Comments on: Is Hallmark’s move into the personalised card business driven by strategy or are they just late to the party? http://www.head-first.co.uk/headblog/2010/02/is-hallmarks-move-into-the-personalised-card-business-driven-by-strategy-or-are-they-just-late-to-the-party/ Read this, laugh, then ask us to pitch Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:27:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dom http://www.head-first.co.uk/headblog/2010/02/is-hallmarks-move-into-the-personalised-card-business-driven-by-strategy-or-are-they-just-late-to-the-party/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Dom Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:38:41 +0000 http://www.head-first.co.uk/headblog/?p=921#comment-302 That's not really what the article is about Richard. It's not who the players are but the business decisions behind entering into a particular market. Spam notwithstanding however, you do raise other issues which you might want to blog about - namely the cost of doing business in the UK. It's an interesting issue, especially in the face of globalisation. That’s not really what the article is about Richard. It’s not who the players are but the business decisions behind entering into a particular market. Spam notwithstanding however, you do raise other issues which you might want to blog about – namely the cost of doing business in the UK. It’s an interesting issue, especially in the face of globalisation.

]]> By: Richard Pepper http://www.head-first.co.uk/headblog/2010/02/is-hallmarks-move-into-the-personalised-card-business-driven-by-strategy-or-are-they-just-late-to-the-party/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Richard Pepper Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:15:38 +0000 http://www.head-first.co.uk/headblog/?p=921#comment-301 It's great to see people writing about our industry, but it's not just the big boys that provide the service of personalised greeting cards. There are a number of new companies such as ours offering some great unique designs from the in-house design team, so it's worth shopping around. Funky Pigeon also offers personalised calendars, posters and notebooks and regularly runs discount promotions on affiliate sites and by social networking with customers on sites such as Twitter and Facebook. Many of our customers have previously bought from Moonpig, but have been delighted with the quality of our products, and also our service, our cards are posted from mainland UK, and not the Channel Islands. Customers should choose carefully when making online purchases and consider whether they wish to place their business with a company which is exempt from paying UK VAT, in a time when our economy needs all the support it can get from businesses. It is estimated that ecommerce companies operating from the Channel Islands cost the UK approx £110million in 2008 alone. It’s great to see people writing about our industry, but it’s not just the big boys that provide the service of personalised greeting cards. There are a number of new companies such as ours offering some great unique designs from the in-house design team, so it’s worth shopping around. Funky Pigeon also offers personalised calendars, posters and notebooks and regularly runs discount promotions on affiliate sites and by social networking with customers on sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

Many of our customers have previously bought from Moonpig, but have been delighted with the quality of our products, and also our service, our cards are posted from mainland UK, and not the Channel Islands. Customers should choose carefully when making online purchases and consider whether they wish to place their business with a company which is exempt from paying UK VAT, in a time when our economy needs all the support it can get from businesses. It is estimated that ecommerce companies operating from the Channel Islands cost the UK approx £110million in 2008 alone.

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