Being a business owner usually entails looking for new ideas or ways to stand out from the competition. It also involves spreading the word about what it is that the business does, which is often done with the help of business cards.
Today, we’d like to shed some light on applause-worthy business cards, showing how having a creative approach can make something seemingly mundane into a perfect little ad for one’s business. Scroll down to find some of the most unique business cards people have ever received and make sure to upvote your favorites.
#1 Tomorrow Is My First Ever Art Fair So I Hand-Painted All My Business Cards
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#2 I Don't Get The Opportunity To Give Away A Lot Of Business Cards, So I Figured I Might As Well Paint My Own
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#3 My First Business Cards!
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For business owners, it’s important to be on top of their game and make sure they stand out from the competition—for all the right reasons, of course. That’s where being creative can really play to their advantage.
Adding a bit of “sugar, spice, and everything nice”, be it an advertising campaign or something as humdrum as a business card, can really make it stick in people’s minds, hopefully converting them from passers—or scrollers—by to paying customers.
#4 This Knife Sharpening Company Has A Band-Aid As Its Business Card
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#5 Bike Multi-Tool Business Card
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But being unique and creative is, of course, not enough; you have to focus that creativity on targeting the right audience. For instance, if you’re a hairdresser, you ought to try and come up with something that represents your profession on the card, be it a tiny image of some scissors or text straight-up saying “hairdresser”. And the clearer, the better; if people can understand what it is that you do after just taking a glance at your card, you have most likely succeeded in the mission.
#6 This Music Store's Business Cards Are Guitar Pics
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#7 Bought A House And Found A Business Card For An Exterminator. Wife Freaked When She Opened The Drawer
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#8 This Temporary Tattoo Shop Has Business Cards That Are Also Temporary Tattoos
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Targeting the right audience was the number one thing the Indeed Career Guide emphasized, discussing tips for creating an effective business card. Some others that followed included making it easy to read and including the most important information, which circles back to trying to make it as effortless for the customer to take in the information as possible.
#9 Water Fountain Repair Guy Left This Tiny Water Fountain As His Business Card
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#10 This Business Card
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#11 My Graphic Designer Buddy Went Above And Beyond With My New Business Cards
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Other tips suggested by Indeed were following basic design guidelines, such as a minimum font size for easy reading and positioning the main copy at least 5 mm from the edge of the trim. In addition to that, it emphasized the importance of proofreading all that is written on the card and hiring a professional printer to make them, using quality material.
#12 This Dentist's Business Card Has 12 Yards Of Floss Inside It
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#13 This Business Card From A Tire Place Also Serves As A Tire Thread Measurement Tool
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#14 My MP's Business Card Has Braille On It
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If you’re wondering how many people still carry around business cards, the answer is reportedly not that many; but they still count. According to Small Business Rainmaker, as much as 88% of cards handed out get thrown away in less than a week, but the remaining 12% could become customers or valuable connections.
#15 This Dog Has His Own Business Card
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#16 This Business Card Is A Little Piano
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#17 Yoga One: Get Stretchy
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Discussing the importance of business cards, Small Business Rainmaker also emphasized the importance of making sure your cards are of good quality. Statistics show that close to four-in-ten people refuse to do business with a company if their card is cheap-looking.
#18 Don Ho Notepad++ Creator's Business Card
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#19 Business Card For Packaging Supplies Company Shaped Like Cardboard Box
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#20 X-Ray Business Cards
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While the cards on this list might not have changed the minds of business card skeptics, chances are that for some potential clients they left a lasting impression. Sometimes that is enough for them to give businesses a chance to prove that they’re good at what they do, but let’s leave discussing what makes a good professional for another time.
#21 Designer’s Seed Packet Business Card
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#22 Tearable Divorce Lawyer Business Card
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#23 Yoga Mat Business Card
#24 Record Album Business Card
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#25 The Way I Found To Make My Business Card Simple, Different, And That Reflects My Work
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#26 This Business Card Of A Producer Has A USB Stick With His Music In It
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#27 Business Card For My Brother-In-Law's New Salon
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#28 Business Card For Fitness Trainer
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#29 This Business Card I Got A While Ago Is Also A Set Of Lock Picks
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#30 Recycled Paper And Scrap Fabric Business Cards
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#31 Cheese Grater Business Card
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#32 Badger Troop
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#33 Miniature Scribble Slates Were Used To Create Unique, Interactive Business Cards
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#34 Painter Business Cards
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#35 This Business Card For A Mexican Restaurant Shaped Like A Taco
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#36 This Company's Business Card Is A Golden Coin
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#37 This Business Card For A Suit Store Has Pop-Out Collar Stays
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#38 I Spent Way Too Much Time Making Just A Handful Of Overcomplicated Business Cards. But It Was A Fun Project To Do
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#39 I Designed My Business Cards To Be Trading Cards, And When I Need To Give Them One, I Have Them Draw A Card
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#40 Tea Bags For A Tea Room
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#41 Artist That Makes Wooden Maps Gave Me His Business Card, Of A Wooden Map
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#42 Window Cleaner Business Card
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#43 Interactive Business Card For Daycare
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#44 Best Bartender Business Card Ever
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#45 Dublin Restaurant's Business Card Is Their Menu
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#46 Cards For A Brick Supplier In Houston
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#47 Reclaimed Wooden Business Cards
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#48 Business Cards Made Of PCB (Printed Circuit Board) I've Collected From Guitar Pedal Makers
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#49 My Son Received A "Business" Card From A Classmate
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#50 These Business Cards Come With Holders, But They Aren't Just Any Regular Case For The Card. Instead, They Are Part Of A Creative Way To Stand Out
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#51 This Business Card From A Company That We Got Firewood From
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#52 Business Cards Made With A 3D Printer
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#53 I’m A Record Lathe Cutter And Today I Made Some Playable Business Cards To Hand Out To Local Bands
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#54 This Van Has Magnetic Business Cards That You Are Welcome To Have
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#55 Tennis Court Business Card
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#56 Creative Design And Printing Of Glass Business Cards And Labels For Door And Window Group
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#57 Pop-Out Phone Booth Business Cards
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#58 Got My New Business Cards In The Mail Yesterday
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#59 My Real Estate Agent Has Gold Metal Business Cards
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#60 Created A Neo Retro Business Card For Myself In Illustrator
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#61 You Are Never A Stranger At The Vista Hotel
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#62 This Squeeze Light Flashlight/Business Card From 1998 Or 1999 That Still Works
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#63 Another Really Clever Business Card
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#64 These Business Cards Are Custom Made 35 Mm Slides
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#65 This Business Card Of A Cafe Made To Shape Like A Coffee Filter
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#66 Alteroy Design’s Die-Cut Business Card
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#67 This Business Card At A Car Dealership That Can Be Folded Into A Mini Volkswagen Van
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#68 Business Cards For A Design House
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#69 My First Original Print. 3D Business Card. It's Not Much, But It's A Huge Moment For Me
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#70 Optometrist's Business Card. I Am Struggling To See What He Did There
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#71 Cute Sample Tags That Double Up As Business Cards
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#72 Lined Paper Business Card
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#73 My Buddy's New Business Card Looks Like An iPhone Screen
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#74 This Company's Laser-Cut Business Card Made Of Steel
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#75 My First Tiny Business Cards, Business Pots, Advertising Pots. Making My Own Stickers And Ad Materials
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#76 A Very Cool Business Card That Is A Mini Computer
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#77 Cleaning Out Our Storage Room And Found This Business Card/Coin
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#78 My Dentist's Office Gives Out Pocket Knives Instead Of Business Cards
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#79 Laser Engraved Real Marble Business Cards
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#80 This Business Card I Got From Someone In The Envelope Business
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#81 Grillable Business Card
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#82 A Receipt Of My Pizza Resume. Exceptional Business Cards
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#83 Business Card
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#84 Best Business Card Ever? They're Even Scented
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#85 Received My New Business Cards
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#86 Cosmetic Surgeon Business Card
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#87 Business Card For A Pizzeria That Is Not A Perfect Circle
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#88 These Were All Over The Ground At The Mall. Probably The Greatest Business Cards Of All Time
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#89 Adorable Business Cards For A Taiyaki Ice Cream Shop That Also Sells Cream-Filled Cookie Snacks
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#90 This Business Card They Gave Me In A Growshop Is Cut To Make Cigarette Filters
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