Business people all over the world use business cards to introduce themselves and their company. Whether it's attracting a new client or closing a business lunch, a business card can make a big difference.
However, while traditional business cards are now becoming a promotional tool, they can, on the other hand, significantly increase the environmental footprint. In this article, we will explain why digital business cards are a much greener option.
Zero Waste - the better choice for our environment
Avoiding waste in the first step is what Zero Waste is all about.
Recycled paper business cards or digital business cards?
Even if you decide to use business cards made of recycled paper, this does not change the fact that these cards unfortunately very often end up in the trash and nobody saves several hundred business cards.
This product is lapsed generally useless, because nowadays almost everything is done with the smartphone and you record your contacts directly in your address book.
The digital business card is a good-looking and environmentally friendly variant of the previous paper business card. Take the opportunity not to create waste, which additionally pollutes our environment. You will network successfully: instead of eco business cards made of recycled paper with business cards in digital format.
Nature will thank you and resources will be conserved. Sustainable business cards do not create waste.
How can we act environmentally friendly as a company?
Every company, regardless of its size, should accommodate nature a little. Today, design is no longer just analog, but digital in particular. Companies can rely on digital technologies in their sustainability strategy to help reduce paper and other waste products that are normally generated in their daily work. A simple and effective tool to achieve this is digital business cards, which can be used as a replacement for traditional cards.
Many industries now work with digital technology. Laptops, monitors and PCs have become our standard working tools.
How can it be that business cards are still printed and the resource wood is wasted every day to hand his contact to someone. Can't we go one step further and talk to each other at conferences and trade fairs and save a valuable contact directly in our smartphone?
With digital business cards, you can send digital information to customers instead of costly print versions.
You can send content in the form of product information, images and contact information. Digital information can be easily updated without the need to print a new version, saving time and money.
With digital business cards, you can also leverage your corporate design and use the same design across all devices and social channels. In addition, digital business cards can also be shared on various platforms such as email campaigns, websites, landing pages, and social media, resulting in higher visibility and interaction for your business.
Shared photo saved directly after getting to know each other
A shared photo makes the digital business card a more personal medium than the paper business card, which you hand to each other by handshake but often don't pay further attention to because you've received too many of them at a trade show, end up not being able to assign which contact is a higher priority for you.
Contacts with profile picture stored in digital address book
An important advantage of the digital business card is that you save your contacts directly with profile picture and also your counterpart adds you with a photo. Often the normal business cards do not show a personal contact with a photo. The personal reference is established with the digital business card and you are recognized.
Doing without paper out of conviction
Sustainability in figures
In the USA alone, 10 billion paper business cards are printed every year. Of those, 88% end up back in the trash can. After replacing the business card or when contact information changes, there is only one way for paper business cards to go: into the trash can.
It's a different story with the digital business card along with the digital profile. With the new "Profile Views" function, you can even see how sustainable you are thanks to the digital business card.
Example calculation of sustainable business cards
If you share your digital business card only 30 times, you save just over 60 paper business cards. But that's not all: this saves around 1kg of wood, 11l of water, 3kwh of energy and 1kg of CO2.
Environmental awareness in all models
In addition to the purely digital business card, at Lemontaps we also offer an NFC business card variety made of different material : wood, plastic and metal. These NFC business cards are all sustainably produced, have a much longer life span than the paper business cards and can be 100% recycled.
Material wood
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has a service life of 12-24 months. It is FSC certified, which means that only sustainable and environmentally friendly wood was used for its production
Material plastic
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has a service life of 18-24 months. 60% recycled materials are used in the production process
Material metal
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has the longest life span, namely a lifetime. Since metal is always recycled after disposal, it is also an option to save resources and do something for our environment
Ideas and tips for designs of your business cards
A memorable vCard should have a good design along with your name, company address, job title and contact information. Choose a design that matches your industry and puts the essential information front and center. We offer design templates for backgrounds from your profile or for your next Zoom meeting.
A photo and logo can be added to create a stronger connection with your contacts. Avoid using too many different colors or fonts, as this will make the business card look unprofessional.
Material options
If you want to use not only the pure digital card in the form of a link or a QR code, you can also opt for an NFC card. With one card, you can network with many people. You do not need 500 paper business cards, but only one sustainable business card.
Note
Our FSC certified bamboo wood business cards are sustainable because bamboo is known for its fast growth . The NFC chip and the card are bonded together with a plant-based adhesive.
Front and back printable
Take a look at our templates and add your logo. Your QR code will be printed on top. The delivery of the
Prices for our NFC cards
The price for an NFC card with printed front and normal features is 23.99 euros. The prices increase the more features you want to use like attach more files and if you want to export the contacts from your digital business card. Before you add them to the cart, you can customize the design. You can find the prices directly at the different types of cards.
Our brand makes business cards sustainable
Our offer to you: for the sake of the environment, our customers join us in taking big steps and choosing sustainable business cards. The online-only profile or the NFC business card, all Lemontaps products are a better solution for nature. Thanks to the use of sustainable materials in production and saving resources in use, Lemontaps digital vCard helps make the world a little bit more sustainable, greener and better.
Green networking
Digital business cards are an innovative tool to work more sustainably - it's a win-win situation for all sides. Not only do you save money and time, but you also conserve our resources and protect the environment. Don't forget that the investment in digital business cards pays off quickly.
People can send and receive your digital business cards via QR code or NFC tag, eliminating the need for paper printing. To learn more about digital business cards and how they can help you become sustainable, visit our website and discover how easy it is to create digital business cards.
Make your own impression of our product
To make it easier for you to get started, we offer you a freetrial with which you can create your personal business card for free. You don't have to place an order, nor do you have to click through many pages. We have already integrated designs for backgrounds for you.
