17-08-2017, 11:15 AM
A business letter is usually a letter from one company to another, or between those organizations and their customers, customers and other external parties. The overall style of the letter depends on the relationship between the stakeholders. Business letters can have many types of content, for example to request direct information or action from another party, to request supplies from a supplier, to point out an error by the recipient of the letter, to respond directly to an application, to request Apologies for an error, or to convey goodwill. A business letter is sometimes useful because it produces a permanent written record, and can be taken more seriously by the recipient than other forms of communication.
The following is the general format, excluding the bleed used in several formats:
[NAME OF SENDER'S COMPANY]
[SENDER'S ADDRESS (optional if placed on bottom)]
[SENDER'S PHONE]
[SHIPPING EMAIL (optional)]
[DATE]
[RECEIVER WITHOUT PREFIX]
[RECIPIENT COMPANY]
[RECIPIENT ADDRESS]
(Optional) Attention [DEPARTMENT / PERSON]
Dear [RECIPIENT W / PREFIX]
[First Salutation then Issue in commercial letters]
[CONTENT]
[CONTENT]
[COMPLEMENTARY CLOSURE (Sincerely, Respectfully, Memories, etc.)]
[SENDER]
[TITLE OF THE SENDER] (Optional)
[SENDER'S ADDRESS (optional if placed on top)]
Enclosures ([ENCLOSURE NUMBER])