Business cards are essential for company owners and professionals who want to stay top-of-mind with potential clients and industry connections. They provide tangible reminders of meetings, and give customers ways to contact you when they need your products or services. Here are a few ideas for how to hand yours out to make the most of them.

How to Give out Business Cards

1. Special Events

Networking events, trade shows, and chamber-of-commerce meetings can all provide valuable industry connections. Most people at these events want to meet other professionals in their fields or communities, so handing out business cards is common and accepted.

Give out cards personally to people you speak to, and leave them out on your booth or table so anyone else can grab one if they’re interested in your business.

2. Business Partnerships

You don’t always have to give out cards one at a time. You can leave blocks of them at places where potential customers might find them useful.

For example, if you’re a florist, connect with local wedding planners. Give them stacks of cards so they can recommend you to engaged couples. You can also leave some on their reception desk so customers can leave with your contact information. In exchange, offer to distribute some of the wedding planner’s cards.

3. Industry Professionals

It’s not necessary or helpful to hand out business cards to everyone you have short interactions with. However, you can and should give them to people who you converse with about your company. This can be a potential client or mentor you go out for coffee with.

Just make sure to have a genuine conversation first so your card is memorable. You can also ask for their card or contact information and follow up to nurture the connection.

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