![]() ![]() It was also the done thing for men to leave their cards with every woman in the room when visiting a friend. When calling on someone, you would hand your card to a servant, and only after it had been examined were you given entrance. Then in the 1700s, trade cards became more stylish and were standard amongst the well-to-do. These cards had miniature advertisements and a map. The West started widely using what were known as ‘trade cards’ during the reign of King Louis XIV in the 1600s. ![]() ![]() Around the same time, there is evidence that Germanic people used woodcuts as greeting cards. Written in beautiful calligraphy on handmade paper, the purpose was to give people notice of an intended visit and gain acceptance. As far as we know, the Chinese invented the first business card in the 15th century.A study by the Statistic Brain Research Institute found that 72% of people judge a person or company based on the quality of their business cards, while 39% even went so far as to say they wouldn’t want to work with a company if they were “cheap looking”. ![]()
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