Nicknames on business cards
Sam Bartlett
I'd appreciate any suggestions or guidelines on use of nick names on
business cards. My current card says 'Robert G. Bartlett', but I always
use "Sam" as my name, except when dealing with banks or such. It causes
confusion if I sign correspondence as Sam, but include a business card
that reads Robert.
I'd like to use 'Robert G. "Sam" Bartlett' (without the single quotes, of
course) on my new cards. Is this considered acceptable? Should I just use
'Sam Bartlett'? Or I could write "Sam" on each card as I hand it out or
mail it, but that seems awkward as well. Ideas, suggestions?
Thanks,
Sam
Victor Urbach
s...@deerfieldcontrols.com (Sam Bartlett) wrote:
>I'd appreciate any suggestions or guidelines on use of nick names on
>
>I'd like to use 'Robert G. "Sam" Bartlett' (without the single quotes, of
>course) on my new cards.
The way I've seen it done is:
Robert G. (Sam) Bartlett
In parentheses instead of quotes.
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William N. Hodges
Sam Bartlett (s...@deerfieldcontrols.com) wrote:
:I'd like to use 'Robert G. "Sam" Bartlett' (without the single quotes, of
:course) on my new cards. Is this considered acceptable? Should I just use
:'Sam Bartlett'? Or I could write "Sam" on each card as I hand it out or
:mail it, but that seems awkward as well. Ideas, suggestions?
As I would rather be called Bill than William, much of my material is made
up as William "Bill" Hodges. It lets people know how I would like to be
called and eases any confusion. Doing it this way has never caused any
confusion. I would however drop the middle initial.
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All my cards read "Nick Upson" but then I hate being called Nicholas
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Neil
s...@deerfieldcontrols.com (Sam Bartlett) wrote:
[snip]
>I'd like to use 'Robert G. "Sam" Bartlett' (without the single quotes, of
>course) on my new cards. Is this considered acceptable? Should I just use
>'Sam Bartlett'? Or I could write "Sam" on each card as I hand it out or
>mail it, but that seems awkward as well. Ideas, suggestions?
I'd say... putting "Sam" on your cards is fine. I suppose it really depends
on your profession.
If you're an attorney or emplyed within a fairly conservative profession, it
may not be such a good idea.
However, if you're in a job where you can be a little more lose, I think it's
fine.
The best title, BTW, that I've ever seen on a business card was this guy I'd
met at a videogames tradeshow. His title? "Evil Genius". He worked for
Pixar. Too cool :)
Regards,
Neil
Joshua Gilbert
>I'd appreciate any suggestions or guidelines on use of nick names on
>use "Sam" as my name, except when dealing with banks or such. It causes
>confusion if I sign correspondence as Sam, but include a business card
>that reads Robert.
>
>course) on my new cards. Is this considered acceptable? Should I just use
>'Sam Bartlett'? Or I could write "Sam" on each card as I hand it out or
>mail it, but that seems awkward as well. Ideas, suggestions?
Depends what type of business you're in. If you're dealing with a
business-to-business market, I wouldn't suggest using a nickname
under any circumstances. On the other hand, if you're dealing with
business-to-consumer, I would think that it would be perfectly alright
to use a nickname on all correspondance.
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Alberta M. Young
At least 20% of my customers use the following format relative to this topic:
Robert "Sam" G. Bartlett
Alberta Young
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Sam Bartlett <s...@deerfieldcontrols.com> wrote ...
Coleman Moore
Sam Bartlett wrote:
>I'd appreciate any suggestions or guidelines on use of nick names on
>business cards. My current card says 'Robert G. Bartlett', but I always
>use "Sam" as my name, except when dealing with banks or such. It causes
>confusion if I sign correspondence as Sam, but include a business card
>that reads Robert.
I would use Robert G. (Sam) Bartlett or simply Robert (Sam) Bartlett if you
wish to indicate your first name. If you prefer to only go by Sam, then you
may wish to use only Sam Bartlett.
On the business cards I receive, nicknames usually appear in parenthesis
after the formal name. If you use it, put it on the card. It will save you
lots of time and confusion.
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