Do people still hand out physical business cards at events or is it all digital now?
i should have asked before ordering 50, lol
EDIT:
Thank you for all the replies, I’ve got the answer I need but I’ll add some more information just in case anyone wants to know.
- I’m based in Europe and not Japan
- I’m working as a videographer and trying to build a film company
- I plan on doing more event coverage so I’ll bring them with to quickly hand out my contact details.
- The card has the following: Busines name, my name, phone number, email, and website.
- I had thought about adding my social media but couldn’t find a nice way to do it that matched the rest of the card.
EDIT 2: just now realised I didn’t complete the last sentence of the last bullet point
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Look at that subtle off-white coloring.
The tasteful thickness of it.
Oh my God, it even has a watermark…
Really thought I was going to be rick-rolled
For a while I stopped bringing cards to situations where a card would be a thing and instead I put a QR code on a widget on my phone’s lock screen and told people to just scan that to add my contact info.
Results were… mixed? For a few people it was a cool conversation starter. Others fumbled a bit with what to do.
One guy, though? He was NOT amused. Apparently he made a big point of collecting all of his connections’ cards in binders, and cataloguing them, both as bragging rights and a hobby. I may as well have walked into his house and peed on his stamp collection. It was very awkward.
But that’s like a stamp collector being mad at email. Wait, are stamp collectors mad at email??
when I was a designer and printer, I loved collecting cards to compare prints, designs, paper stock, etc.
“the future is now, old man”
Some people like to get super nerdy with them now. If I were in better shape physically, I’d probably etch my own out of some PCB copper clad and mix up some tinning solution.
Why does that require to be in better shape?
Disability. Plus no reason to when I never leave the house or engage with others in meaningful ways.
Heya, I’m in a similar situation. Chatting with other people online is still a great way to learn and pass the time :)
Engaging with people on Lemmy is meaningful, especially if it makes you happier.
Ooooooh…yeah, I read it as you saying it would be hard to do with no upper body strength, or if you were really fat.
By “better shape”, you mean you specifically as an individual. Thats what threw me off. I know nothing of the process, and thought you were saying I couldn’t do it, being fat.
Depends. Are you in Japan?
Our company recently switched from paper to digital (popl).
It’s incredibly clunky and frustrating having to explain to literally every new contact that we don’t have cards and they have to use their phone to share info.
So, yes. Please keep paper cards a thing
If you do any business with Japanese or Korean people, then yes, definitely.
Yes. I work for a small company and we do give out business cards at events if someone asks or if we really hope they’ll follow up with us later. To me they often serve more as a helpful reminder more than a device to convey contact information.
Sure, if you deal with customer
It’s still a nice way to get someone coordinates, like who is the sales person, or the tech support tech, or the researcher.
If you go to conference/trade fairs people willstill exchange cards.
Yep. We just ordered a big batch for some upcoming events. Print is still alive.
Yes. Not as important as they used to be, but they’re still highly useful in some situation. I use(d) them a lot in my current as well as my previous job. Long story short, these jobs involve showing up on site in the middle of nowhere, meeting someone who I’ve never met before. I then set up thingamajig A as well as fix thingamajig B. Before I leave I make sure to leave a card with my contact details in case they have questions or anything more is needed.
I do. People usually don’t have time to chat when i stop by so i drop a card and ask them to reach out. I get them at Staples. Dony remember the exact price - maybe about $40 for 500.
Is there an alternative? Anything that’s widely adopted an lets you give out and receive contact info reliably and in like 15s max?
Yeah, they’re really handy. I work for a big company who deals with other big companies, it’s often very helpful to get a specific contact person’s info so a future request isn’t filtered through layers of bureaucracy.
I carry them because I’m a professional musician and I just get sick of spelling my name for people. It has my booking email, instagram, and phone number on it. Super handy.
I put a QR code on my smart watch with a 🔗 nk to my website
