Corporate E-Cards

Posted by seotech on August 31, 2009 under Corporate E-Cards, Multimedia Companies, seo company sydney, seo services | Be the First to Comment

Traditional Greeting Cards

Ancient greeting cards were used by both the Chinese to celebrate the New Year and the early Egyptians who used papyrus scrolls. Greeting cards started to appear in Europe in the early 1400s, such as the German woodcut New Year’s greetings and Valentine’s Day messages. By the 1850s the greeting card rather than being a homemade customised hand-delivered card, became more popular and affordable due to developments in printing methods.

The first published Christmas card appeared in 1843 in England, commissioned by Sir Henry Cole. Not long after, companies started to hire illustrators to design and mass produce greeting cards. When colour lithography developed in the 1930s the greeting card industry really expanded. Today there are cards for all occasions and emotions, from birthdays, to christenings, engagements, weddings, funerals, baby showers, get well cards, mother’s and father’s day, farewell cards, graduation and more.

Different types of greeting cards include:

• Standards cards: a card printed with a picture on the front, folded over, with an inscribed message on the inside.
• Photo greeting cards: cards that have a hole in the front for you to place your own photo in the cover. There are also cards that are printed with high quality digital photos- which you can buy or print yourself.
• Humorous greeting cards: also known as studio cards, became popular in the 1940s and 1950s.
• Musical Greeting cards: Cards that contain musical devices or recording devices, which play when opened (such as a traditional Christmas carol).

Animated E-Cards

An e-card is a greeting card that is sent over the internet, with digital content such as music, animation and videos. These are available on websites for free or for a fee, or can be designed by a multimedia company.

Corporate e-cards are great as a form of marketing to thank your clients and customers or invite them to special events. They can also be used to inform customers of changes. Designed with Flash animation, they can be entertaining and capture their attention.