Social Media, Uncategorized: Infographic: The Evolution of Business Cards

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Card Usage Ideas: Hot for Teacher

Teachers, tutors, and education professionals are often looking to offer their professional services outside of their main job.  Like many consultants, educators need to distinguish themselves as unique.  One of the most affordable ways to do this is word-of-mouth.  Put those words in your customers’ hands with a business card that captures the imagination or your adult audience.

The obvious choice of color for a scholastic educator is white with RED highlights.  Here’s my logic:

Red is the color of an apple.
Red pen markup on your homework
Red (vertical) and Blue (horizontal) on lined school paper
White is always a good choice for contrast

Here are some cards that make good use of this ingrained association:

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Silvia Paialunga

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Design Inspiration: He Answers to Rex

This is another example of clever marketing by a children’s’ science museum in UK promoting new dinosaur exhibit.

Each is an example of what could be called Guerrilla Marketing, but they are more closely tied to personal branding than you may think.  All are everyday items flipped to stand out.  They all demand the kind of active WOW factor that we hope to achieve each time we present our brand.  We want to capture attention, communicate a clear idea, and encourage people to share that idea.

Stop for a moment to re-think the way that you have been presenting your product or service.  Ask yourself how can I add WOW (where appropriate) to excite the kind of buzz that companies pay millions to generate.  Now take action and drop us a line.  We promise unparalleled service and we won’t bite.

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