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When I was in business school, I attended regular networking events where business professionals, free-lancers, and students  mingled together, conversing about projects and business ideas. In this environment, we learned the social skills of being polite and courteous, and the value of exchanging our personal information. If we were colleagues, this was easy;  we passed each other our smart phones. However, exchanging information this way lacked sophistication and we needed to exchange information in a more traditional and professional way.

Business Cards are for Business

Naturally, the next best thing would be to hand out business cards. Business cards are a great way share your contact information and also advertize your personal brand. Passing out business cards is standard at business networking events like the Business After 5 networking events, and other such business meetings. But what about those semi-casual events where you are actually more interested in meeting people for pleasure and it isn’t quite the setting to represent your company by handing out your Business card?

Calling Cards are Personal

Photo by Brian Moore

Calling Cards are a fantastic alternative to the Business Card …especially when you want to present your more casual side and still be regarded as prepared and professional. Calling Cards might include your personal email and email address and maybe even your social media profile links, and your cell #, in some cases. This allows your new acquaintance the opportunity to connect with you online and offline at their pleasure.

Let’s face it, we aren’t all perpetual advertisements for our businesses

Sometimes, we just want to be ourselves and Personal cards are great for sharing information with people you meet, without seeming to be a “company man (or woman)”. Personal cards support our personal brands and gives us the opportunity to professionally share our contact information. Sometimes, handing over a corporate Business Card is overkill, and scribbling contact information hurriedly on a dinner napkin, looks desperate and awkward! If you are interested in exploring Personal Cards for yourself, stop by Hucul Printing so we can discuss the possibilities with you.