Social Business Letter

The business world is not all that impersonal because one’s business associates eventually become one’s friend. In view of this, one should not only aspire to become proficient in writing letters that revolve around business transactions but also develop his skill in writing letters on the social side.

Actually, there is no hard and fast rule regarding social business letters. A writer should only be guided by the following points:

1. Social-business letters are of two types: (a) letters that promote public relations (b) letter to business associates with a personal message.
2. Social business letters do not directly revolve around business transactions.
3. Social business letter are brief, straightforward, and cordial.