Comments on: CD business cards http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/cd-business-cards-1106.htm Ecommerce, web marketing and development news and research by Michael Bloch of Taming the Beast.net Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:22:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Scott Walsh http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/cd-business-cards-1106.htm#comment-42522 Scott Walsh Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:33:30 +0000 http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/cd-business-cards-1106.htm#comment-42522 OPEN CHALLENGE FROM THE M-3 Card: What a joke PRINTBOY: "leave it under the sun, one bad scratch, a water drop, anything else you can think of, and the informatin on your cd business card is gone." http://www.TheM3Card.Com SEND ME YOUR BEST PAPER BUSINESS CARD. Heck, send wood or metal, I dont care! I'll match you one on one or a stack of yours versus *1* M-3 Card. Ive got the video camera, Ill post the results. Leave a mailing address and Ill mail you one of my M-3 Cards. Maybe you have a camera and some tests? Scott Walsh POB #14 Bethlehem, GA 30620 http://www.BethlehemGA30620.net http://www.madstudios.rocks.it http://www.businesscardsizedcd.eu "The fact of the matter is, regular business cards will always be used." Absurd notion man ever fly to the moon! Evolve early: http://www.TheM3Card.Com Blanks, labels, etc. at: http://www.BusinessCardSizedCD.Com Stay Tuned(LIVE SOON - maybe the 1st?): http://www.BusinessCardSizedCD.TV OPEN CHALLENGE FROM THE M-3 Card:

What a joke PRINTBOY:
“leave it under the sun, one bad scratch, a water drop, anything else you can think of, and the informatin on your cd business card is gone.”

http://www.TheM3Card.Com

SEND ME YOUR BEST PAPER BUSINESS
CARD. Heck, send wood or metal, I
dont care!

I’ll match you one on one or a stack
of yours versus *1* M-3 Card.

Ive got the video camera, Ill post
the results. Leave a mailing address and Ill mail you one of my M-3 Cards.
Maybe you have a camera and some
tests?

Scott Walsh
POB #14
Bethlehem, GA 30620
http://www.BethlehemGA30620.net
http://www.madstudios.rocks.it
http://www.businesscardsizedcd.eu

“The fact of the matter is, regular business cards will always be used.”

Absurd notion man ever fly to the moon!

Evolve early:
http://www.TheM3Card.Com

Blanks, labels, etc. at:
http://www.BusinessCardSizedCD.Com

Stay Tuned(LIVE SOON - maybe the 1st?):
http://www.BusinessCardSizedCD.TV

]]> By: PrintGuy http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/cd-business-cards-1106.htm#comment-5831 PrintGuy Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:05:24 +0000 http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/cd-business-cards-1106.htm#comment-5831 Youre exactly right. If you want to make a big splash then a regular business card won't do work as well as a cd business card. However, advancements in the industry are being made with 3d business cards. This very new, time consuming to make and very expensive to print. However, you don't need to put it in a cd player to get the "wow" factor. The business card is made up of many layers, and works like an animated gif. If you move the card a certain way, an animation appears. Like I said this is still very new and we at www.mind2print.com are looking into offering it in the near future. However, because the price is so high I doubt people are going to be rushing to get it. As with everything else, the prices will come down year after year. As more advancements are made, numerous marketing tools will be created that will seem to make the regular business card "old news". The fact of the matter is, regular business cards will always be used. Youre exactly right. If you want to make a big splash then a regular business card won’t do work as well as a cd business card. However, advancements in the industry are being made with 3d business cards.

This very new, time consuming to make and very expensive to print. However, you don’t need to put it in a cd player to get the “wow” factor.

The business card is made up of many layers, and works like an animated gif. If you move the card a certain way, an animation appears.

Like I said this is still very new and we at http://www.mind2print.com are looking into offering it in the near future. However, because the price is so high I doubt people are going to be rushing to get it. As with everything else, the prices will come down year after year.

As more advancements are made, numerous marketing tools will be created that will seem to make the regular business card “old news”. The fact of the matter is, regular business cards will always be used.

]]> By: Michael Bloch http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/cd-business-cards-1106.htm#comment-5736 Michael Bloch Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:46:40 +0000 http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/cd-business-cards-1106.htm#comment-5736 Hi PrintGuy, you make some good points; thanks for the comments. I think they are still viable when a big impression needs to be made and also (as on my rather crude example), contact details should be printed on the CD as well. But like you say, given the cheaper costs of traditional business cards, the paper based ones are probably the best option for most - the CD ones left for making a big splash with important clients - they certainly wouldn't be something you'd leave a bundle of at the local computer or office supplies store :). Hi PrintGuy, you make some good points; thanks for the comments. I think they are still viable when a big impression needs to be made and also (as on my rather crude example), contact details should be printed on the CD as well. But like you say, given the cheaper costs of traditional business cards, the paper based ones are probably the best option for most - the CD ones left for making a big splash with important clients - they certainly wouldn’t be something you’d leave a bundle of at the local computer or office supplies store :).

]]> By: PrintGuy http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/cd-business-cards-1106.htm#comment-5732 PrintGuy Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:15:34 +0000 http://www.tamingthebeast.net/blog/web-marketing/cd-business-cards-1106.htm#comment-5732 Though these technologically advanced forms of business cards present the "ooh"-factor, I would like to point out several reason why sticking with the original business card is a better idea. 1) Problems with technology - Accidentally leave it under the sun, one bad scratch, a water drop, anything else you can think of, and the informatin on your cd business card is gone. 2) Ease of access - One of the main reasons regular business cards work so well is because of its ease of accessibility. You want a number, you find the card and the number is there. With cd business cards you have to find the media, open the cd drive, pop it in, close it, wait for it to open, and then get the number. Too much work to get a phone number if you ask me. 3) Price - business cards are much cheaper, and keep getting cheaper. You can get a double-sided full color business card cheaper than ever before. Sites such as www.mind2print.com , and many others, offers pre-designed templates that are both unique and professional. I think the cd busininess card is good for an initial impact, but will annoy your client after their first use. Though these technologically advanced forms of business cards present the “ooh”-factor, I would like to point out several reason why sticking with the original business card is a better idea.

1) Problems with technology - Accidentally leave it under the sun, one bad scratch, a water drop, anything else you can think of, and the informatin on your cd business card is gone.
2) Ease of access - One of the main reasons regular business cards work so well is because of its ease of accessibility. You want a number, you find the card and the number is there. With cd business cards you have to find the media, open the cd drive, pop it in, close it, wait for it to open, and then get the number. Too much work to get a phone number if you ask me.
3) Price - business cards are much cheaper, and keep getting cheaper. You can get a double-sided full color business card cheaper than ever before. Sites such as http://www.mind2print.com , and many others, offers pre-designed templates that are both unique and professional.

I think the cd busininess card is good for an initial impact, but will annoy your client after their first use.

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