Evites - the new way to send invtiations

Invitations

Requests or invitations have rapidly proliferated from USPS mail to email. Netiquette is very important in sending or replying to invitations, just as “proper” traditional invitations and RSVPs were elaborately outlined and detailed by Emily Post and others. Most people enjoy having an engraved invitation, published on fine paper with very fancy typefaces, often in a cursive mode. Many of these include their own envelopes, helping the recipient comply with etiquette by replying rather than ignoring the invitation. With the above considerations in mind, it is logical to assume that a well Netiquette-structured email invitation or evite will be appreciated, probably expected. Anything less than a message that is well constructed might serve a disappointment to the invitee. It is usually best to include one or even two attachments. The first would be a printed invitation, and the second would be a response form with the requisite particulars. The focus of this section has been on those invitations that are more socially oriented. There are more types of invitations that will be blogged about and addressed in detail later in future blogs. Among these types are meetings, educational sessions, and online presentations.

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NetiquetteIQ's recent radio interview on WRRC 107.7 FM is now on YouTube! View and listen to it for a whole series of questions and answers to many advanced xamples of email.

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The follow is republished from an earlier blog

Many younger email/internet users have seldom or never experienced doing research from traditional sources such as  books, magazines or newspapers.  Older email/internet users who have had experience with non-electronic forms of information were most often taught about plagiarism, copying or otherwise misusing information and writing not their own.  Both of the aforementioned groups carry assumptions regarding ownership based upon many dynamics by and from which electronic data and capabilities have changed traditional values.

        The following  are some common practices many users from all demographic groups have misconceptions about and wrongfully use without any thought of possible wrong doing.

 1.       [The use of someone's email or work with acknowledgement of an author's name and data location.]  Wrong, permission is necessary.

2.       [Blocks of text, photos or email can be cut and pasted into someone else's email, blog or other content.]  Wrong this is still another's content.

3.       [Ownership of internet email content created by another for marketing, newsletters or announcements is automatically given to the contractor.] Not correct, ownership is not automatically carried over unless contractually agreed to.

4.       [Emails sent to companies, groups or individuals which express sentiment or provide suggestions or information can be posed freely.]  Incorrect, ownership of the content is the author's and permission must be given.

5.       [Display of email or images from other sites is permissible when showing a specific relationship.]  This is not correct.  Permission much be obtained from the owner.

 The instances noted above are examples of inadvertent Netiquette abuse i.e., plagiarism.  In traditional situations, these situations probably would not happen.  Indeed these occurrences reflect the importance of Netiquette education.

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Sending templates

Sending templates

        Just as replying to emails with personalized templates, email templates for sending can be proper Netiquette although not ideal. Their use is highly preferred to an email-and-merge whenever possible. Templates are often thought of as form letters for large emails, particularly in marketing or sales campaigns. However, maintaining Netiquette in this type of situation is far different from instances where there is at least some type of real relationship or connection. 

        There are many senders who recycle previously sent messages on a single, case by case basis. Often these will be personalized with some small change to an item such as a reference to a conversation, specific interest of the recipient or a change of status, such as a price or condition.

        Be careful when doing this. Make sure the previous name and any personalized reference is deleted, otherwise, it may be embarrassing  such as if the name in a salutation is not changed. 

        These messages are best for general email where a recipient is not well known or likely may not be contacted again. Some examples of these are:

1)   Thank-you for meeting, orders, interviews, and so on

2)   Company hire

3)   Survey or opinion

4)   Reminder

5)   Retirement/promotion/award

6)   Seasonal event

7)   Meeting schedule

8)     Rejection of a bid, offer, or job request

9)     Company announcement

10)   Referral of a colleague or group.

        Once again, it should be stressed that the best Netiquette for email is personalized as much as possible to maximize positive tone, ensure best results, and build or preserve positive relationships.

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There are discount coupons available on the website. There is no obligation and the savings will be up to 50%.

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