Business Cards Aren’t Dead, They’re Just Getting Weirder

A subset of creative networkers and entrepreneurs insist on oddball cards with unusual shapes and materials to stand out with potential clients.  

Getting a business card from Randall Ostrow can be a puzzling experience. To make an impression, he hands out wooden cards in jigsaw shapes. “My card is like a Rubik’s Cube sitting on someone’s desk,” says Mr. Ostrow, owner of a Boca Raton, Fla., business-development advisory firm bearing his name. Recipients tend to keep it for a while, and “when they’re on the phone they’re playing with the puzzle piece, and my name is always in front of their face.” Read more...