a review by Tom Piper
The earliest examples of business cards were actually called "visiting cards," first appearing in China in the 15th century, as small cards that people would carry around, describing how awesome/interesting/important they were. In the 17th century, addresses were not commonplace so "trade cards" were invented with one side containing promotional business information while the other side featured a map to the business location. As the industrial revolution emerged, visiting and trade cards were combined into interesting and informative business cards, which have now progressed beyond paper.
At CES 2022, I found the Popl Digital Business Card which packs all my contact information into one convenient electronic location only a tap away. Popl is a small tag placed on the back of my iPhone (compatible back to iPhone 7); also available as a card, keychain or bracelet. It lets me instantly share my social media, music, payment platforms and contact info just by tapping my phone to a compatible smartphone (most of those produced since 2015). But if I don't want to share my whole profile, I can use their new patented Popl Direct feature to instantly pop someone to my Instagram, LinkedIn, contact card, Snapchat, and other information.
To share to an iPhone XR and newer, a recipient can tap my Popl to the very top of their iPhone (to share to an Android, tap my Popl to the center of the Android, NFC must be turned on in settings). For an iPhone X and older, they can use a in-app Popl QR code to share. No passwords are ever needed to link my social accounts with Popl. Popl uses only usernames and links to create your digital business card.When someone pops or connects with me, the new person gets added to my Popl Contacts automatically. This page saves the Popl profile of everyone I meet so I can make sure to never lose another important connection. I can also export this list of contacts to Salesforce, HubSpot and a normal CSV for exporting into the CRM of my choice.
To learn more about Popl Digital Business Card products, go to https://popl.co where the Popl Card is available for $14.99, Popl Flat for $19.99, custom Flat or Card for $29.99, and many other products up to $199.99. The app is free, or the Pro plan is $7.99 per month, or $79.99 per year.
Jason Alvarez-Cohen and Nick Eishens founded Popl in 2019, and now this Y Combinator-backed company has more than one million customers.
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