Finance and Business

The first use of business cards can be traced back to the early 17th century. These cards acted as bits of information left behind to help guide someone to another location via a trade route. Business cards today still act to help guide others, but today, we are looking for them to help guide more business to us. The fact is, most people take business cards for granted and rarely use effectively such that make a positive difference in their business. If you start looking at business cards as the effective tools they can be, you just might be surprised at how these little cards can make you BIG money.

Below are 3 ways you can use business cards at networking events more effectively:

1. Look at the business cards of others as they tell you what they do-This technique may seem a little awkward at first, but trust me, it works. When someone gives you their card, look at it, read their title, then ask them more about what they do. As they speak, hold the card up close to your eye level and shift your gaze between their card and their face. This technique acts to imprint their face with their card. The goal is for you to look at their card later and be able to remember what that person looks like. In addition, if you see them again, their info will pop into your brain when you see them. Practice this one and it will make you a WHIZ remembering people

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