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Building relationships 'important for business'

Unique cards can help you stand out from the crowd

While interpersonal skills are important for a range of jobs, there are certain professions where building good rapport with clients and contacts is particularly important.

Forbes.com's Investopedia blog identified a number of careers that are primarily built on relationships, including financial planners, real estate agents, public relations officers, business development managers and commission-based sales roles.

While all of these roles present their own unique challenges and require a specific skill set, one common thing they share is a requirement to build strong personal relationships with others.

Professional business cards are a great way to break the ice when meeting a new contact for the first time and it may even be wise to have different versions of business cards to perform different functions.

For example, you may want to give industry contacts a card with a quick response - or QR - code, which they can scan to learn more about you, your company and your credentials. Prospective clients, on the other hand, may be more interested in traditional contact details such as your email address or telephone number.

Eco business cards are another way to stand out from the competition - and also offer your contacts reassurance of your integrity.