Good Salutations for Business Emails. Salutations in business emails are governed by the same principles of business letters. The purpose of salutation is to greet your reader with all due respect.

For example, if the opening salutation of the letter uses a comma after the name of the person to whom the letter is addressed, the closing should use one as well.

The salutation you use at the end of a business email offers a chance to communicate your overall intention, let recipients know that you wish them well and preserve mutual trust, no matter the ...

Dear Readers, Before we embark on today’s troublesome topic — how to begin an e-mail — I’d like to share some response to Wednesday’s column on closing salutations. &#… ...

And really, how much longer does it take to add in a salutation and closing? Kind regards, Steven Petrow Submit your question to Steven at [email protected].