{"id":3699,"date":"2013-10-20T07:22:21","date_gmt":"2013-10-20T06:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3699"},"modified":"2014-01-08T20:12:02","modified_gmt":"2014-01-08T20:12:02","slug":"festive-friday-promotes-christmas-card-sending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/festive-friday-promotes-christmas-card-sending\/","title":{"rendered":"Festive Friday promotes Christmas card sending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/FestiveFriday2013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Festive Friday 2013\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3701\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/FestiveFriday2013.jpg\" width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/FestiveFriday2013.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/FestiveFriday2013-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/FestiveFriday2013-500x204.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tI am so pleased to announce the launch of Festive Friday, a new card sending day for the greeting card industry, which will take place on Friday 29th November 2013.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tFestive Friday is a day for the whole greeting card industry to write their Christmas cards and send them out to their friends, family and loved ones to start the Christmas card sending season with a bang.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThere are an estimated 100,000 people working directly and indirectly within the greeting card industry and the idea is to create a ripple effect from this initial action.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThis is a project that I have been personally involved with during my time on the GCA Council and last Christmas our business encouraged our staff to send Christmas cards as part of our marketing efforts for the card industry. It was really fun and had a great effect. Read more about it in this post:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/have-you-sent-your-christmas-cards-yet\" style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\" title=\"Have you sent your Christmas cards yet?\">Have you sent your Christmas cards yet?<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWe hope that the cards and loving messages to young and old will inspire and excite and remind everyone of the importance of the festive season for keeping in touch and staying more connected with your friends, family and loved ones.&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">Scientific research has proven that sending and receiving greeting cards makes people feel cared for and happier and can even help fend off depression. Read more about this study in our post <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/scientists-prove-that-greeting-cards-are-good-for-your-mother\" style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\" title=\"Scientists prove greeting cards are good for your Mother\">Scientists prove greeting cards are good for your Mother<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSo remember to set aside some time on Festive Friday the 29th November, for an hour or two, to write cards with your staff and send Christmas cards out to your friends and family. You can even save money by sending them second class post and they will still arrive in plenty of time for Christmas. Plus the more cards you send earlier the more you should receive in return. See the Royal Mail table below for last sending dates to various parts of the world and in the UK.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tPlease share this post and spread this message far and wide within the card industry.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">You can find out more about Blue Eyed Sun&#39;s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/christmas-cards-2013\" style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\" title=\"Christmas cards for 2013\">Christmas cards for 2013<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">which were nominated for a Henries Award this year and are available at all good gift shops and card retailers.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RoyalMailChristmasSendingDates2013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Royal Mail Christmas Sending Dates 2013\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3704\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RoyalMailChristmasSendingDates2013.jpg\" width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RoyalMailChristmasSendingDates2013.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RoyalMailChristmasSendingDates2013-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RoyalMailChristmasSendingDates2013-412x300.jpg 412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I am so pleased to announce the launch of Festive Friday, a new card sending day for the greeting card industry, which will take place on Friday 29th November 2013. 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