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It is frustrating when the identity you want to launch or maintain is not manifested in the business cards you have printed. After the long and tedious process, you don*t have to take bogus pretense. Be sure to have it the right way. In today's modern time, we have to be accurate and consistent because a mistake can lead to an immediate loss or wastage.

Envision your business cards coming to life with the help of the following tips and techniques:

To add a touch of marketing approach, you can make use of ad specialties. You can print your company information on CD openers, magnets, pens, letter openers, highlighters, mouse pads, key chains, mugs, t-shirts, luggage tags and other products so that it can be easily read the people around. You can also attach it to business card holders as a thank you gift. If you habitually give gifts, you can attach your card on it.

There are many unique places where you can put your business cards. You can tuck them into flowers, gifts and other products before delivery. You can attach it to letters and invoices. You can even embellish them or mount them to greeting cards and other arty works. If you want to have links with other web sites, you can scan the card and use it as a graphic and exchange it with other cards. Another thing that you can do is to visit bookstores and place them in books associated to your business.

When and how should we distribute business cards? That is a vital question that needs be anwered. Be sure to keep the business cards handy so that it will be easy for you to distribute them. You can give them out when you meet someone new during personal meetings or seminars, at the church, at lunch when a friend introduces you to a guest. To be more polite, you can have a personal *calling card* to be printed up with your information to be used in these circumstances. You can ask neighborhood businesses to display your business cards near their registers. That way, it will be accessible to everyone who visits the business. You can also tack them to bulletin boards at supermarkets, restaurants, retail stores, library or any bulletin board so to speak. Giving out two cards at a time can be a very beneficial act. You can alsomail the cards to other business inclined people, it may result to the growth of your networking circle.

Finally, you can also have the other types of business cards which include business card CD-ROM, e-mail signature, Vcard and other designer's products to help you disseminate valuable information about you and your business. CD-ROM is a mini-sized CD that plays any CD player. It has both your contact information and introduction of your business. E-mail signature includes your contact information along with a link to your website. Bear in mind that it should have the whole URL in order to be more accessible. Vcard, on the other hand, is an electronic business card that the recipients can click on and automatically add to their address books. Some people print their business card in Braille form in order comply with disability laws.

After you have known the foregoing tips and techniques you can be assured that you will be on the right track for creating vivacious and functional business cards.