10 Ways to use Business Cards as Promotional Tools

Business cards act as wallet-size advertising. They can be one of our most effective promotional tools, facilitating networking opportunities and generating new business

Introduce yourself with your business card in-hand.

Find creative ways to inform others of your business giving in appropriate settings.

Ask others for their business cards if you are unable to find that special moment and slip them yours after the exchange.

Hand out your business cards in pairs, and encourage the recipient to keep one for their files and pass one to their friends.

Give business cards to family and friends to distribute.

Include a business card in correspondence to existing clients and prospects.

Place business cards on boards and in baskets and jars in public places.

If you are in a specialized business use your cards as tags or other items. For instance, a florist can punch a hold through the card, take a ribbon and tie the card to the arrangement.

Send out thank-you cards to customers periodically, and slip a business card into the envelope.

Staple business cards to your company brochures, invoices, and correspondence.

You can also insert them in presentation folders, and proposals.