their financial partners than someone who can explain the markets. After all, they can do that the…

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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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Start the New Year Smart So You Can Finish Strong
For some people, this time of year comes hand-in-hand with a familiar trope—making and breaking resolutions. But with thoughtful connection and intentionality, business leaders can create realistic expectations, shape company culture, inspire optimism and ensure engagement in the year ahead.