Business Cards Land

Time to party!  If you’re mingling tonight with people you barely know (or people you know all-too-well) – here are a couple of tips to keep in mind.

First – if it’s a purely social occasion, leave the business cards at home.  (Well, maybe in the car.  But you should ALWAYS have extra cards in the car.)  It’s just poor etiquette to be pushing your business card at others when you’re supposed to be having fun, not working.  Does that mean you shouldn’t be open to  making connections?  Of course not – but think “market research” instead of “close the deal” and make arrangements for another time.

In other words – keep it light, keep it brief.  Ask for a business card or permission to call at work, then steer the conversation back to appropriate party topics.

Second – and even more important – be the guest that hosts love to invite and attendees are happy to see.  That means being friendly and approachable to everyone (not just the bigwigs.)  It means being a good listener instead of always talking about yourself.  It means taking a few moments BEFORE the party to think of something you can add to the conversation – a great book you read, a new restaurant you tried – something likely to be of interest to the people you’re likely to meet.

Honest – you DON’T have to be about business ALL the time – it’s perfectly okay to crack a smile every once in a while, even if you are the boss!

Talk to you next year – have a fun (AND SAFE) time this evening!

Popularity: 1% [?]

Possibly Related Posts:

• Holiday Business Cards
• Colorful business cards
• Business Networking Cards
• Great Spot UV Card Examples
• 5 of the best things about Business Cards

Tags: holiday, Networking, new year, party

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 3:22 pm and is filed under Business Card Marketing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.