Comments on: “I throw away the business cards.” http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/03/16/i-throw-away-the-business-cards/ Business Development, Marketing, Common Sense & Creativity Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:46:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: soap http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/03/16/i-throw-away-the-business-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-1224 soap Sat, 18 Mar 2006 12:37:53 +0000 http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/03/16/i-throw-away-the-business-cards/#comment-1224 I used to use buisness cards all the time but now, i don't seem to so much, generally just jot peoples email address down in meetings. I used to use buisness cards all the time but now, i don’t seem to so much, generally just jot peoples email address down in meetings.

]]> By: Bruce Fryer http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/03/16/i-throw-away-the-business-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-1221 Bruce Fryer Sat, 18 Mar 2006 06:43:11 +0000 http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/03/16/i-throw-away-the-business-cards/#comment-1221 Being a visual person I like business cards. The ones that are thrown at me are culled. The good ones go into a box sorted by date. Just last month there was a person I wanted to contact after 5 years. In about 3 minutes I found the card. But I agree with Mary, don't spend a lot of time fretting. Make them clean, and move on to more important items. If the person receiving them jots a note, then you're on the right track. But it had nothing to do with the card. Being a visual person I like business cards. The ones that are thrown at me are culled. The good ones go into a box sorted by date. Just last month there was a person I wanted to contact after 5 years. In about 3 minutes I found the card. But I agree with Mary, don’t spend a lot of time fretting. Make them clean, and move on to more important items. If the person receiving them jots a note, then you’re on the right track. But it had nothing to do with the card.

]]> By: Corante Marketing Hub http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/03/16/i-throw-away-the-business-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-1217 Corante Marketing Hub Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:54:18 +0000 http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/03/16/i-throw-away-the-business-cards/#comment-1217 St. Patrick's Day Edition... Top o' the mornin' to ya! I'm becoming a big fan of Grant McCracken's blog, and for good reason. Check out his review of Tom Messner's Essay about Advertising's traditional texts. Here's a little taste: "If I may presume to...... St. Patrick’s Day Edition…

Top o’ the mornin’ to ya! I’m becoming a big fan of Grant McCracken’s blog, and for good reason. Check out his review of Tom Messner’s Essay about Advertising’s traditional texts. Here’s a little taste: “If I may presume to……

]]> By: mary http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/03/16/i-throw-away-the-business-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-1216 mary Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:11:00 +0000 http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/03/16/i-throw-away-the-business-cards/#comment-1216 Well, at least at the Chamber events, they said something to you! ;-) Unfortunately, this tendency to confuse quality with quantity is prevalent in other marketing tactics as well (and I consider networking a marketing tactic). Web sites, brochures, presentations, etc. People cram so much on the page, into the pitch, on the slide that nobody is interested. Well, at least at the Chamber events, they said something to you! ;-)

Unfortunately, this tendency to confuse quality with quantity is prevalent in other marketing tactics as well (and I consider networking a marketing tactic). Web sites, brochures, presentations, etc. People cram so much on the page, into the pitch, on the slide that nobody is interested.

]]> By: Diane Ensey http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/03/16/i-throw-away-the-business-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-1213 Diane Ensey Thu, 16 Mar 2006 23:51:57 +0000 http://www.maryschmidt.com/2006/03/16/i-throw-away-the-business-cards/#comment-1213 Sounds like Chamber of Commerce functions - especially the morning ones. "Hi here's my card. What do you do. Gotta keep moving. Bye." You know I've never made one good contact at a Chamber networking event? Sounds like Chamber of Commerce functions – especially the morning ones. “Hi here’s my card. What do you do. Gotta keep moving. Bye.” You know I’ve never made one good contact at a Chamber networking event?

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