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Light-Up Business Cards

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

Sparkle Labs DIY Kit Illuminates Your Contact Info

— July 9, 2009 — Art & Design
If your networking skills could use some illumination, these light-up business cards from Sparkle Labs are a great way to add some pizazz to self-promotion.

The Sparkle Labs DIY kits use a tiny circuit to power the light-up business cards. For some other outrageous business cards, check out the related articles below.

Implications - The ability to customize one's business card offers a huge amount of appeal, especially to those looking to make their mark while networking in the business world. A business card that goes above and beyond the traditional confines of a paper rectangle is more likely to stand out to potential employers and professional contacts, so you can expect them to become much more common in years to come.
Trend Themes
1. Customizable Business Cards - The ability to customize business cards offers a disruptive innovation opportunity to create unique and memorable networking experiences.
2. Interactive Business Cards - The use of technology to create interactive business cards presents a disruptive innovation opportunity to engage potential employers and professional contacts.
3. Light-up Business Cards - The use of light-up business cards provides a disruptive innovation opportunity to make a lasting impression and stand out in networking events.
Industry Implications
1. Printing and Stationery - The printing and stationery industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by offering customizable and interactive business card solutions.
2. Marketing and Advertising - The marketing and advertising industry can tap into the trend of light-up business cards by providing creative ways to incorporate them into promotional campaigns.
3. Technology and Electronics - The technology and electronics industry can innovate by developing new and more advanced light-up business card solutions that are easy to use and offer various customization options.
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