Business Card Holders | How-to Guides for running your business from Business.com

Your business card sends a message to prospective customers and clients. But the first impression is made before your business card ever reaches their hands. It occurs when clients see the business card cases or business card holders you use to carry your business cards. These simple business card cases can impress clients while keeping your business cards clean and organized. Before you decide which business card holders to purchase, consider:

The quantity of business cards you want to display or carry in your business card files.
The thickness of your business cards. This will gauge how many you can carry in your business card cases or display in business card holders.
The materials and design of your business card cases or business card holders.

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Get stylish business card cases to carry in your briefcase, tote or purse

If you are in sales, you no doubt hand out your business card right after your first handshake with prospective customers. By having stylish professional looking business card cases in your pocket, purse or briefcase, you'll have your business card in reach while keeping it protected from getting scuffed, wrinkled or soiled.

I recommend: Executive Gift Shoppe has a wide variety of business card holders, including designer business card cases, leather business card holders and cases and color lacquer business card holders. Elighters has business card holders designed for women including stainless steel and graphite, pink aluminum and crystal embedded stainless steel business card cases. Levenger Company has a selection of leather business card wallets including wallets that combine business card wallets with notepads.

Personalized business card cases

By personalizing your business card cases, you go one step further in style. You can either have your name, company name, logo or monogram engraved into metal business card cases.

I recommend: Pick N Personalize features metal business card cases that can be engraved with your name or monogram. MyBusinessGifts.com has several options for engraved and monogrammed business card cases including leather, metal and argyle business card cases.

Desktop business card holders

Desktop or countertop business card holders are ideal for office or retail environments. They allow you to display business cards for customers or clients to take. Another great use for countertop business card holders is to display your business cards at trade shows. Business card holders that display multiple business cards are also available.

I recommend: Netique has unique desktop business card holders in pewter, brass and crystal and in stylish designs that include clocks and pens. OfficeMax and Office Depot carry a variety of desktop business card holders from leather business card holders that hold a single person’s business card to acrylic business card holders that hold multiple business cards. Brochure Holders Online sells a variety of countertop business card holders that have four, eight, 12, or 16 slots for displaying multiple business cards.

Business card files

Salespeople who are often on the road should use business card files to store the business cards they collect. These handy items look like a book with pages for storing business cards. You can also find business card files that are pages that fit in your daily planner so that you can combine your business card files into one central book.

I recommend: Keysan has a variety of business card files that hold 72, 96 and 200 cards along with loose-leaf business card holders that fit in any three-ring binder. Day-Timers and FranklinCovey offer pages of business card holders to fit their respective day planners.

Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

Always remember to restock your business card cases before leaving the office for a business trip or sales call.
Personalized business card cases are a perfect gift for salespeople who have gone the extra mile, or to give to employees or clients as a gift to recognize a promotion or career accomplishment.
Most desk sets come with business card holders that match the other accessories, such as a desk blotter, mouse pad and pencil cup.
With business card wallets that combine a wallet with business card storage, you can reduce the number of items you need to carry.

The official source of Business Card Holders is the Business Card Holders page at Business.com

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