What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?
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@art_of_shred said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
- I don't typically hang onto them unless I plan on reaching out that contact in the very near future.
- I do think that a memorable business card has greater value, as it sticks in your memory better, but...
- As soon as I see a round or square card, or any not-the-normal-shape card, I think "this is not a serious business, and I will not take them seriously. This person is a tree-hugger from a graphic design background who made this card using their MacBook."
This pretty much sums up how I feel about them. You have to go to an extreme level to make a non-standard card stand out enough to justify the effect of #3.
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@art_of_shred said
- As soon as I see a round or square card, or any not-the-normal-shape card, I think "this is not a serious business, and I will not take them seriously. This person is a tree-hugger from a graphic design background who made this card using their MacBook."
Phew, there are some things to talk about in that one.
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@Minion-Queen said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
@coliver said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
Do people keep business cards? Am I the only one that basically chucks them as soon as I get them?
I keep them. I hope to someday (been saying this for years) to actually create a database of them and use them to my advantage. Hmmmmm.... I need an office
slave, umminion, sigh... intern dressed like a minion.FTFY.
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@dafyre said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
@Minion-Queen said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
@coliver said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
Do people keep business cards? Am I the only one that basically chucks them as soon as I get them?
I keep them. I hope to someday (been saying this for years) to actually create a database of them and use them to my advantage. Hmmmmm.... I need an office
slave, umminion, sigh... intern dressed like a minion.FTFY.
OOOOO I like that one, entertainment and productivity
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@dafyre said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
@Minion-Queen said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
@coliver said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
Do people keep business cards? Am I the only one that basically chucks them as soon as I get them?
I keep them. I hope to someday (been saying this for years) to actually create a database of them and use them to my advantage. Hmmmmm.... I need an office
slave, umminion, sigh... intern dressed like a minion.FTFY.
I think we might be able to make this happen. You got my vote!
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Do not give me an odd sized business card. It will go in the bin as soon as I see a recycle can.
Standard sized that stands out in some way is what you want for something like that.
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Ok being that the cards in question are from a marketing firm (these will be cards for ML/GS) do you expect to see a weird card or does the don't give me a weird shaped card thing still apply?
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@Minion-Queen said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
Ok being that the cards in question are from a marketing firm (these will be cards for ML/GS) do you expect to see a weird card or does the don't give me a weird shaped card thing still apply?
Don't give me a weird shaped card. I'm still going to bin it but at least it will make it home/to the office.
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@coliver said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
@Minion-Queen said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
Ok being that the cards in question are from a marketing firm (these will be cards for ML/GS) do you expect to see a weird card or does the don't give me a weird shaped card thing still apply?
Don't give me a weird shaped card. I'm still going to bin it but at least it will make it home/to the office.
This. It will make it home and depending on my expected relationship and need to know about you, it will be trashed or put in the drawer.
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@Minion-Queen said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
(these will be cards for ML/GS)
I expect it to be all purple or something .
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@Minion-Queen said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
Ok being that the cards in question are from a marketing firm (these will be cards for ML/GS) do you expect to see a weird card or does the don't give me a weird shaped card thing still apply?
The current cards are pretty good for GS. Why change them?
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@JaredBusch said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
@Minion-Queen said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
(these will be cards for ML/GS)
I expect it to be all purple or something .
The GS ones are already.
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well of course there will be purple.Ok that answers my questions: I am marketing to mostly IT people (these will be given out at multiple Conferences I will be at over the next month or so).
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@scottalanmiller said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
@Minion-Queen said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
Ok being that the cards in question are from a marketing firm (these will be cards for ML/GS) do you expect to see a weird card or does the don't give me a weird shaped card thing still apply?
The current cards are pretty good for GS. Why change them?
Sometimes I need GS only, Sometimes I need ML sometimes I need both in one (better than handing people 2 separate cards).
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@Minion-Queen said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
well of course there will be purple.Ok that answers my questions: I am marketing to mostly IT people (these will be given out at multiple Conferences I will be at over the next month or so).
IT people don't want non-standard. Marketing people, maybe.
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@Minion-Queen said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
@scottalanmiller said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
@Minion-Queen said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
Ok being that the cards in question are from a marketing firm (these will be cards for ML/GS) do you expect to see a weird card or does the don't give me a weird shaped card thing still apply?
The current cards are pretty good for GS. Why change them?
Sometimes I need GS only, Sometimes I need ML sometimes I need both in one (better than handing people 2 separate cards).
Double sided card, purple on one side, peach on the other.
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@scottalanmiller said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
@Minion-Queen said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
@scottalanmiller said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
@Minion-Queen said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
Ok being that the cards in question are from a marketing firm (these will be cards for ML/GS) do you expect to see a weird card or does the don't give me a weird shaped card thing still apply?
The current cards are pretty good for GS. Why change them?
Sometimes I need GS only, Sometimes I need ML sometimes I need both in one (better than handing people 2 separate cards).
Double sided card, purple on one side, peach on the other.
Well yes and no. The GS side will be the same as the main side of mine now. Not sure what the background color will be for the front (but it might just be white) for the new logo....
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Make the back look like a credit card with actual working numbers.
I bet people will take notice then!
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Mine that I made for my stuff were the traditional rectangle, but were die cut on 3 corners.
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@stacksofplates said in What is the general opinion of non-standard business card formats?:
Mine that I made for my stuff were the traditional rectangle, but were die cut on 3 corners.
My friend worked at an IT company that changed their business card like this - he instantly made a joke, See, we'll cut three out of four corners to get the job done - yeah.. they weren't to pleased.
