Market yourself for success!
And what better way to do it then with a distinctive business card?
These following ten business cards brilliantly send a clear creative message about the product or service being offered:
This hair stylist used bobby pins which are designed on a business card to look like hair to inform people of her hair care services.
Source: Creative Bits
A couples therapist in Brazil used images of a heart ripped open in her business card to symbolize the nature of her business.

Source: Ads of the World
The distinctive and playful building blocks "business card" was used for an architecture school in Belgium.
Source: Ads of the World
This business card for a swim instructor actually is inside a tiny plastic bag to protect it from getting wet.
Source: Ads of the World
What would you have guessed what these business cards are for?
A doctor? A hospital? A personal injury lawyer? How about a debt recovery agent?
Is the message of the broken bone on the card clear enough?

Source: Creative Bits
This card for an acupuncturist shows the effect the work will have on your body. The cars make it clear, you will feel like a pin cushion when they are working on you.
Source: Creative Bits
Opaa! This Greek restaurant got the message across loud and clear that they are greek and provide good greek fun with broken plate business cards to promote their business.
Source: Creative Bits
What better way to promote and asthma and lung specialist then actually distributing balloons with all of your information as opposed to business cards. You can only read the message when the balloon is fully blown up. Need a better set of lungs? Maybe this specialist can help.
Source: Creative Bits
In India, a new magazine for entrepreneurs, DARE, sent a pack of twelve different business cards to a selection of people with all different job titles sending the message you can do what ever you want to do and to get some entrepreneurial ideas in their heads!
Source: Ads of the World
A landscape architect company designed a card that can grow. If they can grow a garden on their business cards, perhaps they can help grow your garden?
The Before
The After
Source: Creative Bits
What do you think of these clever cards? Have the owners of the business cards "sold you" before even any other advertising of their product or service?
Which one do you like the best? Which one do you think is the most creative?
Want to see more clever businesscards? You can check out my article on Unique Business Cards = Smart Marketing .
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Tyop?
Submitted on May 2nd, 2008 by Anonymous"Booby pins"?! LOL Oops!
great ideas
Submitted on May 4th, 2008 by Anonymousi especially loved the balloon business cards!
you missed one
Submitted on May 6th, 2008 by Anonymousthe one used by a locksmith... it's made of metal and can be disassembled into lockpicking tools.
# 8: when you really are in
Submitted on May 9th, 2008 by Anonymous# 8: when you really are in need of a new set of lungs...how are you going to be able to blow up the balloon and read the information?
Promotional Products
Submitted on May 15th, 2008 by AnonymousSome of these aren't business cards. They are promotional products or ad specialties.
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Nathan Cain
http://www.unlimitedbusinesscards.com
hahahaa it's true! You're
Submitted on September 10th, 2008 by Anonymoushahahaa it's true! You're funny!
They look expensive.
Submitted on September 10th, 2008 by AnonymousI like my rounded corners from www.premiumcards.net
Smooth matte, with rounded corners, very cool and hip. Is "hip" still cool? 50 bucks
The Gemini Card
Submitted on September 26th, 2008 by AnonymousLike the last poster, I tried www.premiumcards.net. Awesome, lots of cool styles. The Gemini Card is the one I just got. I was going to get the one called The Cocktail Card. It looks like a coaster.
LOVE the Architect card! Little trees.
Business card cubes
Submitted on November 27th, 2008 by AnonymousThis is a cool idea for old business cards: http://www.zeta.net/blog/2008/11/2400-business-cards-no-glue-and-a-lunchtime-or-two/
We make all of those cards.
Submitted on January 22nd, 2009 by AnonymousMy name is Gabriel.
I am represent Plastipro.
We do all of those cards. No exception. If you are interested,
call are company at 514-826-7405. We ship every where.
Or email me at vitraclair@gmail.com
Ill take care of you personally.
IDEA # 11: Pop-up Business Cards
Submitted on February 5th, 2009 by AnonymousStand Out and Get Noticed with Pop-up Business Cards. www.popfotocard.com
MacWorld business card printer review
Submitted on February 14th, 2009 by AnonymousCheck out this link about online printing companies
http://www.macworld.com/article/138648/2009/02/businesscards.html
Nice collection but??????????
Submitted on February 17th, 2009 by AnonymousWHEN WORLD IS GOING WITH WOOD BUSINESS CARDS IN SUCH A FAST RATE, I WONDER WHY THESE LIST DONT HAVE IT. BEST COME FROM THESE PEOPLE
http://www.businesscards.net.in
cool
Submitted on February 28th, 2009 by Anonymousthese are cool!