We get into the habit of thinking a business card size price of card is nothing more than that: a business card size piece of card. There are a number of alterative uses for the business card. For a reasonable price, printing business sized cards can provide advertising, discounts and information.

Business cards can be printed to make appointment cards. Ideal for the dentists or doctor’s office, most business card companies offer templates for just this purpose. Be sure to get a matte finish and leave plenty of space for scribbling.

The wallet size calendar fits perfectly on a business card. Print these with the company logo on one side and the calendar on the other. Hand out in greeting and thank you cards or place a basket of complimentary calendar’s on the receptionist’s desk.

Create coupons for your sale, regular services or a seasonal special. Business cards are an excellent size for this and can fit in the wallet or back pocket without having to be folded over like a flyer. Choose brightly colored card and high gloss for an attention grabbing effect.

Make punch cards for coffee clubs or frequent customers to any service. These cards feature the company name, the details of the promotion and a space or spaces for a worker to punch the card with a hole punch. The completely punched card is then redeemed for free goods or discounts.

Membership cards or door passes printed on business card sized cards are a great way to brand a club or private service. Be sure to use stiff heavy card and thick engraving to make this type of card as durable as possible. Laminating is the perfect finish.

Spiritual advertising, whether information about a local congregation or lines of scriptures are  less likely to be discarded if placed on a conveniently sized piece of card. By using business card templates for spiritual advertising, you can save money by buying in bulk.

Originality is the name of the game when it comes to designing the business card of a specialty clothing boutique. The design must emphasis creativity, uniqueness and exclusivity. Bold but balanced colors, interesting fonts and accents and a fantastic explanatory tag line are key to boutique calling cards.

When it comes to clip art or other images, choose an aspect of your business that makes you different from other stores in the area. If you sell clothes and custom made purses, be sure to place a picture of the purses on the card. If you also offer, shoes, makeup or spa treatments, these points should be clear from the images on the business cared. If you decide to put clothes on the card, be sure to choose the top item from the boutique’s collection.

Reflect the store’s branding in the font and layout of the card. The idea is to give a small snippet of the grand design. Entice customers with your color palette, font choices and information. Stick to the basic color rule of no more than three main colors but don’t be afraid to add a splash or dash or a bold accent color.

Tagline is the sell line in the case of clothing boutique be sure to use words like “quality,” “specialty,” custom,” “vintage” and “designer.” If the boutique specializes in one particular brand or type of clothing, be sure to mention this on the card to avoid both confusion and disappointment.

Choose a card stock that has substance with a heavier weight or textured feel. High gloss finishes work for some clothing store business cards but could send the wrong message for others. Be sure to spend on the finishing aspect of the business card design to ensure the right message gets to the potential client or customer.

Lastly, always consider a double sided card for your business. This extra space is you best advertising and can list the designer labels and brands carried by the boutique, details on custom fit appointments or additional services the boutique offers. It can also serve as a place for coupons or discount codes.

A clothing store is an image and a well designed business card can sell that image even before the customer gets to the clothes. Be precise, thoughtful but use flair in creating clothing boutique business cards.

Veterinarians should use dog tags or cat tags to market their veterinarian practice. By dog or cat tags we mean the tags that animals have to wear to identify them and where they reside within a township. These tags can be made quite easily by a manufacturing company for a business.

On the tag put the name of the Veterinarian practice, the name of the doctors, the phone number of the practice, the email address, the hours of operation and the street address.

You can have the tags produced in the shape of a bone for a dog or in the shape of a mouse for a cat and so forth. You will be sure to get quite a few phone calls regarding your animal services from prospective clients by using this nontraditional business card method. Why? People will remember you because of your awesome idea.

Who has ever handed out dog tags as their business cards? I have never seen it to be honest with you. Give it a try. On the tag you could also put a logo of your business or a picture of a group of animals.

There are nontraditional business cards that can be designed and distributed to people nowadays and these nontraditional business cards open a lot of eyes when noticed. Its not difficult to produce these nontraditional business cards; all it takes is a strong marketing plan and putting that plan into effect.

So what are some nontraditional business card ideas? Well, you can go the route we discussed in our last post; Business Card Designs: Be Creative . If you are a dentist, place teeth imprints on your business cards. This draws attention to your business with an alternate design.

Another nontraditional design for a business card is turning it into the ever popular scratch and sniff card. Scratch and sniff cards are popular with people of all ages even if they don’t wish to admit it. Scratch and sniff products include stickers, greeting cards, CD covers, video game covers and much more.

When you scratch the surface of one of these products a scent is released and the person holding the product can sniff the scent which is usually apple, orange, pear, peach, banana, vanilla, chocolate or any other nice smelling object.

Have your business cards produced as a scratch and sniff card, especially if your company sells fruit baskets. Your card can smell like one specific fruit or a basket of fruits. The same can be said for companies that sell flowers.

The nontraditional way of designing a business card can get your company noticed and can help clients remember what product you sell. Scratch and sniff capabilities are also used in magazines to sample cologne or perfume. This is an excellent way to promote your business and get your name out to as many clients as possible.