Today I received a Poken from PokenZoo.com in the mail.  I’m very excited about getting one because I am traveling to Affiliate Summit West next Saturday.  I have been told that I need a bunch of business cards and I hope that I am prepared there.  I also wanted an easier, quicker, and less cumbersome way to exchange information with people too.

Enter the Poken, an electronic business card.  They work quite simply and in this video I show you one and how it works.  Greg Hoffman, of Greg Hoffman Consulting, sent me one to try out.  Thank you Greg!

This is my first foray into video, so be kind.  I know it is a bit out of focus but I am determined to make video a larger part of my business this year.  So enjoy and let me know what you think.

You can order your own Poken by visiting PokenZoo.com.

While I was at Shareasale’s Think Tank in October I had my first glimpse at a Poken in action.  Last year when I attended, the only way I had to exchange information with people was by handing them a business card and receiving one back.  This was before I had any kind of smart phone.

While sitting at breakfast on Saturday morning the topic turned to exchanging information.  Two people pulled out their Pokens and started talking about how convenient they were.  They were these little animal shaped figures that you tap together.  A little light turns green and all of you can share your name, phone number, website, twitter, facebook, etc in an instant.  Once you get back to your computer you just plug it into a USB port and download.

While I have an iPhone and did get to try out the Bump app while at the conference, not everyone has an iPhone.  I would love to get a Poken before traveling to Affiliate Summit in January.  It would make exchanging into so much easier and reduce the stack of business cards that then will need to be transferred over by hand.

Do you have a Poken?  Has it changed the way you do business at conferences and when you meet new contacts?