Display your cards with a customized display stand. Our display stands include a customized background that we can create. This can help in the advertising of your new plastic cards whether it is gift cards, VIP cards or rewards cards. The display stand can give your cards placement on a counter, in a display window or just stand as a showcase for your plastic card needs. We have many different display stands to choose from. We have single tier, double tier, 5 x 7, 8 x 10 and many, many more to choose from. This does include the customization of the backing and shipping. What a perfect way to display your new plastic cards for your business.

In today’s business world, it’s not easy to stand out in a sea of competition – but a little bit of creativity and our innovative plastic cards can help. By creating custom plastic business cards that are different from the plain paper cards everyone else uses, you can capture people’s attention long after your first meeting – and make building profitable long-term connections that much easier. Here are a few ideas to get you going.

3 Ways to Use Plastic Cards To Get More Business

• Use clear plastic cards to make an impact that your connections won’t forget. We offer cards made from a high quality clear plastic that can get your message across while becoming a conversation starter that makes breaking the ice easier. The novelty of these cards will make people hold on to them longer as well and pass them around to their contacts. A well-designed clear card can make an unforgettable first impression.
• Try a custom die cut plastic card to make a splash with a shape of your own choosing. Aside from catching your contact’s attention by using a plastic card instead of a paper one, you can use a custom shape to reinforce and impression that your business is worth remembering. Whether you want smooth, modern curves or an edgier design, you can create a card that fits your business style and gets you noticed.
• Give your contacts a reason to connect with you by using a custom combo card to drum up additional business. Like the preferred customer cards that many retailers use, these are full-size cards with a pair of snap-off mini cards that you can customize any way you want. Imagine handing someone a business card with two snap-off coupons … how much more business could that bring you?

In the current economic climate, you need every advantage you can get to capture the attention of today’s more discerning consumers. People are always on the lookout for something new, fresh and exciting to pay attention to, and plastic business cards – along with a clever custom design – could be just what you need to boost your monthly sales.

Fundraising cards can be used as a great way to advertise as well as raise money for special events, charities, and schools. Ordering your Fundraising cards now gives you a chance to promote and gives you time to ask different companies to help sponsor your card. Fundraising cards gives local companies a chance to advertise by putting their name or logo on your card and in return the company can offer merchandise, free food, beverages or discounts on products. You can sell the card and the person buying this card is entitled to the discounts listed on this card. Fundraising cards have been a great way to raise money.  Start the planning for 2009 early, adding Fundraising cards as a way to raise money you need throughout the year is a great start!

With the steady rise in prices why not reward your clients with a VIP card solution or reward card solution. Rewarding your clients gives the client a feel of being appreciated, when they purchase something at your store you give them points that ends up rewarding them with a discount, merchandise or credit. Having this system also helps you keep track of your clients, gives you an idea of who comes into your store and helps you pay more attention to the clients that do come in frequently. Here is a list of some of the benefits of rewarding your clients:

• Gives the client a sense of appreciation
• Allows you to track the client’s spending
• Gives the clients rewards from their spending
• The card can be used as a in-store credit

Many leading companies are starting to apply these plastic loyalty card solutions and plastic reward card solutions for their clients and have been working to help increase return sales on the long run. With the economy in question this would be a great solution to add for your company.

Plastek Cards announces a new RFID card product we now carry for the Smart Card Industry and the Plastic Card Industry. A new type of the M1(S50) Generic RFID card which is comparable but more stabe than the Philips brand. There is a minimal amount of difference between the two cards, but a substantial difference in price. The generic brand in comparison is a better card and most cost effective. Below you will see the difference in the two RFID cards.

PHILIPS M1(S50)

· Memory size: 8 Kbits
· Operating frequency: 13.56MHz
· Fast data transfer: 106 Kbits/s
· Operating distance: 5cm
· Operating time: 1~2ms
· Operating temperature: -10??50?
· Minimum erasing times: 100,000
· Data retention time: > 10 years
· Dimension: 85.5×54x0.9mm

GENERIC FM1(S50) RFID(much more stable)

· Memory size: 8 Kbits

· Operating frequency: 13.56MHz

· Fast data transfer: 106 Kbits/s

· Operating distance: 6cm

· Operating time: 1~2ms

· Operating temperature: -10??50?

· Minimum erasing times: 100,000

· Data retention time: > 10 years

· Dimension: 85.5×54x0.9mm

A smart card is a device that has an embedded integrated circuit chip or better known as an ICC chip. The chip can be either a secure microcontroller, internal memory or a memory chip alone.

Contact cars or contactless cards are the two general categories for smart card technology. With a contact smart card the card is visible and must be able to make a direct contact with the smart card reader. Once contact is made, that is when the data or commands are transmitted.

For contactless smart cards there is no direct contact with the card and reader. Both card and reader will have an antennae and contact is made through radio frequencies. The range is usually one-half to 3 inches for a non battery operated card.

We are pleased to offer plastic card displays as a convenience to one stop shopping when you order plastic cards to be printed here at Plastek Cards. They are acrylic stands. Most of them are clear and we can also print out and design a display to slide into your plastic card displays. Please contact us to see the different styles we offer.

UV light detection is an added security that can be featured on your plastic cards. With the growing numbers in fraudulent activity, UV light detection can help in making it harder if not impossible for your plastic cards to be duplicated. UV light detection is not visible to the human eye; however when put under a black light you will be able to see the UV ink that will glow on the plastic card. This would be a great feature for club owners with VIP cards or membership card programs.

Many modern-day businesses are making the switch from using standard metal keys to manage access in and out of their buildings and switching over to plastic key cards. Making the transition to key cards is a smart move for business owners, as it allows them to not only protect their bottom line through greater security, but also to reduce expenses through the advantages of the plastic card and the magnetic stripe on it. If your business hasn’t made the switch to plastic key cards, here are a few good reasons to consider doing it as soon as you can.

Plastic Key Cards Add Security To Your Business

• If theft occurs at your office after hours, standard metal keys will offer you no help in discovering who the culprit is. Plastic key cards, on the other hand, are encoded with the identifying information of the employee, so you won’t be left guessing.
• Traditional metal keys can be easily copied, taking access to your building out of your control. Plastic key cards, on the other hand, are not easy to duplicate, and the fact that they are linked personally to an employee would discourage one from attempting to.
• If an employee becomes hostile to your business or other employees, his key would give him easy access to your facility. Even if he is terminated, if he refuses to return the key you are faced with a significant security risk.< With plastic key cards, however, access can be disabled immediately for the employee, protecting your company and the people who work for it.

Plastic Key Cards Help Keep Expenses Down

• If an employee of your business loses a metal key, your building is no longer secure. Changing locks can be an expensive and time consuming task – and the frequency of lost keys increases as your business grows and hires new people. When you make the switch to plastic key cards, on the other hand, you can simply disable access for the lost key card and create a new one for your employee, saving time and money.
• Theft and vandalism is a very real threat to your company’s bottom line. Keys offer your employees anonymity and give you no protection against after-hours events. However, employees who know that their building entry time can be tracked via their key card will be much less likely to steal from or do damage to your company.
• The printable plastic surface of your key card is the perfect place to put important contact information such as office numbers, website addresses, emergency contact information and other details that employees might need to refer to again and again. By printing this information there, you can cut down calls to the main desk and help employees get the information you need themselves, rather than taking up some other person’s time.

Traditional metal keys have been the standard for hundreds of years, but in today’s world they are quickly becoming a relic of the past. For the security of your business, as well as the bottom line, discover how to use plastic key cards to your advantage.

A barcode is a series of wide and narrow bars that can be scanned.  There are many different types of barcodes you can put on your plastic cards; the most common one seen is the Universal Product Code or UPC code that you see on items that you purchase at stores. You can scan the barcode with your barcode scanner and it will then bring up the information that is stored in your system from the barcode. A number can also be printed that is associated with the barcode as a human readable number on your plastic cards. So if your barcode did not scan you can also manually type in the barcode number in which it would bring up the same information that is stored. The type of barcode you will need will be dependent on the type of system you have. This information would be found through your product provider. There are many different types of barcodes that are used today so all we would need to know is the type of barcode you will need and the number sequence that you would like to use on your plastic cards.