Does Anyone Use Business Cards Anymore?

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Does anyone use business cards anymore? Of course they do, but they are not as popular as they once were. Back in era before smartphones, business cards were the easiest way to share your contact information. I had books of business cards I had picked up at events, meetings, and social gatherings. Now that everyone has smart phones, it is much easier to say text me and I will add you to my contacts. 

When I started restructuring Kartech, I thought I should get some new business cards. My old ones still listed a fax number that I had disconnected years ago. As I started redesigning the cards, I thought what would be the most important thing to have on my card? The answer was simple, an easy way to create a contact on someones phone. 

I don't think many people keep books of business cards anymore. If they get a card that they feel is important, they are going to copy the information to their contacts as soon as they can and throw the card away. That is exactly what I do. So after a little bit of searching I found the following link that allows me to create a QR code for my contact information.


I used the site to create a QR code and then created a new card design at Vista Print. I chose to put the QR code on the back of the card, and I think I came up with a pretty decent design. Now customer, friends, and colleagues can easily get my contact information loaded in their contacts without having to do any typing. 

    

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