Business Cards in Bulk: Preparing for the Professional Event

Most working professionals spend a large part of their time social networking in person and online handing out business cards as often as possible. For the day to day act of working and networking a 1,000 business cards a year would more than suffice for most people. But what about the big events in your company’s calender? On what occasions will you need a lot more cards that you planned for?

Meet and greets. These types of get togethers come in a number of different formats but are usually after business hours, hosted by the chamber of commerce or other local business group and can be just the place to find your next lead. Place indulging out of town clients under this heading.

Trade shows. Great for promoting your business but hard on your business card stash. If you run out of cards when trying to spread the word something is wrong. Trade shows have a lot of foot traffic. Estimate your additional business card needs in the thousands.

Conferences and workshops. Whether its to discuss business or learn a little more about your trade, conferences can be lucrative places to make new contacts. A minimum of 250 additional business cards per day is a good starting point.

Buying business card in bulk saves a lot of money on shipping and reducing the cost per piece. Next time you order your cards be sure to review your company’s calender for the coming year and adjust your order accordingly. There’s nothing worse than running out of business cards in the middle of an event. Be prepared, be professional and reorder cards now.

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