In recent years, shaped CD business cards have become very popular.  What are they?

Sometimes refered to as multi-shaped CD or CDR business cards, these tiny CD-ROMS can be used in virtually any CD drive, can carry the same data formats as a regular CD disk can (audio, video, etc.). 

They come in variety of formats including:

• the shape of an actual paper business card (which is roughly 3-1/2 inches by 2 inches)
• the shape of a "hockey rink"  (similar in size to the paper business card, but with rounded edges on the left and right).
• customized shaped CD business cards can include irregular dimensions -- perhaps like the shape of your logo or an icon related to your business.  For example, if you are a realtor, you might have one in the shape of a house.

How could you use the shaped cd business card format for your business?

• Turn your brochure or catalog into an interactive format
• Show audio, video or photographic samples of your products or services
• Use as a premium or gift to a prospect or customer

What are some of the benefits to using these?

• they offer you a premium, high tech, progressive look or appearance
• can increase traffic to your website
• compact and convenient size to carry and store

What are the costs?

You'll want to carefully consider the costs involved for shaped CD business cards.   These elements would include:

• multi-media content development (such as taking your print brochure or catalog and putting it into a format useful for a CD)
• graphic design (for the content and the CD's packaging)
• screen printing (such as printing your logo or other design on the CD itself or the packaging)
• replication services