How To Convert Business Cards -> Paid Bookings

March 31, 2025•2 min read

[How-To] convert business cards -> paid bookings: CTRL

Too many photo booth owners still like using business cards in 2025. Nothing wrong with that except that they don't do it right. Most people who take your card will never contact you. That's because by the time they need to rent a photo booth, chances are they've already lost your card and will simply look for a photo booth company on the internet. Not cool but true.

The problem: When you hand out business cards, you give up control. Meaning, you can only hope that people won't lose it or forget about you when they need your service. Hope is not a strategy.

How to fix it: own the data

Instead of hoping, you want to have the control and remind people that you exist.

Add a QR code on the front side of your card that takes people to a short form your site. Collect their phone + email in exchange for something of a value. When you give someone your card, tell them if they scan the code now, they get [BONUS].

Example: "Here's my card. Btw, do you want to earn easy $100? If you scan the code here on the spot, we will give you $100 voucher. You can use it if you ever need a photo booth in the future or you can gift it to a friend."

Why this works: