Nov 12, 2008 Posted in Fun and Inspiration, Marketing Ideas

Funny Business Cards that Get Serious Attention

Whether you’re marketing on the web or in person, you need attention. One way to get attention is to be different. Your website design should be unique, your product and approach to the market should be something to get people talking and your marketing materials should stand out.

Note that I’m not saying that they should be expensive. I’m saying that they should stand out. Normally, this just means different but ideally, your marketing material should also reflect your personality and approach to business.

For example, I have been known to have special ‘business cards’ made up for certain occasions. These occasions may be a road trip with friends, an anniversary or divorce celebration or anything really.

In my younger days, I’ve even gone so far as to build websites with unique domain names and everything around the occasion. It would cost a couple of bucks and a bit of time, but the return in yuks was always worth the effort.

Even though I’m older now, I don’t think I’ve lost my flare for getting people talking. Last week I had new business cards printed up and I’ve been handing them out for a few days now. This is what they look like.

Obviously, I’m not handing these out only to people that need a cool website. I’m handing them out to anyone that ‘makes my day’. Not in the Clint Eastwood way but in a positive, lift my spirits way. As a social experiment, the results have been awesome.

Yeah, some people may think that it is stupid or corney but it makes other people feel better and that makes me feel better.

From a marketing point of view the point is that the world is starving for something out of the ordinary. Even if it is something as simple as a nice business card, it is a good way to stand out in the minds’ of others.

Thanks for reading. You brightened my day!!