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How To Make Traditional Business Cards Work For You In The Digital Age.

Tips From T. Marie

Purchasing traditional business cards used to be one of the first official things you did when you started your own business. Today, with everything from file storage to forms being offered electronically, many business startups are abandoning the traditional business card altogether. But should they?

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How To Practice Good Business Card Etiquette

Office Dynamics

We will be exchanging quite a few business cards at this upcoming event. Did you know there are etiquette rules for giving and receiving cards? Here are a few pointers that can be helpful when you are networking and meeting people: Treat your business card as a representation of you. Store it carefully. Joan Burge.

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10 Business Card Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Office Dynamics

What business card mistakes are you making? Like it or not, business cards are still widely used among entrepreneurs and their prospective clients. But if you’ve recently handed out several business cards and never heard back, it may be a sign that you’ve gone wrong somewhere along the way.

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Productive Networking: 22 Ideas to Organize Business Cards for Effective Followup

Stephanie LH Calahan

" That is what a recent client told me when I opened a drawer in her office and found it filled with business cards. The cards had been collected over a year or so of miscellaneous networking events and trade shows.    Over time, she had forgotten who many of the people were or even why she had kept the card. . 

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How to Organize Business Cards & Networking Conversations - Interview & Giveaway @ContactKeeper

Stephanie LH Calahan

When you attend tradeshows or networking meetings, do you later experience the business card pile up? Do you need an easy way to delegate the input of contact and conversation information into a customer relationship management (CRM) tool? We meet new people all the time and have lots of detailed business conversations.

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How to Find and Win More Clients as a Home Business Owner

Tips From T. Marie

Always keep in mind, social media is not just about self-promotion but building relationships and providing value, so be sure you make your content at least 80% valuable information to 20% promoting your stuff. Be sure to bring business cards and have a brief, clear elevator explanation you can give of your services.

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The Past, Present, and Hybrid Future of Networking

Allwork

Where professionals held a de facto monopoly on services, the late 20 th century showcased a world where people could walk down the street and choose from several of the same businesses. . How do customers choose who they give their business to? . How can brands grow if they’re not working with other businesses?