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How do you sort your business cards?

Rédacteur Elsa
Antoine Payre
CEO & Co-founder
29/1/2025
Illustration from the blog post about business cards

Have you ever found yourself with a Pile of business cards that you did not know how to sort?

If that's the case, don't worry—you're not alone!

This is a common problem that many people encounter, these can quickly become cumbersome and difficult to manage.

Luckily, there are several ways to sort your business cards effectively.

1. What is the purpose of a business card?

A business card is a marketing tool which allows you to quickly and easily share your professional contact details with potential customers.

Business cards are often used at business meetings, trade shows, or any other event where you can meet potential customers.

It is considered to be a inexpensive form of advertising and efficient.

To know everything about business cards, go to this complete guideFind out what business cards are for

Échange de la carte de visite de Jane Smith
Exchanging a paper business card


2. The most common sorting methods 🗂️

Separate them in alphabetical order 🆎

One of the easiest ways to sort your business cards is to separate them. in alphabetical order.

This will allow you to Find quickly a specific business card when you need it.

Tips:

  • Arrange your business cards in alphabetical order of surnames.
  • Use separators for divide your business cards In section in a small filing cabinet.
  • You can use plastic tabs, blank cards, or stickers to identify each section.


Sort them by sector of activity 🚀

Another effective way to sort your business cards is to sort them by industry.

It may be particularly useful if you work in a specific domain and that you get a lot of business cards from people working in the same industry.

Différentes cartes de visite en papier
Example of a junior art director's business card


Sort by date 📅

If you get new business cards often, it can be helpful to sort them out. by date.

This will let you know which business cards are newer and require possibly more attention.


Create custom categories 📂

Finally, you can create custom categories to sort your business cards based on Your own needs.

Tips:

  • You can create categories for the people you need contact regularly, the people with whom you Currently working, or people with whom you want to establish business relationships in the future. 🤝
Différentes cartes de visite en papier
Example of a business card from a sales manager who is available to talk about your needs.


3. The limits of these methods ❌

Very time consuming and requires a lot of effort ⌛

Manually sorting business cards can be tedious and take A lot of time, especially if you have a lot to sort through.

This can take a long time and you prevent you from concentrating on other more important tasks.


Risk of error and loss ⁉️

En sorting manually The business cards, you are more likely to make mistakes Or of lose important maps.

If you're not careful, you may mix up business cards or put them in the wrong section of the binder.

Une personne agacée par les cartes de visite en papier
Annoyed person who doesn't want to get 1,000 paper business cards anymore!


Space limitation

If you have a lot of business cards, manual filing can take up a lot of space.

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You may need to use multiple filing cabinets or storage boxes to store all of your business cards, which may be unwieldy and difficult to transport.


Difficulty finding specific business cards 😤

If you have a large number of business cards, it can be difficult to find a specific business card.

Especially if You don't remember the name of the person or company.

You may have to spend time looking in the filing cabinet or at the bottom of your drawer to find the business card you're looking for.

Un tas de cartes de visite en papier
Paper business card mess


→ So for more efficient and automated management of your professional contacts, it may be preferable to use a contact management software.


4. A really effective method

What if opting for an NFC business card became your asset in managing your contacts ?

Your NFC business card, offered by JustOneCard, turns into your Pocket CRM !

Magical no?

We explain to you how it works, just below 👇🏻


An NFC business card

We understood it well, you are Tired of having to sort through your hundreds of cards paper business card, which is also the case for the person to whom you give your business card during an exchange.

So, why not opt for an NFC business card to simplify your daily life and your contact with your prospect?

At JustOneCard, we Turn your 1,000 paper business cards into one connected and sustainable business card. 🌿

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Complete guide → Learn how an NFC business card works


“Exchange” button for contact details 🔁

Reminder 🛎️

To have your digital profile appear on the phone of your interlocutor, all you need to do is Pass your card NFC visit on the back of his phone.

When your digital profile appears, you can see the existence of a “exchange” button.

Ce “exchange” button is going to become your combine in the management of your professional meetings And the sorting of these.

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How does it work?

When your interlocutor clicks on this button, he will be able to append directly your contact in his directory And you exchange contact details in return via a short form. 🔁

Then, this encounter is listed in our dating management application: JustOneCard +.

Formulaire d'échange de contact de JustOneCard


Contextualization of your meetings ✍🏻

Turn your meetings into a reunion thanks to Cardynale.

Indeed, thanks to our application for contextualizing meetings you can sort your meetings easily and quickly.

So, get back in touch with your prospect by having knowledge of the circumstances Of your first encounter and the topics covered during it.

📍 Once the meeting is listed in the application, it is automatically contextualized: whom, where, when ?

This makes it much easier to sort out prospects.

You are not safe from one of your prospects still handing you their paper business card despite the contact exchange made from your digital profile.

Don't worry, we've thought of everything!

✍🏻 Add notes and tags on your prospect to remind you of your topic of conversation or even a tag on their sector of activity.

This will allow you tomaintaining your relationship And of Get back in touch with the person concerned afterwards.

🛎️ Don't miss any opportunities with notifications from Reminder of your meetings.

interface de l'application Cardynale


Scan paper business cards 🤳🏻

At Cardynale, we put the power of AI at your service.

Scan your paper business cards in order to automatically create a new contact in your meeting directory on the Cardynale application and then export them to your CRM.

Scan de carte de visite par JustOneCard


Apple Wallet and Google Wallet 🤳🏻

Never forget your business card again at trade shows and professional events!

Simply add your JoCard to your Apple or Google Wallet to share your contact details.

Your prospect will only have to scan the QR Code to access all your information.


Follow-up of meetings and export to your CRM 🌐

Since then, our platform, you can also find the people you have met in the “Prospects” tab.

You can then export your meetings to your favorite CRM directly or export a file.CSV to ensure adequate follow-up of your meetings.


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Exporting your meetings to a CRM


5. Conclusion

Sorting your business cards effectively is essential to easily manage your business contacts.

Les manual methods, such as sorting alphabetically, by industry, by date or by creating custom categories, offer a some flexibility And are accessible to all.

However, these methods present important limitations : time-consuming, frequent mistakes or losses, significant effort, forgetting the name of the wanted prospect etc.

For a more efficient management and automated of your professional contacts, the use of contact management software, such as Cardynale, may be an interesting solution. 🌿

An NFC business card allows you to turn your paper business cards into only one connected card Who acts as Pocket CRM.

By adopting a more modern approach and technological with NFC business cards and contact management software, you can simplify your daily life, Save time and optimize your network professional.

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