Never Forget Your Business Card Again
August 11th, 2006 by Matt Inglot“It was great to meet you. May I have your card?”
“Sure it’s here somewhere. One sec. Oh I seem to be out, let me jot it down on this napkin here…”
This picturesque networking scenario gone horribly wrong has a habit of happening at the worst possible time. The problem? You didn’t bring your cards with you because you weren’t planning on meeting anyone. Here is your chance to get a big sale or a foot in the door and you’re messing it up already.
A Simple Tip to Avoid This Mess
I could tell you to simply bring your cards everywhere you go, but that hassle hasn’t worked for me. You constantly have to have your business card holder on you and that’s just unreasonable to remember. The trick that has worked well for me is to put them everywhere instead!
Subtle difference, but the idea is that forgetting the business card holder does not mean you’re out of luck. I have cards stashed in my wallet, clipboards, bags, jackets, shirts, filing cabinets, and anywhere else reasonable to keep cards. I have a habit of strategically littering them into portable compartments whenever it occurs to me.
This little tip has saved me a number of times, and the best part is that as I pull the card out from a trusty jacket pocket no one ever knows that I didn’t think about bringing my card.
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August 11th, 2006 at 1:43 pm
Don’t forget your car and in your checked luggage. These two places have saved me from a number potentially embarrasing situations. I like to think that if I get caught without my business card, someone will take my business license away.
August 11th, 2006 at 3:57 pm
I had this situation happen to me the other day. Luckily I have a supply in my wallet.
After I pulled one from my wallet, I thought to myself, “Is pulling your business card out of your wallet an unprofessional thing to do”?
I guess its better than nothing but the card recipient might get a slightly worn card. Not to mention the motion of reaching around and pulling it your backside isn’t the most graceful of actions.