What are effective ways to use LinkedIn and other channels for holiday communications?
I’m bombarded by 50 Holiday ecards a day. Ten years ago I did my own ecard and it was hip and unique. That was then. … Today I receive several hundred emails a day and the ecards are just spam. Only a few people have taken the time to customize their holiday message with a personal and professional update. The only two that I remember are a link to a custom page with photos from a friend and a customized game from a developer called Karate Christmas (yes, I did take play it). Otherwise I just hit Delete (my apologies to everyone else) I am thankful that LinkedIn has resisted the temptation to send a generic card to your connections. Beware – people using LinkedIn Answers to send an ecard have been reported! Let’s be honest – ecards are easy, free, and require no thought. Like anything, you get out what you put in. So this is no surprise. On Plaxo you can send them in a click to your entire list. Compare it to old school – real cards take time and money to send. But they do have a she
