Itty Bitty Business Cards – An Eco Alternative to the Traditional B Card
A trendy friend of mine gave me one of her new business cards yesterday and I was immediately blown away. These tiny (1” x 2 -1/2”) alternatives to large bulky cards are chic, obviously eco friendly and so right for today’s entrepreneur.
If you, like me find yourself the proprietor of a business…or more frequently businesses that can get hard to cram into a traditional format you may like these tiny cards. Counter intuitively, the lack of space is freeing. Rather than having to decide which information is the most important, these cards leave space for little more than name, phone, URL and e-mail address, so no decision is necessary. (Though I did cheat and include some type on the photo I selected for the back.)
More importantly, the entrepreneurs responsible for developing these tiny cards saw the renewed interest in old fashioned calling cards. While years ago, calling cards were a standard accessory of the well mannered crowd, as more and more of the formerly jobless (older men and women, mothers, trust fund babies) went to work, the standard business card replaced the “calling card”.
The rise of the blogsphere has changed all of that. Many of us with business cards find we need a second card for our blog or Facebook or Myspace page or simply for our personal e-mail address. That’s where a simple personal calling card comes in handy.
Twenty something Richard Moross saw that opportunity in 2006 and harnessed the power of social networks to launch yet another, but not JUST another, online printing company.
His company Moo.com, rather than appeal to businesses targets the consumer- the one with the Myspace/Flick’r/Facebook page.
Moross developed partnerships, first with Flick’r and then with a variety of social networking sites to promote his card with the early adaptors who hang out on social networking sites. The idea caught on like wildfire with bloggers and in the design, art and new media communities. Based in London, in 2007, Moo.com shipped over 10 million cards to 140 different countries.
A Steve Jobs admirer, Morass compares his web-integrated business with Apple. And like Apple, Moo.com is design driven. Unlike traditional business cards, Moo.com offers a selection of designs for your card. Select a set of designs, drop in a few lines of type for the back and you’re ready to go. You can also upload your own designs, (as I did) for a more personalized look.
Though the truly eco way to exchange information is to enter a contacts name directly into your phone or Blackberry, there’s still a need in this world for business cards. Moo.com makes a smaller eco choice that’s fun and trendy too.
Photo Courtesy Rick Wells
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