When one of my colleagues went on vacation, he sent an out-of-office message that was both clever and smart. ![]() “If you need to reach me, travel to my homeland of Florida.” If you need help right now, email my team at 4. I’ll get back to you when I return to civilization. Why? I’m on a backpacking trip, surviving on Spam, really good water, and trail mix. Sorry I missed you - I’m unable to get to my email right this second. If you’re traveling to a remote, mountainous area, why not jab some fun at your lack of WiFi in your autoresponder? Plus, that makes it less likely that people will expect an immediate response or continue to email you after the first try. “I’ll get back to you when I return to civilization.” Just be careful - this sort of autoresponder is best for internal emails, not for autoresponders that get sent to prospects and clients. In this image, you're letting people know you're OOO with a "Missing" notice on a milk carton. After all, they say that a picture is worth a thousand words - and visual content is still essential to successful marketing. If your email client allows it, you could always just use an image to express your out-office sentiment, like this one. “If found, contact someone other than me.” If you really need me, either get a shovel and dig me out of here or reach out to my colleague Anna - who’s not frozen under snow with frostbitten fingers - at 2. Thanks for your message! I’m currently buried in snow and will get back to you once I’ve defrosted on January 2nd. Not only will it give senders a chuckle, but it’ll also generate a certain amount of empathy - which is often the key to good content. You can even include a screenshot of the weather forecast for a sense of realism. While this may not prove so fortunate for us, we can use the poor weather for comedic relief. Or if we’re traveling during the winter and heading up north - well, we’re going to run into some snow, aren’t we? Most times, when people go on vacation, they travel to a warm, tropical place…īut some of us just aren’t as lucky. “I’ll email you back once I’ve defrosted.”
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