Dennis -

> When 90% of the attendees are exchanging
> business cards (or nothing but words), I'm >passing
> out custom imprinted ink pens, screwdrivers,
> pocket memo books, letter openers,
> pocket-size mirror/compacts, small
> self-stick vinyl calendars, business card
> magnets, or other specialty items.

> The Chambers of Commerce memberships and
> various events I attend give me and my
> business products a lot of visibility that I
> wouldn't have otherwise. It also helps to
> make me a local business for my more distant
> markets where I sell face-to-face.

When I was on the committee for the Business Expo, one of the other committee members asked me when I was going to put out a cool screen saver. Quite frankly, I missed the boat on it. Had I had my wits about me, I would have created a screen saver and handed them out on floppies (or mini-CDs) as business cards instead of the dead old paper type card. That would have given people something more memorable that they could hold on to like you are doing.

If I ever join another chamber, I will definitely do something more along these lines.

BTW, I tried to click on the link that you left and got a "page not found" error.

Rick Smith, "The Net Guerrilla"


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