I've used Blinq for a couple of years now and I thought I'd tell you all about it as I like it a lot. I was doing a press event for Philips Sonicare a couple of years ago during the Chicago MidWinter Meeting and after the event there was quite a bit of networking going on. Of course, in our digital world sharing contacts is hugely important.
I still carry business cards (gasp), and most people do, but it's funny. You collect all of these business cards at a meeting and then... what do you do with them? There are lots of ways to get them into a digital form. There are apps that allow you to digitally scan them and drop them into your contacts, but you've got to go through the process of taking a photo of them and dropping them in.
One of the folks at Philips showed me an app called Blinq and I was intrigued. The basic idea is that you download the app and enter your contact info... ONCE. When you open Blinq, it puts a QR code on your screen that links to a download of your info. The person you want to connect with simply scans the QR code and it drops your info into that person's contacts automatically. You can even use it on an Apple Watch.
It will also scan business cards and a whole lot more. Basically, if you want to connect to someone there is a Blinq way to do it. As an individual and not someone who is meeting people constantly, I use only a fraction of what Blinq can do.
Here's a quote from the company:
People have asked us a hundred different ways: isn't it just a digital business card? It's the question we hear the most, and it's the one that gets Blinq the most wrong. The card is where the relationship starts. What we're building is everything that grows from it.
So, needless to say, I'm using just a tiny part of Blinq, but if you are an organization or someone who's job revolves around making contacts, it does so much more.
As a user, today I got an email from the company that announced they are changing their logo and rebranding because the company has grown and changed so much. You can read that announcement here. If you are looking for an easy and seamless way to share and collect your contacts, I definitely think you should look at this. Simply put, it has made connecting with others at meetings something easier for me than ever before. If you are someone who is on the other end of the spectrum from me, you could probably benefit greatly from it.
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