One business card, many uses

Whenever a new organization is set up, whether it is small scale household business or large scale one, the business cards are one of those things which are printed at first. The use of business card is essentially for introducing yourself to the other person. Once you give the card to some person, you would expect the person to put it safely in the card holder or pocket or wallet so that whenever there is a need for taking the products or services from you, the person can contact you on the contact details provided on these. Typically, a business card would be carrying the names of the employee and organization, their designation, offerings and contact details, but there can even be general cards which do not carry the name of any particular employee.

Have you thought of many other uses that the card can be put to? These general cards could be used by the organizations for a number of purposes. These are especially relevant if there is a new employee who has joined and there is still sometime before the person gets his own card. He can make use of these general cards till then with own names written on these.

There are times in every business when there might be a need to offer some special schemes and discounts to the customers. If these are pre-planned in nature, then there can be separate materials made for announcing the same. However, if this not the case then the business cards can be used for this purpose. Just stamp it with the offer, sign it and then give it to the person who is to be given this special privilege. Sometimes, these are also used in the way a name card is used. These can be put along with the gifts that you send to the others so that the others can recognize you by the name of the company.

There are other things which a business might need to carry out its day today operations. A letterhead is one of the most essential needs of the organization and the same shall be printed with the details of the business. This is sought to be designed in an attractive way by businesses that want to have a special and professional look. There are many different templates of the layout design of letterhead which are available. While there is a need to keep the writing space blank, the four margins of the paper sheet can be used to print the details of the business on these.

Businesses also make use of embroidery products, not just the printed products. The former gives them a chance to get designs developed differently on these. Embroidery is done on the articles which are made of fabric base and these can be items of apparel and clothing, home furnishings, accessories and many others. Most of the time, these embroidered products are given for promotional purposes. Interestingly, many printing companies offer embroidery services and vice versa.