Soy Inks and Recycled Business Cards: Viable Options for Your Company?

There is so much to consider when choosing business cards these days and the green factor continues to bear weight. Consumers are actively seeking out businesses and products that provide planet friendly business practices and lower carbon footprints. Sustainable materials are big right now and a sustainable business card may be the right direction for your company’s next business card.

Soy inks are a natural ink made from the soy bean plant. The name is also given to mean any vegetable ..read more

Keeping Your Business Card Clean: The Business Card Holder Option

No matter how much time and money you may spend on your company’s business card, your professional handshake, if you hand it over in a disheveled condition all your hard work has been for nothing. Keeping your business cards in a presentable professional condition is a must if you hope for them to be effective. Business card holders have become a necessity in the modern business world and there are plenty of options to choose from.

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Making the Leap from Traditional to Modern Business Cards

As traditional professions try to compete with the ever expanding digital jungle and green business outlook, the look and design of a business card tells potential clients and colleagues a lot about your corporate view of the changing business landscape. Is it right for your company to make the leap from classic business card branding to the ultra modern options now on the market?

Not only the type of business you own but the type ..read more

Artistic Ink: Tattoo Parlor Business Card

No matter your business, advertising, self promotion and a good reputation are essential. The right business card can do this for any business no matter your product or service. The professional tattoo parlor caters to a wide clientele with different levels of specialty. The tattoo shop’s business card should be artistic, eye catching and sleek.

Like any business, the tattoo parlor must use their business card as a medium for communication meaning all forms of ..read more

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 ..read more

Clothes Designer’s Business Card

The world of fashion is a size zero zoo and standing out from all the wannabees takes hard work and constant self promotion. Fashion designers need to brand themselves and the right business card can set the tone for an entire branding strategy. The clothes designer’s business card should reflect their style, offer a sense of quality but not give too much away.

Of course, like any business card the fashion designer must make communication ..read more

What Kind of Business Card is Right for Your Business?

These days business professionals, corporations and small locally owned companies have a great amount of choice when it comes to the look and design of their business card and company branding. The range of business card styles seem to suit certain types of businesses and industries. So what is the right kind of business card for you?

Traditional one sided business card. This is a great card for the smaller business, the personal card or ..read more

Business Cards and the Branding Package

Business Cards may be your corporate handshake but alone its not enough to make a firm lasting impression. Ordering business cards is easy but what about ordering additional printed items for your company? Is that a hassle? In most cases designing your business cards as part of a branding package is the best way to go. So what does a branding package include?

Letterhead. High quality paper watermarked and printed with the company details may ..read more

Media Company Business Card

Media companies own a number of different media outlets and forms that they distribute to television networks, movie studios and individuals in the media business. When people think of media they think of modern forms of communications, the sparkle of Hollywood and the smooth commercialism of television. The size and scope of a media company can vary greatly with some being global enterprises and others being attached to a small independent film company. Either way, a media company’s ..read more

How We Got Here: A Brief History of the Business Card

Business cards have been with us for several centuries, perhaps even longer in Asia. The development of the business card coincides with the changes in social protocol and the development of modern business.

The first business card type cards apparently showed up in Europe in the 17th century when court life held sway. Visitors would present their visiting cards to the servant that answered the door who would take it to the owner of the ..read more