When you buy business cards, you want them to stand out. You want them to jump out from a pile of business cards so when whoever you gave it to sees it and instantly remembers you and you stand out from the crowd, you want them to do business with you after all because you are unique. You also want the card to last so the person has all the info necessary to be able to find you, contact you and transact that business.

 Plastic business cards do all that, they last longer because they’re more durable, being made of plastic, they are printed in full color if you like so the can literally jump out at people, and they are certainly unique. Duracard has found a way to make plastic business cards even more unique and therefore effective at marketing you, the person, and the business that you represent.

 How?

 They can print your credit card sized plastic business card on fantastic looking clear plastic that completely stands out from the pack. They also offer similarly unique and attractive transparent cards, translucent cards and even frosted cards. Printingoptions are very similar to the plastic business card options, except you can be guaranteed to have a business card that jumps out from the pile AND lasts longer than typical paper business cards.

Refillable plastic cards offer many benefits to businesses of any size, from  a single person entitu to a massive corporation. Products like loyalty cards, phone cards, fundraising cards, key cards, membership cards and gift cards offer companies various benefits that help them grow business, monitor their customers habit, collect and maintain different marketing data, improve in store sales and find out what works best for their company.

Loyalty cards, phone cards, fundraising cards, key cards, membership cards and gift cards are all refillable reusable plastic cards that you can prepay or put a certain amount of “in store money on, discounts on services, time that an item can be used, like key cards can be programmed for a day or two days while customer stay at a hotel. Phone cards can be programmed with minutes a phone can be utilized or has service.

The thing is,  these refillable plastic cards sport your companies logo or design, and in hi resolution with full color. When people use them or have them out, other people see your brand or logo. When they purchase or use your cards they must use them in your store or at your place of business. This increases sales and allows you to keep track of important data like what your customers are buying.

Any company that sells a service or product can benefit from the use of these cards. Whether you are a hair stylist or Sam’s club, these cards are affordable and will help you grow, monitor and control your business. Quality printers like Duracard print lots as small as 250 cards, too, so you can get as little or as many as you need to fit any budget.

If you own or manage a business, your goal is make a profit. If you want to improve your business, you have to grow your customer base. You have to know your strengths and weaknesses. You have to know what works and doesn’t. You have to be able to market effectively.

Guess what? Refillable plastic cards can help you do just that. Plastic cards in general can help you, even if you’re just a salesman or part of a growing business. Plastic cards, whether it’s a clear plastic card, a plastic business card or a gift card, stand out when people use them, and they’re durable so they get used multiple times. They draw attention and last. They market your business each and every time that someone uses them. This helps grow your business.

On the practical side, refillable plastic cards are an excellent way of tracking data such as what your customers are buying, where they are spending their money and how often they are making purchases. This helps you learn your business. Lastly,products like gift cards and loyalty cards bring customers back to spend money in your store, this helps increase and grow profitabilty. And the best thing of all is that they are cost effective and long lasting, if you find a printer that specializes in plastic cards that is.

It’s the height of the Christmas shopping season once again, and if you are a retailer or a wholesaler or merchant of most any type, you’re likely at one of the busiest times of your year. But what happens after Christmas is over? What happens when people are recovering from Christmas splurges?

January and February are two of the most notoriously slower consumer spending months in the United States year in and year out. Retail sales dwindle. Restaurants suffer.The service industry gets hit. But there is a way you can profit at Christmas and boost your sales in the following months.

How?

It’s simple really, by offering plastic gift cards and plastic phone cards that are good only at your store. By offering the gift cards and phone cards, people have an option of choosing a gift that anyone can use, and that doesn’t take a lot of effort. They are refillable plastic cards, and so more money can be added to them, and over 60% of the time on the gift cards and over 80% of the time with the phone cards, that is exactly what people do, they refill them. They also are usually redeemed within 30 days, that means people coming back in January who not only use what was purchased at Christmas, but who also add more money to be spent with your company. That’s how simple it is. Not only that these high definition plastic cards even display your logo, so they market for your company as well.

Duracard® makes cost effective plastic cards that you can order in most any lot size. They specialize in timely, creative designs and use only the highest quality, most durable plastics loaded with green friendly Teslin. Not only are the cards made to last and attractive, they’re even environmentally sound and green friendly! Duracard’s® business philosophy is simple, and its a reason they’re the best plastic card printing company you will find. Offer the best merchandise at a cost effective price with friendly service and quick turnaround times. All of Duracard’s® plastic card designs are pleasing to the eye and capture attention in an effort to improve your image. You can order as few as 250 pieces at a time or as many cards as you like. Duracar® even offers a 2 day turnaround time, unheard of in the market place. They print the most durable plastic cards, and can print high definition graphics and logos in 4 color!

Set yourself apart from your competitors with the most attractive plastic business cards, key cards, membership cards, gift cards, loyalty cards, phone cards, fundraising cards and they even offer clear plastic cards!These plastic cards are excellent marketing and data tracking tools. Duracard® will offer you the best plastic cards at the most affordable prices around. So be it plastic business cards, key cards, membership cards, gift cards, loyalty cards, phone cards, fundraising cards or clear plastic cards, Duracard® can and will meet your needs and surpass expectations!

Whether you are familiar with them or not, if you run a business and have customers, loyalty cards are a phenomenal way to market your business, grow your business and reward your existing customer base, which increases customer retention. Your older customers will even help you get new ones, as the cards have your logo and brand your business. On top of all that, loyalty cards track your customers spending habits, which is extremely valuable marketing data. You can use that to improve profitability and to run specials or sales that are more effective. Its also a great branding tool and can help you to improve customer service.

Modern technology makes them easy to use, as RFID chips are embedded in the cards that are read by computerized cash registers that most every business possesses. If you can process a credit or debit card, you can use a loyalty card. Loyalty cards are useful whatever the size of your business. They help you grow business and learn about your business if you are small, and they help you market and brand, help you retain customers, and help you monitor and improve your business if your company is large. They’re even cost effective and attractive. What more could you ask for?

Try an innovative fundraising technique that will maximize your profits, make fubndraising easier to do and make what you offer to customers more compelling. Most non-profit organizations require some type of fundraising income to operate. With unique, successful fundraising cards, non-profits earn far more cash than they have in the past offering the usual candy bar, magazine or useless gift that everyone else offers. Profits skyrocket, as there’s hardly no overhead, you buy the cards, get businesses to offer discounts or specials, and sell the cards for as much as $10, keeping most of it for the organization. Non-profit groups from Little League’s to the PTA to booster clubs, fire departments and other volunteer organizations are realizing huge profits with little time invested. Here are a few of the types of plastic fundraising cards that people are offering:
*Free Restaurant cards: Pizza and sub shops love offering discounts on plastic fundraising cards. You can offer just pizza cards, individual restaurant cards or multiple restaurant cards.

* Coupon card: Similar to coupon books but durable, easier to carry and refillable.

*Entertainment Cards: Like Coupon cards, similar to entertainment cards but durable, easier to carry and refillable.

* Service Cards: Offer discounts to service providers such as salons, mechanic shops and print shops.

* Merchandise Cards: Many retailers love these cards, it’s a way for them to give to a non-profit and brand their name and increase sales.

Plastic cards, as we have already established, possess many benefits like durability and functionality. Yesterday we began dissecting the various benefits of specific types of plastic cards. We covered plastic business cards, key cards, membership cards and gift cards. Today we will discuss the unique, individual merits of loyalty cards, phone cards, fundraising cards and clear plastic cards.VARIOUS PLASTIC CARDS AND THEIR UNIQUE BENEFITS:

* Loyalty cards- Loyalty cards offer a spectacular means of increasing customer loyalty and of tracking your consumers spending habits. Many people pay marketing companies good money to do the same thing a loyalty card can do for you, except loyalty cards pay you.

* Phone cards- Phone cards offer an excellent way to generate profit, to get people to come back to your store to refill the cards, and for branding your logo.

* Fundraising cards- Fundraising cards offer an out of the box, low cost way to raise funds, keep most of the money for your organization or non profit group, and offer the customer something they can have and use instantly.

* Clear plastic cards- There’s no better way to make your business card stand out and isn’t that what you want from a card that represents you or your business?

Plastic cards, as discussed in an earlier blog, have many universal benefits such as durability, functionality and ease of information tracketing, but there are many different types and uses for various styles of plastic cards.

Every card is different but over the course of this blog and the next, we will dissect the various uses of specific types of plastic cards. This blog will cover 4 cards, business cards, key cards, membership cards and gift cards.

VARIOUS PLASTIC CARDS AND THEIR UNIQUE BENEFITS:

* Business cards- Plastic business cards are more durable than traditional cards and stand out from traditional cards.

* Key cards- Plastic key cards are easier to use and more cost effective than metal keys in door locks, are programmable and much easier to replace, plus they offer excellent branding opportunities.

* Membership cards- Plastic membership cards offer an excellent way to amass and track important information about your customer base that can be used for marketing. Also can function to allow members to access otherwise restricted area.

* Gift cards - Plastic gift cards offer an excellent way to boost in store sales and attract new business.

Plastic cards with RFID chips serve many purposes in this modern era known as the information age. They are used for many different things with many unique purposes, and we will break some of those down in another blog, but the common benefits the possess are important as well.

COMMON BENEFITS OF RFID EMBEDDED PLASTIC CARDS:

* Durability - Plastic cards are designed to last far longer than paper cards. They are made for use and re-use and are therefore exceptionally cost effective over a period of time.

*Functionality - Unlike paper cards, which can serve but the single purpose of displaying information, unless you’re paying to have them printed so tat they can be used for fire kindling,  plastic cards can serve function such as forms of payment like debit or credit cards or for opening electronic locks like key cards do.

*Information tracking - RFID embedded plastic cards are a phenomenal way of electronically keeping track of important customer information and consumer buying trends.

These are but a few of the many benefits plastic cards offer, but you should factor them into your thought process when it comes to considering using plastic cards for your own business or purposes.