A grand opening is a very important step for a new business, offering a great advertisement opportunity, a buzz-starting topic base and a great way to bring many new customers into a store on its first day of business. The grand opening, when supplemented with the right promotions, is generally a successful event in terms of profit and turnout. The key is to generate excitement about the opening
. and what deals will be offered. This is accomplished through a range of options, including colorful graphics and artwork, intelligent and clear wording and a select use of keywords, such a 'deals' and 'discounts', as just two examples.One of the least known and most useful promotional items to boost a grand opening turnout is the grand opening invitation. Sending a formal invitation is much more effective than just relying on passive ads that may or may not get the attention of the reader. An invitation is much more personal and actually more meaningful than a generic ad in a paper or magazine, or even a general flier left laying on a doorstep. By employing business addresses and mailing lists available online, or just using phone book listings for residential and commercial listings, much more effective results are quite easy. The layout of the invitation is just as important as the information contained within it, and by using templates and online samples, the focus can remain on the content.Some great places online for sample invitations for a grand opening are www.GrandOpeningHelp.com and The Cards Shoppe, at www.CardsShoppe.com. Each of these outlets have great options, with both offering several examples of just wording, leaving the designs and other aspects to another program. This allows users to employ common programs, such as Microsoft Word for the designs, which has invitation templates built-in and others available for download at www.Office.Microsoft.com. More reference links: http://www.grandopeninghelp.com/category/grand-opening-invitations/ http://www.cardsshoppe.com/wording/wording-business-announcements.htm
