October 2013

If you’re looking for security passes or business cards, make sure you opt for plastic card printing. With personalisation, they give a highly professional look.

Planning a conference is never easy and one area that’s often overlooked is the need for security passes and business cards. Choosing to have these printed on to plastic offers considerable benefits for your event and the overall company brand.

Security Passes

Security passes are a necessary element of any conference, but you shouldn’t just opt for what you’ve had previously. Over the past few years there have been great advances in the area of plastic card printing, meaning that there are now more choices available. You don’t just have to settle on the same standard size and shape of card, as a plastic security pass can be cut into bespoke shapes. Choose something that showcases the theme of the conference or that fits with the industry you operate in. Whatever you decide on, a bespoke shape will undoubtedly become a talking point throughout the conference.

The main purpose of a security pass is to allow the right people into the venue or restrict access around the conference. With plastic card printing services you can incorporate a wide range of security features into your passes. They can use invisible ink, which is only visible under UV light, as well as holograms, magnetic stripes or barcodes. All the plastic cards can be easily personalised, including names, dates and venue as well as photos of delegates.

Business Cards

When you’re organising a conference, you shouldn’t forget about your need to network throughout the event. You’ll meet a wide range of people and having plastic business cards will provide a professional image. Instead of having to search around for a pen and paper when someone asks for your details, you simply need to hand them one of your cards. As with the security passes, business cards can be personalised and cut into different shapes. This makes them easily recognisable and means potential customers are more likely to remember you and your business.

When you next come to plan a conference, don’t forget about the range of plastic card printing options that are available to you.

Company Cards can assist you with a wide range of plastic card printing services including plastic security passes and plastic business cards. Whatever type of plastic cards you’re looking for, speak with one of our experienced advisors for a bespoke quote to match your requirements.

Read on to find out possible uses for plastic loyalty cards for your business

A huge range of companies now use plastic cards to improve and increase customer loyalty and promote their products and services. Not only this but by using these cards in your company, they can also be used as a brilliant way of collecting data. Here at Company Cards we tailor-make cards to your specification and provide you with the perfect loyalty card for your business. We took a look at which shops offer the best plastic loyalty card schemes on the market at the moment.

Amazon

As one of the most popular online retailers it’s no surprise that Amazon utilise plastic loyalty cards. As with many loyalty cards, with every £1.00 you spend with the online retailer you earn two loyalty points. Once you reach 1,000 points, you receive a £10.00 Amazon Gift Card. Incentives such as this give customers a goal to achieve and so encouraging them to spend more in the process.

Boots

This particular plastic card is the prized possession of many women throughout the UK. As with the Amazon loyalty card, customers accrue points when they spend with Boots, either online or in store. When signing up for this plastic loyalty card, users must give specific personal details which then allow Boots to send various promotions, most of which are based on the previous items they have purchased. This is a fantastic example of how you can use loyalty cards to send personalised offers to entice customers back to your business.

John Lewis

This department store has a strong high street presence however they also operate online. As a major retailer, it is no surprise that John Lewis also utilises plastic loyalty cards.

Tesco

These types of cards aren’t purely limited to retailers. Supermarket giant, Tesco, also offer a loyalty scheme. Shoppers throughout the UK will no doubt be familiar with the famous Tesco Clubcard which allows you to, again, earn loyalty points based on spends. As well as sending out personalised offers, Tesco also offer the renowned “clubcard exchange” where customers can double up points for certain items throughout the store.

As you can see some of the biggest retailers in the world use plastic loyalty cards to keep customers coming back and review vital marketing information such as types of products purchased and frequency of visits. Plastic Cards are fantastic for your company and at Company Cards we can create the perfect loyalty cards for your company.