{"id":1106,"date":"2021-11-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-29T15:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:05:12","slug":"gear-up-for-christmas-online-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/gear-up-for-christmas-online-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Things To Gear Up For Christmas Online \u2013 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part 2 of 3 things you can do to gear up for Christmas Online, ensuring that you use your full online potential. By now your Christmas campaigns are already running or lying in wait for the Black Friday hype to die down. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/things-to-gear-up-for-christmas-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first part of this series<\/a> we looked at strategy marketing and ways to build an email marketing list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As there is still enough time, let\u2019s tackle some of the details of your campaign \u2013 its tinsel, if you will. Ultimately, if you (and your team) aren\u2019t really excited about your Christmas specials, you\u2019ll have trouble enticing anyone else. So, get psyched!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h4>TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/h4><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#3-things-to-gear-up-for-christmas\">3 Things To Gear Up For Christmas<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#packaging\">Packaging<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#in-the-spirit-of-christmas\">In the spirit of Christmas<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#freebies\">Freebies<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-things-to-gear-up-for-christmas\">3 Things To Gear Up For Christmas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you haven\u2019t done so already, start thinking about the following 3 things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"packaging\">Packaging<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This depends entirely on what you sell and how many sales you are expecting this season. Be creative and resourceful. While it is great to design and print bespoke Christmas packaging for your brand, if the cost of it is unjustified, then leave it. Do something else instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Write a handwritten \u2018Thank You\u2019 note on a Christmas sticker or tag.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gift wrap your normal shipper boxes in Christmas paper with lovely string, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decorate brown Kraft paper yourself. Your local craft store will sell the right supplies. This idea is not only simple and inexpensive, but it is also very authentic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-341673523a591c577b84e4983448139c wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TIP: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8808edaa771f8b9130397bdd69bb7c0b wp-block-paragraph\">Pictures of your packaging will make great content for your social media campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"in-the-spirit-of-christmas\">In the spirit of Christmas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does your company have a cause it supports, if not, it may be a good idea to take on one now. Social responsibility isn\u2019t a must for companies, however it does show the \u2018heart\u2019 of a business. There is a lot of need in every town in the country, any cause will be one worth supporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Talk to your team and get volunteers to donate time at a soup kitchen, SPCA etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donate gifts, money, food, clothing etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Host a charity event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-341673523a591c577b84e4983448139c wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TIP: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c0aaad0844ca0b182e3893dd8636f47c wp-block-paragraph\">Photographs of your team actively supporting a cause will be refreshing between all the sales posts on your customers\u2019 social media feeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"freebies\">Freebies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think of a great added-value gift\/freebie you can include in all your Christmas orders over a certain value. This will help you stand out a little more, give customers that extra push to pick you or simply surprise them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Free shipping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you sell jewellery \u2013 perhaps a free jewellery box would be a nice touch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you sell wine glasses \u2013 a free bottle of wine might go down well<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you sell a service, like car washes etc. \u2013 a free car air freshener could do the trick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again, you don\u2019t have to spend a lot of money on this and could even collaborate with a local supplier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to take your business online before you gear up for Christmas? Domains.co.za offers businesses&nbsp; fast and reliable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/web-hosting-south-africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website hosting<\/a>, the best in <a alt=\"Link to Wikipedia - Top-Level Domain - TLD\" title=\"Wikipedia - Top-Level Domain - TLD\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Top-level_domain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TLD domain<\/a> names and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/websitebuilder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website builder<\/a> so easy to use you could have your website ready by tomorrow. It All Starts with a Domain Name. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ai-domain-name-generator-1.png\" alt=\"3 Things To Gear Up For Christmas Online \u2013 Part 2\" title=\"3 Things To Gear Up For Christmas Online \u2013 Part 2\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part 2 of 3 things you can do to gear up for Christmas Online, ensuring that you use your full online potential. By now your Christmas campaigns are already running or lying in wait for the Black Friday hype to die down. In the first part of this series we looked at strategy marketing and ways to build an email marketing list. As there is still enough time, let\u2019s tackle some of the details of your campaign \u2013 its tinsel, if you will. Ultimately, if you (and your team) aren\u2019t really excited about your Christmas specials, you\u2019ll have trouble enticing anyone else. So, get psyched! 3 Things To Gear Up For ChristmasPackagingIn the spirit of ChristmasFreebies 3 Things To Gear Up For Christmas If you haven\u2019t done so alread <a alt='3 Things To Gear Up For Christmas Online \u2013 Part 2' title='3 Things To Gear Up For Christmas Online \u2013 Part 2' href='https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/gear-up-for-christmas-online-part-2\/' class='moreElipsis'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1265,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1009],"tags":[1463,1462,1460,1461],"class_list":["post-1106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-domain-tips","tag-give-your-clients-freebies-and-giveaways","tag-make-an-effort-with-special-packaging-for-christmas","tag-organise-your-year-end-online-specials","tag-strategise-your-christmas-campaign"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1106"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3785,"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106\/revisions\/3785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}