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Business Card Etiquette
Houston, TX
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Have you even been in a situation where you handed someone your business card and said, "oh let me give you my new cell number" and then you scratch through the old one and print the new one?
Bad business! How rude! You're wasting the other person's time as well as your own. When someone does that to me, I don't feel valued by them. If I was, they wouldn't waste my time! As a speaker, you'd be amazed at how many people give me their cards with stuff scratched through , written on, etc. I just wonder if they ever think of what that "says" about them.
I wonder if anyone has done a study on what people think when they get a business card that is "junked"? Do people stop doing business with them? Do they lose business because of it?
I won't say that I would NEVER give out a "junked" business card because I know things do happen. However, if you don't take action to fix it right away, it tells me something about you and your business.
If you don't care enough to have correct business cards, will you care enough about taking care of me and my concerns?
If you don't take the time to correct and reprint your cards, will you take the time to correct any problems I have with your product/service?
If you don't take the time to follow through on something such as reprinting a business card, will you take the time to follow through with me?
Those are the questions I'll be asking myself when someone gives me a "junked" card and wants to do business with me!
An exception: If you have a lot of seasonal help and you print business cards with a place for the "associate" to fill in their name, I have no problem with that. Good for you for providing a card and creating more visibility for your business!
Bad business! How rude! You're wasting the other person's time as well as your own. When someone does that to me, I don't feel valued by them. If I was, they wouldn't waste my time! As a speaker, you'd be amazed at how many people give me their cards with stuff scratched through , written on, etc. I just wonder if they ever think of what that "says" about them.
I wonder if anyone has done a study on what people think when they get a business card that is "junked"? Do people stop doing business with them? Do they lose business because of it?
I won't say that I would NEVER give out a "junked" business card because I know things do happen. However, if you don't take action to fix it right away, it tells me something about you and your business.
If you don't care enough to have correct business cards, will you care enough about taking care of me and my concerns?
If you don't take the time to correct and reprint your cards, will you take the time to correct any problems I have with your product/service?
If you don't take the time to follow through on something such as reprinting a business card, will you take the time to follow through with me?
Those are the questions I'll be asking myself when someone gives me a "junked" card and wants to do business with me!
An exception: If you have a lot of seasonal help and you print business cards with a place for the "associate" to fill in their name, I have no problem with that. Good for you for providing a card and creating more visibility for your business!
Houston, TX
713-668-9659
