A: Great use case — birthday outreach to high-ticket B2B clients is exactly where CardClan shines. I’ll answer each question clearly and honestly, without fluff.

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1️⃣ Why use CardClan if you already have Hyperise?

Short answer: they solve different problems.

🔹 Hyperise = Marketing Personalisation

Hyperise is excellent for:
• Dynamic images/videos
• Personalised thumbnails in emails or landing pages
• Prospecting, ABM, ads, and conversions

It’s campaign-driven.

🔹 CardClan = Relationship & Retention

CardClan is built for:
• 1-to-1 emotional moments (birthdays, anniversaries, thank-you, milestones)
• A dedicated digital card experience, not just an image
• Long-term client loyalty, not clicks

Think of the difference like this:

Hyperise personalises content
CardClan personalises the relationship

For high-ticket B2B clients, a birthday card isn’t about “impressions” — it’s about:
• Feeling remembered
• Feeling valued
• Feeling human connection from a brand or founder

That’s CardClan’s core strength.

👉 Many advanced users actually use both:
• Hyperise for outbound & marketing
• CardClan for post-sale care, VIP touchpoints, and retention

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2️⃣ Can CardClan find birthdays from LinkedIn IDs or email IDs?

No — and that’s intentional.

❌ Not possible (and not safe)
• LinkedIn does not expose birthdays via API
• Email addresses do not contain birthday metadata
• Scraping this would violate privacy/GDPR rules

✅ The correct (and scalable) way

You store birthdays in:
• Your CRM (HubSpot, Zoho, HighLevel, etc.)
• Or a simple Google Sheet / CSV

Then:
• Zapier / Pabbly triggers CardClan on the birthday
• CardClan sends the card automatically

This keeps you:
• GDPR-safe
• Professional
• Trusted by enterprise-level clients

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3️⃣ Can CardClan extract profile images from LinkedIn or email?

❌ Direct extraction: No
• LinkedIn profile photos are private
• Email addresses don’t expose profile images

✅ Practical workarounds used by real teams

Option A: CRM-stored photo
• Store the client’s photo in your CRM
• Pass it as a merge field → card image

Option B: First-touch capture
• Ask for a photo once (onboarding form, VIP profile, intro call)
• Reuse it forever in birthday & milestone cards

Option C: No photo (often better)
Many high-ticket clients prefer:
• Elegant branded design
• Personal message
• Founder signature or short video

Emotion > automation tricks.

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💡 Why CardClan works especially well for high-ticket B2B birthdays

Here’s what your client experiences:
• Email from you, not a platform
• Link opens on your branded domain (white-label)
• A beautiful, intentional birthday experience
• Optional video or personal note
• Not a marketing email
• Not an automation “feel”

This is why founders, consultants, agencies, and enterprise account managers use it.

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🔐 Bonus: Why white-label matters for VIP clients

If you don’t white-label:
• Card link shows CardClan branding
• Looks like a tool, not a gesture

If you do white-label:
• Link looks like greetings.yourcompany.com
• Feels bespoke and premium
• Matches high-ticket expectations

For VIP B2B → white-label is strongly recommended.

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🧭 Bottom line
• Hyperise helps you win attention
• CardClan helps you keep relationships
• Birthdays should feel human, not automated
• CardClan is built exactly for that moment

If you want, next I can:
• Map your exact birthday automation flow (CRM → CardClan)
• Help you decide video vs text vs founder message
• Design a VIP birthday card structure that doesn’t feel “salesy”