how to choose business card

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How to choose business card

• The necessity and relevance

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The necessity and relevance

• Two factors you should balance regarding your
  business card strategy are a UNIQUE DESIGN and AN
  ENGAGING delivery.
• A snazzy card is no good if you hand it out left
  and right without an exchange of pleasantries and
  ideas, but a poor quality card can undermine even
  the best rapport or the most persuasive
  conversation.

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How to Choose the Best Business Card for Your
Company Making Your Card Effective

• For the owner of Digital Fresh, a New York
  City-based marketing and communications firm, the
  most important qualities for his business card
  were that it be memorable and that it be
  sharable.
• He can speak with some authority on the latter
  subject his card was so sharable that it was not
  only passed from hand to hand, but photos of it
  got picked up online including in Inc.'s "10 Most
  Creative Business Cards"

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Creative designs relative to your company/job
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How to Choose the Best Business Card for Your
Company Steps

• Step 1- choose the material for your card
  plastic, paper, metal, rubber etc.
• Step 2 choose the theme with or without
  images, colors on it etc.
• Step 3 choose the right and matching content to
  be on it
• Step 4 creative design for being memorable
• Step 5 share
• OR
• Step 1 hire designer
• Step 2 order in qualified printing company
• Step 3 share confidently ?

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Material examples
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How to Choose the Best Business Card for Your
Company What to Include

• So you have limited space to represent yourself
  above and beyond any networking conversations
  that you'll had with the people you meet. What
  should stay and what should go?
• The consensus is that your name, company name,
  title, phone number and e-mail address are the
  bare minimum. Some crucial additions if you have
  the resources are your company logo and your Web
  address. Physical address is increasingly less
  relevant though in some industries it might still
  be advisable to include.
• You'll also want to adapt it to your industry,
  for example, if you're in the social media
  marketing field, you might include links to your
  accounts on various platforms. 

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Scan friendly business card

• In addition, as the popularity of card scanners
  grow, you'll want to make sure your card is
  scanner friendly. Here's some other options to
  consider
• Don't place text over images
•  If included, keep images simple
• Avoid shading, italics or underlining
• Use a clear, readable font such as Times New
  Roman or Helvetica
• Make sure there's enough space between different
  lines on the card so they remain legible

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Scan friendly business card
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How to Choose the Best Business Card for Your
Company Avoid Style Taboos

• Here are some aesthetic choices to avoid
• Don't be Cheap  "I will not do business with
  anyone who has a business card that says 'printed
  free by Vistaprint,'. It looks unprofessional if
  you're not willing to invest anything in making a
  good impression. 
• Being Unoriginal  Even if you don't have a fat
  wad of cash to spend on your business card you
  shouldn't get a template because it's less
  memorable and less effective.
• Don't Laminate It  A surface that the recipient
  of the card can write on makes it easier for them
  to take notes on your meeting to help remember
  it.
• Don't Overcrowd It  Some people get business
  cards that fold out just so they can squeeze some
  extra information on the card but you're better
  served by keeping it simple.

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Resources

• Interfuel Design Agency
• Reactor Design Agency
• LaserTryck.se Printing Company