Personally, I?m not a huge fan of Christmas, but from a marketing point of view, it certainly has its benefits.

We ordered our Christmas cards way back in October, because there was a great offer on for ordering them early. We have our logo printed inside them and next week we?ll start handwriting the addresses onto the envelopes. Then we?ll be writing personal messages into each one and anyone in the office who knows the recipient of the card will sign it. No scanned signatures of people you don?t know; no card going out without a name in it.

As last year, I?ll be awarding prizes for the best, worst, funniest and cleverest Christmas cards we receive. Click here to read about last year?s awards ? it will give you tips on what to do and what to avoid!