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		<title>Artistic Business Cards</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Examples of the work of artist Nancie King Mertz on her business card.]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://businesscardtobusiness.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mertz-cards.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-605" title="Art De Triumph Gallery Chcago" src="http://businesscardtobusiness.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mertz-cards.jpg" alt="" width="837" height="475" /></a></p>
<p>I like to blog when I can about interesting business cards I see and interesting people I meet.  A few weeks ago my wife and I enjoyed an very nice gallery event at the art gallery of Nancie King Mertz  at 2036 N. Clark Street in Chicago. While there I picked up a few business cards of Nancie and her husband Ron. What I love is that they feature examples of Nancie&#8217;s beautiful artwork on one side of the card and utilize the back side of the card to share a good amount of information about her work and their gallery and frame service Art De Triumph.</p>
<p>For those of you who have read through my blog or my book &#8220;Turn Your Business Card Into Business&#8221; you know that I favor cards that use the space available as a kind of advertisement. I believe in the case of most entrpreneurs that you should consider your business card no different then you would a small magazine ad.  Additonally when your business involves a product or when your message can benefit from a graphic representation of what you do, you should include a photo or high quality graphic.</p>
<p>In the case of Nancie and Ron&#8217;s card the beautiful examples of her work depicting iconic Chicago scenes is a perfect souvenir of my visit to their gallery and perfect reminder of her work and what they offer.  So enjoy the cards but more importantly if you&#8217;re in the area stop by and see the work in person. According to the business card they open seven days a week. Now that&#8217;s handy information!</p>
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