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This article discusses the history of the trade cards. The trade card, which was a vital avenue for advertising household products, preceded the vast increase in periodical advertisements in the late nineteenth century. They even became collectible as these cards reflected not only the claims of their products but also the popular trends of the period. The end of the trade cards came in the 1890s, when periodical advertisements became popular and delivered a more specific audience on a mass scale.

The article presents views of Kamran Mammadov, the head of MyContact, on increase in demand for digital business cards of MyContact mobile platform in Azerbaijan is mainly observed among the owners and employees of large companies. It mentions plan to expand audience not only among the specified categories of people, but also in society as a whole. It also mentions able to record not only fill digital business cards with contact data.

The article focuses on the trade cards used as advertisement during the Gilded Age in U.S. and the contribution of Louis Prang in its development. The use of zinc plates and steam presses in printing industry gave way to popularization of trade cards. Prang was responsible in the popularization of greeting cards when he established Prang & Mayer, a trade card business, in Boston, Massachusetts. Forming of advertising agencies like J. Walter Thompson Agency followed. Later on, companies like Larkin Soap Company offered trade card albums in their product advertisements. The article also mentions that Prang established "Pran's Chromo, A Journal of Popular Art," which discusses arts in trade cards.

Presents a group of business cards with each person's career highlights on the reverse side. The connection between previous employment positions of the individuals showing possible relationships that could be networked.

Discusses proposed business cards designs that list the person's achievements or previous positions on the back. Why listing employment pedigree is essential; Example of Tony Fadell and other Silicon Valley illuminaries.

The article focuses on the use of trade cards for advertising by manufacturers in the U.S. during 1870s. These cards endorsed the qualities of all commodities. They were placed in packages at the factory, given out by retailers with all purchases made, or mailed to prospective customers. Attractive colored pictures adorned the front of the cards while the total sales pitches were printed at the back. These trade cards offer information on the American lifestyle of that time.

The article reports that new mobile platform myContact has been developed in Azerbaijan and may replace production of paper-based business cards. It mentions services of the project can be used by both physical users and corporate ones and electronic card is issued to the user in the form of a plastic card. It also mentions displacing paper business cards from the market, will prevent the release of new updated paper cards in cases of technical errors or changes in organization.

The article offers information on how companies can benefit from creating and printing of business cards. The topics discussed include money and time saved by business enterprises with the said effort, the use of business card creation software for the said purpose, and the different designs, paper and styles of business cards.

The article presents information on a book about radio broadcasting and a newly launched business card in the U.S. The book "Passport to World Band Radio," is a buyer's guide to top radio models that would be used in accessing television programs. The author reports that the book will be introduced in 170 countries. On the other hand, Phase 4 launched a transparent, holographic and three-dimensional business card. The author mentions that the company is willing to send samples to people who are interested in purchasing the product.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for customizing business cards along with instructions for making business card holders.

The article discusses business cards. The author notes that cards have increased in both quality and complexity. Mitch Evans of the trade group the National Association for Printing Leadership says demand for cards is increasing, as does Edward Gleeson of another trade group, the Printing industries of America. The author considers why paper business cards have endured in an era of increasing digitization.

The article offers tips on being prepared at all times to share one's business card as it still plays a vital role in networking and getting the name out there.

The article offers information on use of business cards in the U.S. by business owners that became popular with the spawning social etiquette, and mentions that the merchants in Great Britain used the advertising cards at the end of seventeenth century for economic functions. Topics discussed include increased frequency of business cards used by small businesses.

The article offers tips for using one's business cards by printing a significant message on its back.

The article presents a copy of Loyd's rebus trade card from the 1870s or early 1880s.

The article offers information for membership organizations about using their business cards in making important contacts as well as attracting new members.

The article provides suggestions on how to create vertical business cards that can be reproduced easily with the Microsoft Word's Label feature of Microsoft Word. It offers information on how to make a reusable business card label pattern. It recommends to use AutoText to insert boilerplate text that is preformatted and fully customizable than using hand to type and format business card text.

The article focuses the use of business cards as marketing tools. Most small business owners do not have large corporate advertising budgets. They expect to get the biggest return possible from every dollar they spend. For them, it's a matter of survival. To the small entrepreneur, the card serves many functions. It identifies his business and acts as his company brochure, yellow pages, flyer, and much more, all in one. And best of all, business cards are very inexpensive to produce. For about $30, one can get 500 of them.

At every American lnstitute of Graphic Arts biennial conference, attendees receive a printed "Culture Guide" that showcases local attractions, shops and restaurants of the host city. Last year, the theme of the conference was sustainability so the printed guides, with their limited life span, seemed short-sighted and wasteful. Creators were asked to create a virtual Culture Guide, and as interactive designers, they saw the project as an opportunity to save resources and to improve upon past printed guides. They began their research by eating and traveling throughout Vancouver with their guidebooks in tow. Creators quickly realized that no matter how well their books were organized, the information was never in the format that they needed it. They started looking for a better way to present it. With maps, business cards, scraps of paper and 3 x 5 cards strewn on their worktable, the solution became clear: What they needed was an interface to sort through virtual cards and interact with a digital map.

Focuses on the cost effectiveness of using business cards to build a business in Long Island, New York. Availability of the cards in different shapes, textures and sizes with the emergence of new printing technology and innovative designs; Need for the cards to be appropriate for the industry and designed for effective pursuit of the target market; Information listed on the cards. INSET: Tips of the trade.

The article discusses why business cards are still used as a sales tool and how to make it more worthwhile. It notes that a business card is a quick way to place the sales person in the hand of the business world and remind people and company of interest. It suggests that the business card must be a professional card stock using a nice layout or logo and crisp printing of text and with a design that reflects what one does.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article on business cards, published in the March 14, 2015 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article on business cards, published in the March 14, 2015 issue.

The article presents an answer to a question on what information should be included in one's business card.

In this article the author offers suggestions for giving more than one business cards to one person so that he can pass it onto others and distribution happens fast.

The article offers information on making of the business cards, which includes carrying enough card to a networking-opportunity event and presenting the card to the receptionist when visiting a card.

The article presents an answer to a question on whether a printed business cards a relevant communications tool.

The article reports on the survival of business cards in this era of social media and cloud computing. It is said that the business card remains a growth market and has not just survived but continued to flourish. Nathan Shedroff, design strategist at California College of the Arts, says that business cards were originally invented for reasons of legitimacy.

The article offers advice on making creative business cards.

The article focuses on the proper exchange of business cards in an international level.

The article offers the author's insight regarding an article written by Susy Jackson about business cards. It presents a synopsis of Jackson's article wherein he narrates his experience on the use of business card during business transaction. The author discusses the need for a retail music store to have a business card. He also shares some tips on how to take advantage of business cards because he believes that they represent the person who uses them.

The article focuses on the emergence of digital business cards. It notes the Bump is an application which allows the sharing of contact information, pictures and other files by bumping iPhones or Android phones. It also mentions the Hashable service that enables users to post and share the connections they make with others. Meanwhile, EverNote is a program designed for supporting paper cards and web Rolodexes. The discovery by Jason Pytlarz of the power of innovative cards is noted.

The article presents information on the business card design of LuxeLab in Santa Monica, California. The design of the card conveys the salon's emphasis on luxury, creativity and reparative haircare. The front of the card features the same rich sage color as the interior of the salon, complemented by the white and green logo and the back of the card features a large, bright orange cross on a stark white background with the tag line, "Fix your hair!."

The article presents information on designing of stylist Kimberly Paige Valor's salon's business card. Valor, owner of Modern Concepts Salon in Bayville, New Jersey, found inspiration four business card design in her friends' tattoo parlors. Valor's card features colorful cherries, swallows and roses in a design, according to her, would appeal to both men and women.

The article presents information on the business card designed by Tarah Kennedy for the ShineHairSpa owned by her. It is mentioned that her husband Jim Kennedy who is a Web designer helped her to plan the card. The design is said to complement the boutique vibe of the salon. It has the peignot font in a dark espresso for the text and pale yellow rays are used across the baby-pink canvas of the card.

The article offers information on the shift to business cards. It says that there has been a shift away from company letterhead and stationery, since so much business communication is done electronically. According to Lonnie Carnaggio of Tilt, the money that companies once spent on branded stationery now goes toward business cards. Meanwhile, Object 9 creative director Andy Gutowski stresses that good business cards should not just be cool but it should be thought out and make sense.

The article features the business card for an Indianapolis, Indiana-based beauty salon Emmetts The Studio, managed and owned by Emmett Cooper. The said business card was personally designed by its proprietor. It features a young lady relaxing in bed which is in black, white and gray color scheme incorporated with an old typewriter lettering of its business entity.

The article discusses the benefits of having a business card.

The article reports that a Japanese company can put your business-card information, including a corporate logo, on any hard organic surface. This includes shells of peanuts or walnuts, as well as pasta and grains of rice. Up to 700 characters a second are burned onto food using a laser. The author reveals that the Taberu Me edible costs cost about $52 for a stack of 150.