Amanda works at HubSpot, and she came with a unique auto respondent that asked her contacts to guess where she is. To give background, she flew down to Boston to attend a Red Sox training game in the spring with her father. She chose to ask her contacts whether where they think she might be, and also this played some wonderful use of litotes here:
Note: If you don't see the Automatic Replies button, follow the steps to use rules to send an out of office message.
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We also had company wide announcements that all of Spain was going on holiday in July, and then France would be gone on August, so please wrap up any business for the summer before then :’)
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There's no shame in using Christmas to indulge in your childhood movie tastes, but there is shame in not sharing that adorable side of yourself when people are trying to reach you during the holidays.
So what do good out-of-office messages look like? Here are a handful of examples that will help you craft the perfect out-of-office message:
HOLIDAY CLOSURE. We’d love to sell you chocolate 24/7 but then we’d never get to eat any! Our offices will be closed starting Friday December 22, 2017 inclusive to Monday, January 1st, 2018. Some important dates to note: Monday December 11, 2017. Last date to have Products ship to Western Canada / USA Before 2018; Monday December 18, 2017 Filter Type All Time Past 24 Hours Past Week Past month Contact List Found1. 234-805-392 Brand Listing› Evernote› Capital One› Iphone› Homelessness› Popcornflix› Tabasco Restaurant 1868› Joseph Newhouse› Github› Logitech› Facetime› Benevolent And Protective Order Of Elks› Freedom Bank Of Southern Missouri› Wyzant› Nissan› Instacart› Country CodeBrowse All Brands >> Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat to include in a christmas closure email?
The kicker is that they all get back on August 1st and are mad that their projects haven’t moved forward.
If you are going out of office but still leave something interesting for your contacts like poetry, that’s something really out of the box. This is a truly amazing OOO message, and reverting with poetry will surely make the receiver read it twice as emails are the last place one imagines reading poetries. Especially closing with “If all else fails, clear your cache…” is one good way of telling people that they will need proper help and it will anyway take time before they’re all set. Have a look at it here:
Thanks for your email. I will be away from the office until September 13th and will respond as soon as I can.
I am on annual leave until dd/mm/yyyy. I will allow each sender one email and if you send me multiple emails, I will randomly delete your emails until there is only one remaining. Choose wisely. Please note that you have already sent me one email.
Additional resources: You might include a link to one of your webpages or a download if it provides information that can be useful to people while you are away.
That’s exactly how I set up mine, except that ordinarily I’d have several options, like: “If you need help with X, call A. For help with Y, call B. For help with Z, call C. For anything else, call my manager at extension 000.
2) Hi. I’m thinking about what you’ve just sent me. Please wait by your PC for my response.
You just have to be very certain of your audience if you’re going to use an email with humor. It has to be the right tone, and it has to be right for your business and your clientele.
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This isn’t about an off-key OOO message, but one where a rogue OOO message drove our department insane for a day and a half.