FM Walsh & Associates Inc.

Preparing for the Big Day: Christmas

This is always the busiest time of year.  I am constantly watching clients squeeze 30 days worth of work into 25 days so they can have 5 days to spend with family and away from the office.  This maneuvering comes with careful planning.  How are you preparing early so you have time off during the holidays?  Here are a few things that I’m planning to do:

1. Schedule blogs: although you may not plan on spending your holiday writing blogs, your readers may like to stay in the habit of reading your ramblings.  To keep everyone happy, you can pre-write your posts and schedule them.  To make it fun, write some posts about Christmas!
2. If you are going to be too busy for tweeting, you can schedule some tweets as well.  Although twitter is all about social networking, I think it is okay if you schedule a few holiday tweets.
3. Do you plan on replying to emails over the holiday?  If not, think about putting an auto-responder on your email to notify clients and associates of your absence and when you will return.
4. Have you sent out all your Christmas cards?  Sending out Christmas cards to valued clients, and those that you hope to attract, can serve as an effective marketing ploy.

What are you doing to prepare for Christmas?  I’d love to hear your suggestions!