{"id":5980,"date":"2013-11-26T17:12:22","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T22:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/?p=5980"},"modified":"2015-07-20T21:40:06","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T21:40:06","slug":"how-to-make-an-unforgettable-business-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/how-to-make-an-unforgettable-business-card\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make an Unforgettable Business Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-5984\" alt=\"How to Make an Unforgettable Business Card - The 123Print Blog\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/How-to-Make-an-Unforgettable-Business-Card-The-123Print-Blog-200x300.jpg\" width=\"162\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/How-to-Make-an-Unforgettable-Business-Card-The-123Print-Blog-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/How-to-Make-an-Unforgettable-Business-Card-The-123Print-Blog-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/How-to-Make-an-Unforgettable-Business-Card-The-123Print-Blog.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 162px) 100vw, 162px\" \/>According to <a title=\"businessknowhow.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessknowhow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">businessknowhow.com<\/a>, there are four corners (haha, get it?!) of unforgettable business cards. They are, in no particular order:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Stacking Up<\/li>\n<li>Standing Out<\/li>\n<li>Creative Enhancement<\/li>\n<li>Implementation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Here&#8217;s our take on the four corners:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #ff6600;\">Stacking Up<\/span><br \/>\nHow did your business cards do at your last event? How did people react to them? These are questions you should be asking yourself to measure how your business cards \u201cstack up\u201d against the competition. Your card needs to make an impression. Having a creative and unique card can help insure that your card evokes some kind of reaction. If you\u2019ve ever gotten a compliment on your business cards then congrats! You\u2019re on the right path to a business card that stacks up.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #ff6600;\">Standing Out<\/span><br \/>\nWant to learn a trick? Take a bunch of business cards that you\u2019ve gathered, spread them all out on the table, look away for 30 minutes, then look back. Which cards stick out to you? Here\u2019s what one experimenter noticed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Any card that used the color red on it<\/li>\n<li>Cards that had personal portraits<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"123Print Vertical Business Cards\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/vertical-business-cards\" target=\"_blank\">Vertical business cards<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Black backgrounds<\/li>\n<li>Images that took up more than 25% off the surface<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #ff6600;\">Creative Enhancement<\/span><br \/>\nNow that you\u2019ve done a few exercises, put that brain to work to think of some creative new ideas for your new, awesome business card! Here\u2019s a few to get you started:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is your company team-oriented? Try printing out business cards with employee pictures and stats to get a \u201cTrading Card\u201d feel!<\/li>\n<li>Purchase a cartoon to print on your business card<\/li>\n<li>Put a meaningful chart on the back (interest table perhaps?) this will not only give you business card versatility, it will help enforce your credibility<\/li>\n<li>Add high-quality photos of your products<\/li>\n<li>Make a big statement with a <a title=\"123Print Mini Business Cards\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/mini-business-cards\" target=\"_blank\">mini business card!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Use a rubber stamp to imprint your contact info on blank card stock \u2013 will give your business cards a cool look<\/li>\n<li>Put a recipe on the back of your card<\/li>\n<li>Are you an international company? Put a couple different language translations on your card<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5989\" style=\"width: 1055px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/mini-business-cards\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5989\" alt=\"Make a Big Statement with a Mini Business Card from 123Print\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Make-a-Big-Statement-with-a-Mini-Business-Card-from-123Print.jpg\" width=\"1055\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Make-a-Big-Statement-with-a-Mini-Business-Card-from-123Print.jpg 1055w, https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Make-a-Big-Statement-with-a-Mini-Business-Card-from-123Print-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Make-a-Big-Statement-with-a-Mini-Business-Card-from-123Print-1024x436.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1055px) 100vw, 1055px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Make a Big Statement with a Mini Business Card from 123Print<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: #ff6600;\">Implementation<\/span><br \/>\nMake sure to tell people you got a new business card. Trust me, they\u2019ll be happy to accept it, even if they already have your old one. Be thoughtful when handing out your cards \u2013 don\u2019t just \u201cdeal out the deck.\u201d People are more likely to throw business cards away from those who they failed to make a connection with.<\/p>\n<p>Be confident that your business cards ROCK! If you believe it, others will too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Do you have any ideas on how to make your business cards unforgettable?<br \/>\nLet us know in the comments or connect with us on <\/b><a title=\"facebook.com\/123Print\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/123Print\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Facebook<\/b><\/a>, <a title=\"twitter.com\/123print\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/123print\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Twitter<\/b><\/a><b> or <\/b><a title=\"plus.google.com\/+123print\/posts\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+123print\/posts\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Google+<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to businessknowhow.com, there are four corners (haha, get it?!) of unforgettable business cards. 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