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Scented Business Cards

January 8th, 2011

?Business cards are a necessity for any business. ?They are especially important when your advertising budget is limited or you are in business for yourself. ?When I decided to promote gourmet candles, I knew I wanted business cards that would stand out. ?Since I am just starting out, my budget is limited. ?You have to take risks to get started (yes, you do have to spend money to make money), but I was not looking forward to spending upwards of $60.00 on business cards. ?

The person who got me hooked on the products (whom I try and thank every day!) suggested I try Vista Print. ?They have some great deals and you can even get things for free. ?I purchased 250 custom business cards. ?They had an image, my email and my website address on the front (I prefer to do business in person or by email) and information about the products on the back. ?They came with a free silver-colored case. ?They cost me a little under $25.00 and came with credit toward my next purchase.?

When I got them I was slightly disappointed to realize they were card-stock, non-laminated and not glossy. ?I must of stared at them for half an hour with a sideways frown on my face, trying to see what I could do with?them to make them be more than just pretty card-stock. ?Then I had one of those moments where youalmost expect a light bulb to appear over your head and go ding! ?The down fall of the cards was actually perfect! ?

Have you ever had one of those fancy stationary sets that smelled like flowers? ?Unglossed card stock paper is a porous paper surface. ?Porous paper surfaces can absorb smells! ?Scented business cards for Scented Candle products! ?

I cheered out loud and Nat, my boyfriend, jumped up startled. ?

How did I do it?

Our candles are amazingly fragrant. ?They have natural oils and ingredients that hold in the fragrances really well. ?So, I took some left over candle wax from a jar candle I had burned down to the bottom of the jar (these things burn for like 100 hours and the jar still smells yummy after). ?I scraped out what was left and crushed it. ?I didn’t want the cards to get greasy or colored from the wax (a waxy card is not exactly the best way to greet some one), so I had to come up with a way to get the scent on the card without getting the candle on the card. ?

Tulle is a wondrous fabric. ?

I took the crushed candle chunks, wrapped it in cling plastic wrap and then wrapped that bundle in tulle. ?With a sewing needle, I poked tiny holes through the tulle and into the plastic wrap. ?I poked and poked until I could really smell the fragrance (apple cinnamon, by the way). ?I then took a ziplock sandwich back, put about 30 of my cards (I want to try other scents later) and the fragrance tulle pouch and zipped it up. ?About 3 days later, I had apple-cinnamon scented business cards! ?And the longer you leave it in the bag, the stronger the scent on the cards.?

Give it a try and tell me how it works out for you! ?Remember, you must use un-glossed or laminated card-stock business cards.?

By: Corinne Brueckner

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Effective Business Card Design For Wedding Planners

January 6th, 2011

There are several things to consider in seeking an effective design for a business card for a Wedding Planner. First, it is important to remember that business cards are more than just a way to pass on contact information. They have a second function. It introduces you to your potential client and creates that critical first impression. It is also to have an understanding of how your profession relates to a person’s use of a business card. People do not marry or plan weddings on the spur of the moment. A business card that is glanced at and then discarded is not going to be very effective. Like many professional business cards, the wedding planner’s card needs to be saved, so that it can be readily available when the time comes that their services are actually needed.

If you keep these considerations in mind, the design process is given some clear guidelines for making the card effective. Custom Business cards are going to create a much more favorable impression than plain black and white cards. A Wedding Planner should have one of the most impressive cards of any profession. The bride and her family are looking for someone to help make one day as special as it can be and a business card that is unforgettable is going to instill confidence in the client. If you can produce a beautiful, elegant, and impressive card, you should be able to do the same thing for a wedding. It is a chance to show off your good taste and your creativity.

You also do not want the client to glance at the card and toss it away. Size and material can be helpful here. The style known as a folding card is an excellent choice here. It allows much more space. The front of the card can contain more eye catching artwork and color and the inside can give a bit more information on the full range of your services. A card made of more expensive stock, or even plastic, can encourage retention. It is the natural tendency of people to retain more elaborate and expensive things, and this is what you want your card to convey. The ultimate proof of the success of your design choice would be to have the card placed carefully with a stack of bridal magazines in a girl’s hope chest.

By: Natalie Aranda

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Natalie Aranda writes about marketing. There are several things to consider in seeking an effective design for business cards for a Wedding Planner. First, it is important to remember that business cards are more than just a way to pass on contact information. They have a second function. It introduces you to your potential client and creates that critical first impression. It is also to have an understanding of how your profession relates to a person’s use of a business card.

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Stunning Products – Tickets, Posters and Business Cards

January 1st, 2011

First of all, custom business cards are very professional cards because they would perform a huge function of your long term business identity development. Secondly they will not only perk up your sales volume but also boost up huge returns for your own businesses long lastingly. When it comes to the cheap ticket printing, it is mainly used for the sporting games as well as cricket matches. Today thousands of tickets are being continuously printed by a wide range of sports companies worldwide. The ultimate purpose of them is to provide the sport fans a huge entertainment for long time. On the other hand, businesses and industries are generating huge returns via cheap posters printing too. That is why this is the era of global printing.

Next people are regularly making use of greeting as well as invitation cards for their invitation purposes. The main objective of printing wholesale and pocket invitations is to enhance the importance of their sociological events, shows, and galas. In addition to business letters, banners, and ticket printing cheap, people are also making use of vinyl decals, stickers, and labels for marketing their small business products and services for example electronic computers, notebooks, laptops, TVs, LCDs, monitors, furniture, and so on. Furthermore they are printing several other types of products for getting a huge business identity development for their own businesses involving print booklets, custom table tents, cheap envelopes, packaging boxes, custom cd sleeves, and many others. In short, all of them are so innovative and beautiful products through which you can grab huge returns for long time.

By: Bryan Fuller

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