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Lucy Kellaway on Business Cards

Prescott — Wed, 12 May 2010 15:28:11 +0000

If you’re a reader of the Financial Times, or a listener to the BBC Business Daily podcast, you’ll likely be familiar with Lucy Kellaway, the straight-talking advice woman whose perspective on business is very 21st century, in spite of her many years in the trenches.

Today, the topic is business cards and titles.

… the business card is a rare analogue survivor in the digital age. One day our iPhones and BlackBerrys may be able to exchange details without us intervening, but until then a bit of cardboard is the best thing we have.

There are two points to a business card. One is to remind people who you are. The other is tell people how to get in touch with you.

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Business Card Etiquette

Prescott — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:40:04 +0000

Yes, she’s serious. I’d heard this before in my travels, but in the world of networking 2.0 where you’re basically just taking the card so you can track someone down on Twitter, I think we’re a little more informal now.

via Design Observer »

Art Imitates Life: Business Card Talk on “Chuck”

Prescott — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:23:49 +0000

This happens. At least to me.