One of the most usual questions heard throughout any businessman’s career is “May I have your card?” no matter if it is a sales call or business-to-business networking, the tradition of exchanging business cards is the most usual means to make an introduction. So why do so many businessmen and salespeople come to different meetings and trade shows without them?

It is always sounding strange when, in the course of the “get to know you part” of a meeting, somebody in the room states that they have not taken their cards with them. In business, forgetting your business cards is the same as forgetting your pants.

Remembering Key Information About People You've Met

The most efficient way to remember people you have met is to preserve their business cards. During certain discussions it is very useful to make some notes on the back of the cards, which you can refer to in a while, like writing down a prompt about something from the conference, an action issue you have agreed upon, etc.
When you are back at your desk after the meeting, you should review your pile of cards. You may write thank you notes, pass on action issues and a huge number of other things occurring after a
business trip.

Information that should be included on a business card

Business cards should comprise your name, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address and corporation logo. That information is recommended to be printed in a color and font that are uncomplicated to read. Besides, your cards may comprise reduction coupons or any incentive to action, which will add worth to your business card.