Using Name Badges Effectively at Conferences

Name badges or name tags are a very important part of any business meeting, conference or seminar. When name badges are used properly, they can help to make people communicate better and build business relationships. The basic reasoning behind this is that people are much more apt to talk to one another if they can see the other person's name and what company they work for, or where they are from.

When you are ordering your name badges from your printer for your next event, there are a few things to remember for top results.

First, remember that the main purpose of a name tag is to make it simpler for people to meet each other and to get comfortable with people they do not know. A good name badge also will be clearly designed and marked so that other people from other events cannot come into your event without being noticed. Your name badges can also have codes on them that can be scanned. This is so you can keep track of the people who are attending which part of the conference. Some trade shows will scan the name tag of the attendee so that they have a clear attendance list. They can then send follow up emails to people who have attended on certain days, and they also can follow up with people who have not made it to the show yet.

Second, name tags should be designed by your printer so that they are very easy to read from several feet away. If a person has to bend over and squint to read the badge, then the badge needs to be redesigned. Generally, the tag should be readable from 5 feet in distance in a room that is not well lighted. Only rarely are name badges given large enough print to be readable in this situation. But you should make sure that your printer does make the print this large.

You should instruct your printer to have the following information on your name badges:

First name and last name

Job title

Name of company

City, state, country

The name information should be very large, as this is the key piece of information that is going to make people more likely to approach each other and start talking.

Third, remember that there are many different types of name tags that you can order from your printer. For example, you can order a magnetic badge, but many people do not prefer these. They are easy to put on but very easy to come off as well. You also can purchase badges that pin on, but many people are not happy about running a pin through a nice shirt, so you probably should not use these either.

The best name badge to use is probably the badge that you string around your neck. The only problem with these is that half the time, they will be turned around so you cannot read them. That is why you have the name information printed on both sides.


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Lawrence Reaves writes for http://www.mavericklabel.com/ who offers name badges for sale that can be found here http://www.mavericklabel.com/name-badges.html


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