You Won’t Believe What This Bride Did
Melissa and I traveled to the mountains of northwestern Connecticut last weekend to attend a family wedding. My cousin Ali married her sweetheart Ricky.
The weather was perfect. The ceremony was a tear-jerker. The food was delicious. The band rocked the house.
But the one thing I’ll remember most is the personalized note that I found as I took my seat at Table 13 during the reception.
In perfect handwriting, Ali wrote, “Dear Tom, Ricky and I are so very grateful that you and Melissa are here with us celebrating our marriage…”
It went on from there — 112 words in all. References to past times together. Wishes for future get-togethers. And this to close: “See you on the dance floor! p.s. Happy Father’s Day!”
Wow! What a nice note.
After I finished reading, I looked around the table and the room and noticed EVERYONE had a note from Ali. 150+ guests all received a note from Ali — each hand-written, each with personal messages.
Here’s to the hand-written thank you note!
There’s a business lesson here. When you reach out, with a note in your own hand, and say, “Thank you,” you build a strong bond — a human bond.
These bonds are stronger than those you create with digitized, automated, AI-generated messages.
I’m not saying to get rid of your marketing automation tools.
I’m just saying: Find opportunities to step up and make meaningful human connections. The more you do it, the more you’ll stand out in this ever-more-robotic world.
Don't go away yet..
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