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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.
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#1
Tomorrow Is My First Ever Art Fair So I Hand-Painted All My Business Cards
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
These are stunning! These would definitely catch my eye and increase my chances of working with this person.
Manic Mama 1 year ago
If your business cards are anything to go by, you're going to need more. Lots more.
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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
Damned_Cat 1 year ago
Don't mind me! I'm just sneaking in to steal all of your business cards...
#3
This Knife Sharpening Company Has A Band-Aid As Its Business Card
Justin Tyme 1 year ago (edited)
That has a rather negative connotation. It's an effective way to give people a bad feeling about your business.
Mimi La Souris 1 year ago
very funny, but I think if you cut yourself, you don’t need a new knife, and when need a new knife, you don’t need a bandage ;D
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
My First Business Cards!
#5
This Music Store's Business Cards Are Guitar Pics
Vinay Pai 1 year ago
Somehow plectrum sounds like a slightly awkward to mention part of a guitar.
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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
Bike Multi-Tool Business Card
#7
This Temporary Tattoo Shop Has Business Cards That Are Also Temporary Tattoos
#8
My Graphic Designer Buddy Went Above And Beyond With My New Business Cards
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
This Business Card
Cat Chat 1 year ago
That's cute, as long as the other side says what he does. Not necessarily a good idea to make your clients do homework first. 🤔
Lily bloom 1 year ago
Maybe he diesnt do anything and those are links to his collection of unfunny memes
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Water Fountain Repair Guy Left This Tiny Water Fountain As His Business Card
Irina Simanschi 1 year ago
But it is something that you don't forget that easily, isn't it?
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SkyBlueandBlack 1 year ago
... Is it bad that my first thought is to wonder whether it works, because it'd make a perfect shot dispenser?
KittyGaming 1 year ago
Perfect for barbie dolls (wish American girls but it's not the right scale)
#11
This Dog Has His Own Business Card
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
My MP's Business Card Has Braille On It
#13
This Business Card From A Tire Place Also Serves As A Tire Thread Measurement Tool
Bob Brooce 1 year ago
Funny that it says to replace them when they have almost twice as much tread as you need.
Congruent Empath 1 year ago
There is nothing like offering a practical tool with a marketing tool. Love it!
#14
Bought A House And Found A Business Card For An Exterminator. Wife Freaked When She Opened The Drawer
Beth Wheeler 1 year ago
That exterminator is trying to really freak some people out with that.
Uncle Schmickle 1 year ago
I have a couple of rubber, but realistic - looking roaches. It's great fun leaving them around when people visit.
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 Dentist's Business Card Has 12 Yards Of Floss Inside It
Uncle Schmickle 1 year ago
Hmm ... I wonder how hygienic this is ? Don't know who has handled it before you put it in your mouth ?
#16
This Business Card Is A Little Piano
Evan not Hansen 1 year ago
I want to get some of those tiny hands you put over your fingers and play this piano with them.
G A 1 year ago
Or D Trump but I doubt he's that talented, he just has tiny T-Rex hands
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This Business Card For A Suit Store Has Pop-Out Collar Stays
kissmychakram 1 year ago
I bet they'd love being referred to as a suit store! A bit like calling Cartier a "ring shop"
Jrog 1 year ago (edited)
Do you know why "Savile Row" is synonymous with "bespoke English gentleman style"? It's because of this very guy, Henry Poole, who opened it's tailoring shop there in the mid XIX century. The others followed riding this guy popularity. This is the guy who invented the Tuxedo, that is still called "the smoking" in some countries because Henry Poole designed it as the smoke room suit for Edward VII.
The Phantom Stranger 1 year ago
I'm American and even I know about Henry Poole. Definitely not just a "suit store"!
Load More Replies...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
Business Card For Fitness Trainer
zububonsai 1 year ago (edited)
This reminds me of a visit card for a personal fitness trainer I've seen some years ago online: it was made of rubber and looked like a bar code printed on it. You had to stretch it to read the details (I just wondered with which hand to scribble down the contact info)
Congruent Empath 1 year ago
It looks more like a business card for a plastic surgeon or a serial killer.
#19
Tearable Divorce Lawyer Business Card
Jrog 1 year ago (edited)
Ever heard of consensual divorce? Many times when the split is amicable, everything is handled by a single lawyer whose job is just to smooth any minor disagreement, write up the papers and present the divorce instance to the court. Much cheaper and faster than using two layers.
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#20
Don Ho Notepad++ Creator's Business Card
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
Business Card For Packaging Supplies Company Shaped Like Cardboard Box
TribbleThinking 1 year ago
Lol. Sometimes they settle for one paw fitting.
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#22
Record Album Business Card
SkyBlueandBlack 1 year ago
I LOVE IT! And I see that 323 area code, so brilliant way to stand out from the crowd in LA!
#24
The Way I Found To Make My Business Card Simple, Different, And That Reflects My Work
#25
Cosmetic Surgeon Business Card
Koalafied to komment 1 year ago
I somehow cannot imagine liking them, even if I would be interested. In my imagination, only teenage boys are crazy about them!
PurpleKU77 1 year ago
Anyway, probably European and they aren't as freaked about things like this
Vivi Pettiss 1 year ago
...It's a place that makes tits look bigger. Of course it features tits. That's like being surprised when p*rnhub has innapropriate ads.
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X-Ray Business Cards
#27
Yoga Mat Business Card
Final score:
87points
#28
Yoga One: Get Stretchy
Cat Chat 1 year ago
I could be wrong... but I think she is on her stomach with her arms tucked underneath it. Her back is arched backwards and upwards, with her legs sticking up.
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Bob Brooce 1 year ago
I know enough about business cards a to know that her boobs are in the wrong place.
Stacy Carroll 1 year ago
I'm sorry your getting down voted. I get your reference to the plastic surgeon card.
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This Business Card Of A Producer Has A USB Stick With His Music In It
Bill Swallow 1 year ago
WAAAAY back when, I was looking for a job as a server admin. This was in the days when optical drives were standard and writeable CDs were common. You know standard CDs? About 4.5" diameter, 650 - 700 MB capacity? Do you remember the 'small' CDs, about 3" diameter, 128 MB capacity? Someone made those, writeable, but with two sides cut to make it the size of a business card. Sold them with printable stick-on labels and transparent plastic envelope holders. Capacity was about 50 MB. I bought a bunch, put my resume and cover letter on them, along with samples of the documentation I'd written. Printed up some nice labels with name, phone, email address, a nice graphic logo, what kind of work I was looking for, and gave them out as business cards at interviews to help get remembered.
Sven Grammersdorf 1 year ago
I remember business card CDs. Only worked on tray-loading drives.
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Science Nerd 1 year ago
At least one cyber conference set up a charging stand just to see who would plug their phone in.
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Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I had one like that but I think it was for a cyber safety programs in schools.
#30
I Spent Way Too Much Time Making Just A Handful Of Overcomplicated Business Cards. But It Was A Fun Project To Do
#31
Cheese Grater Business Card
#32
Business Card For My Brother-In-Law's New Salon
#33
Painter Business Cards
Jrog 1 year ago
This will be downvoted but... NOT A GREAT IDEA. This setup and graphics are an IP of Pantone LLC, and are technically considered part of their "trade dress". This is close enough to the original to potentially cause confusion, and is in an adjacent business so the protection is easily enforced. They are also extremely litigious about this specific graphic, because they make a lot of money licensing it for various stuff, from mugs to apparel.
Sven Grammersdorf 1 year ago
How so? It doesn't list any Pantone colors or anything
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Brian Droste 1 year ago
Do you get all five cards or just one? So not sure if this is good idea. Pluss what if you want a different shade of one of the colors? How would that work?
#34
Recycled Paper And Scrap Fabric Business Cards
#35
This Business Card I Got A While Ago Is Also A Set Of Lock Picks
Jrog 1 year ago
Kevin Mitnick. Possibly the most famous OG Hacker and security expert ever. If you don't know who he was, google him, it's quite a ride.
Erica Ventura 1 year ago
Yep, recognized the name right away. We do his trainings quite a bit at work.
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Science Nerd 1 year ago (edited)
The name on the card brings back memories. However, there is zero chance that I’d allow his company network access.
Trophy Husband 1 year ago
He's been banned from touching an electronic device, he mostly gives speeches to IT companies about security.
Load More Replies... Bob Brooce 1 year ago
They're mostly legal as long as there's no intent to use them for illegal purposes. Pretty much any tool that could be used to break into something becomes an illegal burglar's tool if you have intent.
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Artist That Makes Wooden Maps Gave Me His Business Card, Of A Wooden Map
Justin Tyme 1 year ago
Did you ever notice that the Ponderosa map is a mirror image of the United States (not including Alaska and Hawaii)?
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Miniature Scribble Slates Were Used To Create Unique, Interactive Business Cards
#39
My Son Received A "Business" Card From A Classmate
Cat Chat 1 year ago
As a parent, I would appreciate this. Sometimes it's a struggle to get the contact info for the parents of your child's friends. When I have a rule that it's required before they play at their friend's house (and vice versa). It's absolutely needed for emergencies, like when the friend got a bee sting.
Li’l E. 1 year ago
I made a bunch of these for my son to facilitate playdates! Unfortunately I had them made about a month before the pandemic started, and by the time it was over he was too old for me to be arranging playdates any longer.
Load More Replies... Gray (they/he/it) 1 year ago
My mother used to make these for me at the end of the school year to give out to my classmates
#40
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
#42
I Designed My Business Cards To Be Trading Cards, And When I Need To Give Them One, I Have Them Draw A Card
mysterious(all pronouns) 1 year ago
It looks like there's website urls on the bottom of the cards.
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Business Cards Made Of PCB (Printed Circuit Board) I've Collected From Guitar Pedal Makers
#44
Best Bartender Business Card Ever
#45
Tea Bags For A Tea Room
Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
Sorry, I'm missing something here. It very clearly says it's for a photographer ("Fine Photography Just Add Sugar", company name is White Tea) which makes no sense to me.
#46
This Business Card For A Mexican Restaurant Shaped Like A Taco
#47
Reclaimed Wooden Business Cards
#48
This Company's Business Card Is A Golden Coin
SkyBlueandBlack 1 year ago
... Cool, but I'm not sure I'd want to go with a financial management firm that's spending MY money on such an expensive "business card"...
Kangaroo 1 year ago
I mean they’re not spending your money, they’re spending THEIR profits, and profits are obviously good!
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Jrog 1 year ago (edited)
Oh my, that's a name I didn't hear since a loooot of time. This was part of Pirate Capital, an edge fund management company built by a former Goldman Sachs executive. Their strategy was to raise funds, invest in struggling companies, gain control of the board, liquidate the assets and resell whatever was left. For a while they tried to present their campaigns as connected to some ethical or social effort, but they were nothing short than plunderers and speculators. As the worst in the world of finance do, they pursued quick return, not growth of their asset portfolio. They had a short run full of clashes with the SEC and were ultimately trounced by the 2008 Financial Crisis.
Jrog 1 year ago
That said, this is not a business card, it's a commemorative coin they used to give when presenting a new fund to investors.
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#50
Window Cleaner Business Card
#51
This Van Has Magnetic Business Cards That You Are Welcome To Have
#52
I’m A Record Lathe Cutter And Today I Made Some Playable Business Cards To Hand Out To Local Bands
#53
Dublin Restaurant's Business Card Is Their Menu
Witch with a B 1 year ago
What happens when they raise their prices? Do they print up new cards every time?
Jane 1 year ago
Yes, the same way restaurants have to print new menus every time...
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#54
Pop-Out Phone Booth Business Cards
Bill Swallow 1 year ago
Two or three jobs ago, we had a user in the Publications Department named 'Clark Kent'.
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Got My New Business Cards In The Mail Yesterday
#56
This Business Card From A Company That We Got Firewood From
#57
Business Cards Made With A 3D Printer
#58
Created A Neo Retro Business Card For Myself In Illustrator
#61
Tennis Court Business Card
#62
You Are Never A Stranger At The Vista Hotel
Damned_Cat 1 year ago
Well, that's not exactly a business card. Back in the day, almost every business gave out matches with their advertising.
BunnyMommy 1 year ago
In a folded paper "matchbook", these step up the idea!
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These Business Cards Are Custom Made 35 Mm Slides
#64
Creative Design And Printing Of Glass Business Cards And Labels For Door And Window Group
Bill Swallow 1 year ago
Yeah, I would not be surprised if they got a call from the BBC about that near-copy of the Doctor Who logo. Maybe not, though - odds are they aren't British?
#65
This Business Card At A Car Dealership That Can Be Folded Into A Mini Volkswagen Van
Justin Tyme 1 year ago
I used to have a 1972 blue & white VW Van. Definitely one of the best vehicle I ever had. I only sold it because I was in the military and got transferred overseas.
#66
Optometrist's Business Card. I Am Struggling To See What He Did There
#67
This Business Card Of A Cafe Made To Shape Like A Coffee Filter
#68
My First Tiny Business Cards, Business Pots, Advertising Pots. Making My Own Stickers And Ad Materials
Kangaroo 1 year ago
This is cute! A local realtor in my town bought a bunch of circular stickers like this and put them on random useful dollar store items to give away. I’ve got a hand sanitizer, a notebook and a pencil sharpener with his business card sticker on it. Always thought it was a cool idea.
#70
My Real Estate Agent Has Gold Metal Business Cards
Vinay Pai 1 year ago
Yeah, just show them and put them back in your pocket.
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#71
My First Original Print. 3D Business Card. It's Not Much, But It's A Huge Moment For Me
#72
Business Cards For A Design House
BunnyMommy 1 year ago
Everyone knows how to make paper planes! Instructions to make them would raise the price, I'm sure!
#74
Cute Sample Tags That Double Up As Business Cards
Bill Swallow 1 year ago
That *really* needs to be part of this establishment - Coopers-Sa...0631b4.jpg 
#78
A Receipt Of My Pizza Resume. Exceptional Business Cards
#79
My Dentist's Office Gives Out Pocket Knives Instead Of Business Cards
Pittsburgh rare 1 year ago
My workplace did the same one year. I carry one on my keychain and it's pretty useful
#80
Grillable Business Card
#81
Cleaning Out Our Storage Room And Found This Business Card/Coin
Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen 1 year ago
So is it a business that sells body bags for those inconvenient times people rudely die around you? Does one keep one in the car glovebox for emergencies? On a keychain? Or just at home? So many questions......
SkyBlueandBlack 1 year ago
Area code places it in South Carolina... and... yep, they make body bags. Apparently theirs are great for underwater criminal investigations... I think I'm even more confused now, tbh.
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GirlFriday 1 year ago
This isn't a business card, it is a challenge coin - usually given to employees or customers to commemorate an event or milestone.
Pittsburgh rare 1 year ago
Why would anyone other than the police need a body bag? Serial killer with high work standards? This is one of those things that l can't imagine being sold freely
#83
Best Business Card Ever? They're Even Scented
Lyone Fein 1 year ago
Good attention grabber......but it's totally unrelated to their business.
#84
Business Card
Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen 1 year ago
I don't get the purpose of it though, what does the opening of the hole supposed to do with the business?
#85
Laser Engraved Real Marble Business Cards
#87
Business Card For A Pizzeria That Is Not A Perfect Circle
Valegro 1 year ago
Agitated is not the right word for this, its much worse. OCD is a very serious condition
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Adorable Business Cards For A Taiyaki Ice Cream Shop That Also Sells Cream-Filled Cookie Snacks
#89
This Business Card They Gave Me In A Growshop Is Cut To Make Cigarette Filters
#90
These Were All Over The Ground At The Mall. Probably The Greatest Business Cards Of All Time
Cat Chat 1 year ago
Yes and no. I could see many finding it then immediately throwing it away from annoyance. Just throwing it back on the ground where they found it can end up just littering the place.
SkyBlueandBlack 1 year ago
And I just know some a*****e is gonna leave one as a tip.
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Hayhaypaula 1 year ago
There were so many really creative ways these people found to advertise their businesses! Fascinating!
MyName'sLisaMontoyaYouKiltMyPa 1 year ago
These are all so fun and creative and must be doing well in business because most of these cards are not cheap.
Justin Tyme 1 year ago
Some of these are not "New Pics". They were published on Bored Panda on April 22, 2014. https://www.boredpanda.com/creative-business-card-designs/
Sophia Athene 1 year ago
You keep ALL the business cards you have in your wallet? If not, then it's fine until you get back to the office.
Load More Replies... Hayhaypaula 1 year ago
There were so many really creative ways these people found to advertise their businesses! Fascinating!
MyName'sLisaMontoyaYouKiltMyPa 1 year ago
These are all so fun and creative and must be doing well in business because most of these cards are not cheap.
Justin Tyme 1 year ago
Some of these are not "New Pics". They were published on Bored Panda on April 22, 2014. https://www.boredpanda.com/creative-business-card-designs/
Sophia Athene 1 year ago
You keep ALL the business cards you have in your wallet? If not, then it's fine until you get back to the office.
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