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Do you have the best business card?

A REGIONAL print and design company is kicking off the second year of its popular competition to find the North East’s best business card this month.

JAK Print & Design based in Darlington and Chester-le-street launched the awards last year in an attempt to help businesses throughout the region realise the significance of a quality business card.

With over 2000 business card entries in the first year of the competition, the firm are keen to continue their campaign to raise awareness in the region.

Managing Director of JAK Print & Design, John Knowles, said: “A good business card is essential for any business as it is extremely important to present a professional image that people will remember.”

The quality of a business card can make or break a client’s first impression of your company. In fact, research has shown that it can make as much of an impression as your personal appearance, therefore it is imperative that time is taken to produce a great card.“

JAK Print & Design will judge the competition on five main criteria, design, use of colour, quality of the card, memory hook and the overall impact of the business card.

However, this year JAK are also looking to reward the designer of the winning card as well as the business.

In addition to receiving the prestigious title and publicity for their business, the designer of the best business card will receive £500 worth of printing while the business will be awarded with a trophy.

Andrew Knowles, Managing Director of JAK Print & Design, said: “The response we had last year was brilliant, and helped us to get the message out to the region about the impact of a great business card as well as helping us to develop some really good business contacts in the area.

“However, we are still surprised by how many poor quality business cards we see.”

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