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In today's busy world the age of digital advertising is growing but print advertising is still a firm form of marketing your products, company and your services. Business cards are often the first point of contact with your customers and creating a good impression is vital if you want to market your company professionally. Business cards need to be designed with creativity in mind and lots of thought needs to go in to the designing process to ensure the finished product is as good as it can be.
Business cards need to look good but you must not let that distract against the content you put into your business cards. Content is one of the most important aspects of business cards and you need to give lots of thought as to what content you are going to include. Business cards can only contain a certain amount of information because of space and it is vital that you include the correct contact information such as email, contact number and more importantly the name of your business. This may seem quite obvious but sometimes we can get carried away with designing our cards and we can leave out almost the most basic of information. Planning your business cards from the onset will ensure you have the correct information and are happy with the finished products.
Colours are also another important aspect of your business cards, colour is great but remember that your text needs to be able to be read effortlessly; far too many businesses focus on the colour and don't consider the effect it will have on the text. Talking to a designer will be a good idea from the start as they can immediately give you an idea of how different colours will work with text.
Your Logo also needs to remain consistent with all of your marketing strategies and your business cards are no different. Make sure your Business Logo is obviously apparent as this is how your company will be recognised and remembered.
Lastly the size of your business cards also matters, if your business cards are too big they are more likely to be discarded, if they are standard size, they are more likely to be kept and hopefully remembered.
Designing business cards does not have to be hard work as long as you follow the basic principles and choosing a good printing company will help from the beginning to make sure your business cards are as good as they can be.
