When it comes to making and keeping business contacts, there are certain pieces of information that you should be looking for, and that other people will want to seek from you.  For this reason, it is important that you ask questions when you receive a business card, and that you ensure that your own digital business cards is complete so that there isn’t anything missing when you give your information to your new contact.

When your new contact hands you a business card, don’t just shove it in your pocket.  Have a look at it, and make sure that the information is complete.  If it isn’t, ask.  After you leave the contact, make sure to note additional important information about that person so that you’ll be able to remember him or her later on, after some time has passed and your memory isn’t as fresh.

The information that you should make sure that you have for every contact is as follows:

•  Name of the contact,
•  Address,
•  Telephone number,
•  Fax,
•  E-mail/website,
•  Their company name and job title
•  The source of the original meeting, venue or person
•  Who introduced you
•  A note of what transpired at the first meeting
•  The arrangement for follow-up - timing/method
•  Any personal details - birthday/family/hobbies and interests
•  Geographical details - the area of country if you are visiting them
•  Background - them/their company/previous positions held
•  Their and your aims and objectives, links and mutual acquaintances.

Of course, though this may be hard to fit all on one business card, you don’t need to worry about your new contact having the same problem, as you can include all of the relevant information they could ever need within a profile in your Digital Business Card.

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Usually this blog talks about how to get the most out of your own cd business cards. However, it’s important to remember that there is an awful lot that you can get out of the business cards you receive from other people, too. If you’re like most people, you’ve either stacked the business cards you’ve received in a pile, or perhaps you’ve tossed them in a drawer.

Indeed, this does mean that you’ll always know where to look for them, but it doesn’t help you find them quickly when you need them. That’s no way to build your business.

Without properly filing your business cards, their information will be time consuming to find, and that becomes expensive over time. So do yourself a favor and clean out your desk. Develop your own system for organizing, prioritizing, and following up with your important business card contacts.

Among the best ways to do this is by going “old school”. That means remembering your ABC’s and putting everything in alphabetical order. It’s up to you to decide how you will best remember the information to find it. Will you alphabetize it by company name, the name of the individual, or by overall category (similar to the yellow pages)?

You may even choose to organize your business cards by date, or by the event where you received the cards. The trick is simply to select one way and then stick to it. For example, don’t file some cards by business name, and others by the name of the individual. It will only be time consuming and frustrating when you need to find the business card in a pinch.

Most importantly, don’t forget to follow up with the contacts you’ve made who gave you their business cards. Create a schedule for yourself, including goals for making phone calls, writing letters, or emails – and stick to it. Occasionally go through your business card filing system and update it, or get rid of anything that has gone stale.

By keeping organized and staying in touch with people, your business is sure to thrive.

Can your regular business card do that? Didn’t think so!

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It’s obvious that business cards are extremely popular in the business world. It feels as though everybody in the world has one. That being said, it’s not necessarily easy to have your business card stand out among the dozens, if not hundreds of other cards any of your recipients will already have received.

True, traditional business cards have become quite fancy, including glossy ones, funny-shaped ones, double sided ones, and even folded ones that double the surface area, but essentially, they’re all the same. They provide limited contact information, and that’s it.

CD business cards, on the other hand, are the innovation that people who are serious about their business and personal success have come to rely upon.

This is because it’s not just the standard small piece of cardstock. Indeed, it is the same size and relative shape as a traditional business card, but the difference is that it will play in a CD-ROM drive and share your entire message – not just your contact information.

This is a big difference for your marketing strategy. After all, just because somebody has your contact information, it doesn’t mean that that person will remember you, or make the effort if they do. You have to answer their question “what’s in it for me?”

The cd business cards allows you the space and technology to answer that question. You can take the time that you need to get your message across in the most efficient and effective way possible. It’s like having a virtual sales person working on your side whenever your recipient is most responsive to receiving your message – because that is when your recipient will place the digital business card into his or her CD-ROM drive to have a look.

Furthermore, your DigiCard, being different and impressive, will encourage your recipient to take the time to investigate what it’s all about. It’s not just the standard piece of cardstock. It is like a treasure chest with something special inside, and your recipient will want to find out exactly what that is.

What is it? Your message, by way of documents, catalogs, video tours, PowerPoint presentations, or even an audio message. It’s your choice: you have ample flexibility to find the best way for your business to share its message and encourage recipients to take action.

Can your regular business card do that? Didn’t think so!

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Every business person knows that business cards are a vital part of making a first impression when you’re networking. Therefore, you will want to make sure that your digital business cards are tailored in the best possible way to make that first impression.

The main problem faced by business card design is space versus content. However, with a CD business cards, space isn’t a limitation, and you therefore have a much broader decision on your hands.

Will your DigiCard contain:

• Your website?
• A PowerPoint presentation?
• Your catalog?
• A video demonstration of your product?
• Audio files?
• Documents such as information, order forms, registration forms, and many other useful types of documentation that simply need to be printed out.

Your decision all depends on the type of use you intend to have for your digital business cards.

• Will you be using your cd business card primarily to introduce your business and products?
• Will you be targeting people for making an order right away?
• Are you hoping to spread the word?
• Are you aiming for better branding?
• Are you simply seeking to compliment your website, or other services that you already have in place?

These questions aren’t always easy to answer. Fortunately, with DigiCard Design, we have teams of experts on your side to hear your opinions, and to give you quality advice. Don’t think that you’re alone when designing your cd business cards!

Can your regular business card do that? Didn’t think so!

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When you’re doing business, it is extremely important that you stick to the right etiquette to make sure that you are coming across as professional as opposed to offensive, sloppy, or rude. Even when it comes to something as common place as business cards, it is important to follow the norms, values, and behaviors in your culture.

By understanding business etiquette, you will feel the most comfortable and make the best impression along with your digital business card. Your cd business card is only as good as your first impression when you hand it over to someone. It should be used to compliment your professional manner and impressive business sense. This way, when your prospective customer, or your client pops the DigiCard into his or her CD-ROM drive, it will reinforce the positive first impression you’ve made.

The following are some great ways to get the most out of the first impression you make with your DigiCard:

• Digital business cards are a vital and universal means of presenting contact details in the business world. Therefore, you are expected to have a good supply of them on hand at any given time, so that you never run short.

• Present yourself as best you can as you hand out your cd business card. Make sure that you’re well dressed, well groomed, and have clean nails. Remember that people will focus on your hand when you’re handing them your DigiCard, so you’ll want to have clean, well maintained hands.

• If you are traveling abroad for business, consider having your digital business cards translated into the appropriate languages.

• Keep in mind that the right time to exchange business cards or DigiCards is at the beginning or end of your first meeting with someone.

• Good etiquette says that you should present your cd business card with the printed information side up.

• When you receive somebody else’s business card or DigiCard, make a point of looking at it, and then, if possible, comment or request for clarifying information before you put it away.

Can your regular business card do that? Didn’t think so!

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Though a DigiCard is really nothing more than a tiny CD in the shape and size of a traditional business card, it can hold so much more. After all, that little piece of card stock you usually hand out won’t be able to offer your clients flash presentations, video and audio presentations, and other sizable marketing pieces.

Your cd business card can hold your sales pitch, price sheets, and order/reorder forms. Even all of your website content can be placed on your DigiCard so that it can be accessed without an internet connection.

Already, CD business cards are revolutionizing the way we communicate with our prospective and current customers.

It simply makes good sense for the bottom line. How?

• It allows you to tell your customers and potential customers a great deal more about you, your company, and your products, even when you only meet for a brief moment.

• It is much less likely to be lost or misplaced than a paper card, since it is much more interesting, and comes in its own handy case.

• Entire presentations can be placed on CD business cards, allowing you to give your very best sales pitch even when you’re not there at all.

• An entire catalog can be placed on a single digital business cards along with product demonstrations. This creates a huge drive for action.

• You can consolidate all of your product literature, brochures, catalogs, videos, and images into a single high-impact marketing piece.

• Even annual reports can be placed on digital business cards, saving tons of money on those thick, glossy paper reports.

Your DigiCard is your single most important, complete interactive multimedia marketing solution.

Can your regular business card do that? Didn’t think so!

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There’s nothing like technology to make your company give the perception to your clients and perspective clients that you have a great deal more value as a business than your competition. For one thing, it simply looks impressive, and makes customers remember you, but it doesn’t stop there.
Technology, provides both you and your customers with important tools. Your customer is provided with ease and convenience. You, on the other hand, are handed a simple path for productivity and profitability

This being said, digital business cards will immediately increase your perceived value in the eyes of your customers and prospective customers. They’ll see that you are focused on keeping up with the times and that you prioritize their satisfaction with your business.

CD business cards will also show your clients that:

• Your business understands that technology reduces the waste of important resource consumption in the marketing and networking process. Your digital business card is the same size as a traditional business card, and serves the same purpose, but it goes above and beyond, becoming a vital informational tool that will be used and remembered by your client.
• Your business knows how to use computers to their fullest potential, providing information in a convenient and timely fashion.

Your business knows how to appropriately share information and educate its valued clients.

Can your regular business card do that? Didn’t think so!

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These include:

• Printing a coupon code on the front of your digital business cards , so that your recipients will hold onto it to use the discount when they want to order the products that you offer.
• Include useful information such as in the form of an e-book, so that your recipient will consider your cd business card not only your calling card, but also an important reference material that they’ll want to keep handy…and surprise, it means that your company name and contact information will also be readily available.
• Place “bonus material” on your DigiCard and distribute it in seasonal gifts and specialties, so that when you give out candy canes at Christmastime, or heart-shaped chocolates on Valentine’s day, you’ll also be handing out your business cards in the form of a free gifts.
• S lip your DigiCard into library books and books at bookstores as “free bookmarks” in the books that relate to your business . In the case of the bookstores, it would be considerate to ask if you can do this, first.
• Leave one on your restaurant table with your tip/bill when you leave the restaurant.

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