What is an e-mail 'signature'?

What is an e-mail 'signature'?

Tim Burress (E-mail Etiquette and Organization Specialist) gives expert video advice on: What is an e-mail 'signature'?; What mistakes do people make in a business e-mail signature? and more...

A business e-mail “signature” is who you are. When you send a business e-mail, it will have “from XYZ” at the top saying who it's from. But your “signature” is a bit more. It says your name, perhaps your title, your company, your telephone, your fax, your email address and other ways to contact you. Indeed all your contact information is usually found in the “signature block” within the business e-mail.