The business card! That ancient print object that has been hooking-people-up for centuries can be both a thing of simple beauty and a hideous design Medusa that turns all tasteful sensibilities to stone! While I don’t purport to be the world’s greatest design expert, I’ve been in the design and marketing business long enough to know when [...]
Archive | Business Cards
5 Steps to Designing your Business Card
January 24, 2012
The business card is often one of the first things that non-professionals or design beginners will try to design themselves. Here’s 5 essential rules to consider before designing your business card.
A Photographer’s Printed Business Card Is Worth a Thousand Words
September 7, 2011
Business cards are important tools for making contacts, raising awareness and sharing a small sliver of one’s talents.
Fold-Over Business Cards Leave a Unique Impression
August 22, 2011
Business cards are generally a tool for people who work in offices and have official titles.
Distinguishing Yourself Through Business Cards
May 24, 2011
Despite an overall stalled economic recovery, entrepreneurial activity is on the rise and has been for some time now.
Brazilian Ad Firm Develops Aspirational Business Cards for Kids
May 18, 2011
Ogilvy Brazil, a branch of the famous New York City-based advertising firm, knows the ins and outs of design and marketing.
Time is Right to Update or Invest in a New Business Card
April 29, 2011
In the increasingly digital universe, business cards are a fundamental real-world marketing tool – a sort of physical web page.
Business Card Printing and Marketing Tips for Professionals
April 6, 2011
While new services such as Hashable are popping up left and right to provide digital alternatives to print business cards, the traditional format seems to be remaining strong.
A Brief Overview of Brochures, Posters and Business Cards
March 29, 2011
Most savvy business owners recognize the importance of print within their overall marketing strategies, but where many of them trip up is in deciding which materials – brochures, flyers, posters or direct mail postcards – are the most effective for their specific market needs.
Funny Cartoon Business Cards from ‘The Simpsons’
March 18, 2011
I’m a superduper Simpsons fan. One of my favorite aspects of the show is the writers’ use of funny slogans on signs, invitations, billboards, and business cards. For this post, I’ve collected 10 pictures from ‘The Simpsons’. Most of these pics are of business cards of various characters.
What to Include on a Business Card
March 3, 2011
The business card is perhaps the most important tool in your arsenal of self-marketing materials.
Taking a Fresh Look at Business Cards
March 1, 2011
It’s not difficult to see how marketing and graphic design professionals can sometimes over-think their strategies when trying to attract the attention of prospects.
Business Cards: Be Unique
February 17, 2011
As a number of recent studies have shown, the print industry is rebounding from the recession, and small businesses, entrepreneurs and professionals should take the time to focus on their promotional strategies.
Business cards an emerging trend in QR marketing
February 15, 2011
As businesses begin to understand the marketing value of quick-response codes, others are already one-step ahead, discovering new uses for an innovation that many have heralded as the bridge between print and digital mediums.
Business cards in a digital world
February 9, 2011
The rise of social media, smartphones and instant messaging services has led many to believe print media is waning and that traditional promotional materials such as business cards are becoming irrelevant.























May 8, 2012
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