Thank you!  Thank you!  We are thrilled to have been voted the Best Gift & Stationery Store in Charlotte in the Best of Citysearch 2009 polls!  We love what we do, especially since we get to work with such fabulous customers who we consider friends.  A huge thank you to everyone who voted and posted comments.  Your support is very much appreciated.

Guess what!  We have been nominated for the best gift and stationery store in Charlotte in the Best of Citysearch Shopping polls!  We have been so fortunate to have received wonderful reviews on Citysearch by you, our fabulous customers.  This type of virtual “word of mouth” is really the best way for us to get the word out about Salutations and our services.  The voting ends on September 9th and we’d really appreciate your vote.

Best of Citysearch is a nationwide competition that lets businesses compete for local votes — and win the ultimate honor of being named best in the city! Various campaigns run throughout the year, including Best Restaurants, Best Nightlife, Best Spa & Beauty, Best Shopping, Best Hotels, Best Local Services and others.  For more information on what polls are open, visit www.citysearch.com/bestof/about.

I am excited to tell you that I am competing in the 2009 Leading Moms in Business competition sponsored by Ladies Who Launch and StartUp Nation.  This Spring, the top 200 mom-run businesses across America will be selected based on the number of votes cast.  Being the proud mother of two children (ages 13 and 11) and three businesses (ages 7, 3 and 1), I felt compelled to enter!

You may cast your vote(s) through March 31, 2009, once a day if you’d like, so please vote early and often!  You are not required to open an account or do anything other than click a button.  If you feel so compelled, there is also a link to share my Salutations profile with a friend.

I have clearly found our most effective form of advertising to be you, our fabulous customers, and the nice things that you say about Salutations.  In fact, many of our new customers have come to us because of the great reviews we have on Charlotte Citysearch and Triangle Citysearch!  While I’m on the topic (if I may be so bold), I would very much appreciate it if you could click on “Write a review” in the upper right of our Citysearch profile if you’ve had a great experience with Salutations.  These reviews really increase our star rating, visibility and credibility!