Tips on Announcing your Office Relocation
Announcing your Office Relocation
Letting your customers and staff know about your forthcoming office relocation plans is an important aspect of ensuring a smooth transition to the new facility. Follow these tips to ensure you don't miss anyone off and everyone is on board with your relocation plans.
Make an Early Announcement
To avoid any inconvenience to your customers, make your office relocation announcement ahead of time. This will ensure they too are fully prepared for your relocation and will help to avoid the potential risk of losing them as customers.
How to Announce your Office Relocation
Announce your office relocation in a variety of methods to ensure everyone has received the message and is clear about your new office contact details. You can customize this Change of Address Letter Template to send to your customers. Aside from sending out change of address notifications, make the announcement through your business' social media profiles, your website and via email.
Announcing your Office Relocation to Staff
Staff should be the first to know about your plans to relocate, so as soon as you have finalized your decision, meet with staff to let them know why you need to move, the likely timeframe and the benefits the new office will bring. Maintain a positive focus and reassure them that's is the best decision for the business.
Notify Utilities
Make sure you notify services including electric, water, telephone, and other services prior to the move. This will allow your service provider to prepare and help you maintain your service. To make everything and everyone prepared, you must make the notification ahead to prevent disruptions of services.
Don't forget to print off this handy Change of Address Checklist so no-one gets missed of your notification list.
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