When it comes to fighting the competition, business owners have a few different paths they can take.
While some decide to discount their products or launch special offers, others take a different route and choose to be creative not with their prices, but with the promotion of their services.
Welcome to the world of quirky business cards. People from all over the world have posted their designs online, with Bored Panda collecting the best in an online gallery.
From fun pieces of art to small, practical products, what these business cards have in common is their ability to do so much more than just grab the attention of new clients.
While a pest control company opted for shock tactics and included a fake cockroach on its business card, a knife sharpening company took it upon itself to provide potential customers with a custom cast.
Based in Seattle, USA, this knife sharpening company took the precautionary step of offering potential customers a band-aid as a business card.
Elsewhere, a creative bartender took the trouble to bottle homemade liquor to advertise his services, just as a clever hairdresser had the foresight to offer his clients a handy comb.
And that’s without even mentioning the playful cosmetic surgeon who created an interactive business card to help clients imagine how their bodies could change.
Here, FEMAIL has selected the most eye-catching business cards that are sure to win over customers with their wit, boldness and humour.
A pest control expert decided to try shock tactics to attract new customers by placing a fake cockroach on the company’s business card.
A professional bartender promoted his services by offering customers a sample of his work.
A hairdresser had the foresight to offer her clients a useful comb when she opened her new salon.
A US-based dental clinic provided dental floss to prospective clients in the form of a business card.
A playful plastic surgeon from Vienna, Austria, created an interactive business card to help clients imagine what their bodies would look like after surgery.
A company that sells musical instruments thought of offering musicians a guitar pick instead of a boring business card.
One photographer took a simple but effective approach with his business card, promising to “photograph” clients.
This sweet taco-shaped business card from a Mexican restaurant is sure to whet customers’ appetites.
A UK-based seed packet company is allowing customers to try before they buy with a mini packet that doubles as a business card.
This packaging company offers potential customers a miniature cardboard box with their details on it instead of a regular business card.
A divorce attorney looking to double his business took a bold approach to designing his business card
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