How to Make a Corporate New Year Card Online (That Looks Like It Came From the Company)
Most company New Year greetings are a stock image of fireworks with 'Happy New Year' in gold and a signature that says 'Team HR'. They are sent on 1 January, opened on the 2nd and deleted on the 3rd. A corporate New Year card has a different job: to carry the company's logo and colour, thank people for the year that has ended, wish them well for the next one, and be signed by a person, to staff and clients alike. This guide covers how to make one online in about two minutes, what to write for employees, clients and partners, when to send it, and how it compares with the mass email, the stock e-card, the printed card and the WhatsApp image.
The short answer
To make a corporate New Year card online, open the Corporate New Year template on MomentoCard, type the company name, upload the logo and enter the brand colour, write a message of up to 320 characters and three short wishes, sign it with the sender's name and designation, and share the link. The card plays five acts in about 24 seconds: the old year counting down at midnight, the four digits of 2027 landing in a ring of light in your colour, the sky lifting to a sunrise, three wishes, and a note with your logo and your signature. There is no recipient name, so one card covers the whole company and the client list, and the year fills itself in from the date. It opens on any phone from a link, and MomentoCard for Business can send it to every employee on the day you pick.
No recipient name
The year is the hero. The same card is right for the all-hands post, the client list and the vendor group; only the message changes.
A countdown, a ring, a sunrise
The old year counts down on a midnight field, the new one lands digit by digit in a ring of light in your colour, and the sky lifts to a dawn in the same colour as a sun rises.
Your logo and colour
A transparent PNG or SVG on the closing note, plated only if it would vanish; one hex colour that tints the ring, the sunrise and the company name, contrast-checked against the sky.
The year fills itself in
Defaults to the year being welcomed. On business sends it comes from the send date, so the same campaign is right every December.
Short, silent, skippable
About 24 seconds, no music, a tap skips to the note. It plays in an open office and in the campaign preview.
Sendable to everyone
Share one link, or set up a Festival campaign on MomentoCard for Business and every employee gets their own copy with their first name, by email and WhatsApp, timezone-correct.
Company New Year greetings: MomentoCard vs the usual options
| Feature | Mass email / stock e-card / printed card / WhatsApp image | Typical card makers |
|---|---|---|
| Company logo and brand colour | Yes, on the note and through the whole card, contrast-checked | Email: signature only; e-card: rarely; print: yes, at a cost; WhatsApp image: if a designer made it |
| Works for employees and clients alike | Yes, no recipient name; only the message changes | Email: two lists, two drafts; e-card: generic; print: two runs; image: same for all |
| Personal copy with the recipient's first name | Yes, via a Festival campaign with {{firstName}} | Email: mail-merge; e-card: no; print: no; image: no |
| The right year, every year | Fills itself in from the date | Edited by hand, or forgotten |
| Signed by a person | Sender, designation, company on the note | Email yes; e-card 'Team HR'; print sometimes; image no |
| Feels like a card | Five animated acts, then the note | Email: a paragraph; e-card: a GIF; print: yes; image: a picture |
| Remote and distributed teams | A link that opens on any phone, sent at 10 am in each timezone | Email works; e-card works; print does not; image works |
| Recurs without anyone remembering | Yes, via MomentoCard for Business: one Festival campaign, every December | Depends on one person's calendar |
Steps to make the corporate New Year card
- 1
Open the template
Go to the Corporate New Year card on MomentoCard. It opens in the browser.
- 2
Add the company name, logo and colour
The name as people say it. A transparent PNG or SVG logo. One hex brand colour; it tints the ring of light, the sunrise and the company name.
- 3
Check the year
It is already the year being welcomed. Change it only if you want a different one.
- 4
Write the message and three wishes
Up to 320 characters: what the year was, one specific thing you noticed, what you wish. Three wishes of a few words each, comma-separated. Sign with a name and designation.
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Share it, or schedule it
Post the link in the company channel, the all-hands email or the client list on 31 December at 10 am. Or set up a Festival campaign once on MomentoCard for Business and it goes to every employee on the day.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best New Year card for a company to send?
One that carries the company's logo and colour, has no recipient name so it works for staff and clients alike, thanks people for the year, and is signed by a person. The Corporate New Year card on MomentoCard does all four in five animated acts, shared as a link.
What should the message say?
What the year was, one specific thing you noticed, what you wish: 'Thank you for a year of good work and good company. Whatever 2027 brings, we would rather face it with you than without you.' No targets, no retrospective. The message slot takes 320 characters; copyable lines are on the corporate New Year card page and in the guide.
Can I add our logo and brand colour?
Yes. A logo slot on the closing note and a brand-colour field that tints the ring of light, the sunrise and the company name. The card checks the colour against the sky and corrects it until it reads. Business workspaces fill both in automatically.
Does it work for clients?
Yes. There is no recipient name and the design is restrained, a dark sky, a countdown, a ring of light, a sunrise and a signed note, so it reads as a greeting from the company rather than an advert. Send the same card with a different message.
Can HR send it to every employee automatically?
Yes. Create one Festival campaign on MomentoCard for Business with this card, write the message with {{firstName}} and {{newYear}}, and set the date. Every employee gets their own copy with the organisation's logo and colour, by email and WhatsApp, at 10 am in their timezone. The year fills itself in, so the campaign is right next December too.
When should it go out?
26 to 31 December, in the morning. 31 December at 10 am for staff; a day or two earlier for clients. Not 1 January, and never 2 January.
