After that initial session of business card printing, you may get excited in distributing your new color business cards. This excitement however can be trouble since you do not want to appear over eager in business networking just because of freshly done business card printing. You must lay off the urge to directly send your business cards to every person that you want. It is best to wait for the ideal times when to give your color business cards. For me, there are four situations where you can take advantage of and give out your cards.
Meetings.
For formal meetings, it is sometimes good to give your business cards first at the moment of meeting. Especially if the meeting is scheduled or is expected, then it is okay to give it at the start. This not only identifies you as the official representative of the firm or company, this also gives a sense of assurance to the person you are meeting that you mean business right from the start. In foreign countries this is actually the best and proper time to give business cards, so make sure you do your homework when you are meeting with foreigners.
Parties.
Now, for less formal meetings or chance meetings with colleagues or opportune clients and people, I find it a good time to give business cards at the time of parting. It is just natural to say “hey here let me give you my business card just in case you need help on...” You have to give it at the end because you might appear to over eager to promote yourself when you do it at the start. This is unlike formal meetings since it is not planned, so you have to be a little bit subtle to be professional. It is a great tactic that actually gets you those extra phone calls and business opportunities.
Social Events.
Now, for most businesspeople social events are also the time for giving away business cards. The friends of your friends are quite a good opportunity for enlarging your array of business contacts since typically you move around in the same circles of causes and interests. So it is good to bring a packet of business cards as you go to parties, formal dinners and even sporting events. You never know, but that friend of your friend might just be the person that will give you success in business.
Business Events.
Of course, business events are the events that everyone expects to have business cards. So of course you must have lots of your own business cards to match. Conferences, Symposiums, Seminars and other such events are prime targets for business networking. However, do not go about distributing your business cards at the first few minutes. Take time and try to see who might be the best people you need to connect with. You might need better suppliers, distributors, clients etc. So focus on the people you might want first before randomly giving away your cards.
So those are the ideal situations where business cards can be given out. These events should help you not appear to be over eager in promoting yourself. You can subtly pass your color business cards in a professional manner in these times and get the best chances of getting that promising business opportunity.
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