Is your refrigerator covered with magnets? It is probably a sure bet to say that many of those magnets were freebies, either through the mail or given to you by a business.  For marketing purposes, magnetic business cards are one sure way to keep a business name visible and readily available to your potential consumer.  Most people are not going to throw away a free magnet.  They are going to stick it on their refrigerator.  With magnetic business cards, it is a clever way to gain entry into a new potential customer’s home and promote your business.

What are some uses for magnets anyway?  They help keep your pictures on display on the refrigerator; they hold up your children’s artwork; and these magnets also may keep those important notes or that grocery shopping list readily visible.  With your magnetic business cards, the promise of gaining new customers is appealing.  And of course, they are useful and the everyday consumer likes useful products.

What is great about these magnetic business cards is that you are not held to the standard rectangle size card with just your company name, address and phone number. Depending on how creative you are, you can come up with just about anything in regards to your magnetic business cards.

Advertising a new pizza delivery business? Have magnetic business cards in the shape of a pizza or a slice of pizza.  Your potential customers are bound to take notice of that. Do you offer handyman services?  Magnetic business cards in the shape of a hammer are an eye-catching idea. Pharmacies, doctors, dentists and anyone else in the medical field also turn to magnetic business cards, especially if they are new in the area and want to broaden their exposure in the neighborhood.  After all, the best clients are often found in your own back yard.

Now don’t expect your phone to start ringing with customers immediately after mass mailing your magnetic business cards.  Chances are that they will call and inquire about your services once they have a need for it.  Businesses pass out magnetic business cards to existing, loyal customers as well.  How many times have you wanted to order your favorite pizza with the works, only to have to stop and look up the phone number in the telephone directory? Well, thanks to magnetic business cards, your phone number is just a glance away.

There are a number of applications for magnetic business cards.  Childcare facilities might pass them out so that the parents have the number readily available for those days where they have to call the child in sick.  Parents also might keep the magnetic business cards on their file cabinet at work.  City governments might mail to all the citizens in their town magnetic business cards with the emergency numbers for the police, fire department and poison control. The possibilities are endless!

You can order magnetic business cards from most any printing shop or marketing and promotions companies in your area.  Many online businesses also provide this service.  Before increasing your business magnetism, ask to see samples of other magnetic business cards.  This might help you come up with some great ideas for your own.