Do You Need A Business Card?

This week
I’ve read post after post
about how business cards are no longer necessary.

That’s bullshit.

Do you seriously think
that after meeting 300 people at a party,
that contact you impressed
is going to remember you?
No way in hell.
Business cards are memory prompts.

Do you think that Googling someone
gives you permission to contact them?
No way in hell.
Business cards are relationship hall passes.
Giving one out says…
You have permission to contact me.

Do you think when that
when your ass gets fired
(and it will, eventually),
all those former co-workers you now need
contacts from
are going to Google you?
Or pass your name along
to prospective employers
on a post-it note?
No way in hell.
Business cards are the quickest way
to transfer your contact information
in person
(the way serious business still gets done).

You need a business card.
You need multiple business cards
for every brand you
you’re building.