I think the cards are incomplete without our phone number. Leaving voicemail isn't offensive: the only potential issue I see is if the call isn't returned in a reasonable timeframe. Since it'll go to the same people, I imagine the turnaround would be the same as emailing info@.
If you are making a personal contact and provide your personal phone number, then there would naturally be different expectations when calling it, and that's your choice if you want to give out your own number. Thanks very much for working on these, and explaining how cards are used differently than brochures. TIL ! :) On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Jay Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > But I'm still not sure why we not also list the SkSp phone number. > Mostly because it will likely end in painful frustration for queries > other than "Is anybody at the space right now?", and also because if > I'm giving someone a business card it's likely to facilitate follow-up > on something very specific. For example, if it's a media person, I'm > likely going to have them follow up to me directly so I can get them > in touch with the board (Or I might just shamelessly give them Ron or > Ian's number - sorry in advance guys!). It's true that the space > voicemail does go straight to [email protected], but I'd consider it > pretty rude if somebody gave me the phone number to a voice-mail > system. > > Again, it's important to keep in mind the context in which business > cards are given out. Traditionally, a business card is only given out > after a personal connection is made - it's supposed to serve as a > physical representation of that contact (Japanese business culture > takes this to the extreme). I'm not going to give a voice-mail number > to a good contact. > > Aside: As they represent personal contacts - business cards are also > supposed to survive for a long time - this is why I'm not a fan of > "free" business cards that fall apart easily. Leaflets and brochures > however, are expected to have the lifespan of however long it takes to > read them. > > Your earlier comments seem to indicate that you view business cards as > a cheaper replacement for brochures. I'm afraid they don't replace > each other so much as compliment each other. > > - Jay / @Sporked > > Ps. I understand that I'm pulling a total Patrick Bateman when it > comes to business cards, and I apologize to everyone who sees this as > an insane amount of bikeshedding over a piece of paper. I just really > happen to be fascinated by the design and thought that goes into > mundane things like this :) > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Roswyne <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think that looks great! > > > > But I'm still not sure why we not also list the SkSp phone number. > > > > Even if it's not ideal (for instant communication), it's got voicemail > which > > the directors automatically receive, in much the same way the info@address > > works, afaik. > > > > And a blank back for notes etc. Per what Jay was saying :) > > > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on the MTS High Speed Mobility > Network > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jeremy Hiebert <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected]: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 > 17:50:37 > > To: [email protected]<[email protected]> > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [SkullSpace-Discuss] SkSp business cards > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > _______________________________________________ > > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >
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