Depending who you ask, business cards are a complete waste of paper or the most powerful weapon in your branding arsenal. At January 5th’s LA2M, Charlie Wollborg will argue both sides of the case. The Chief Troublemaker at Curve Detroit Strategic Marketing & Creative Design will present the 7 Deadly Sins of Business Card Design and take a look at the new technologies vying to replace the venerable business card. You’ll leave this session with a few new ideas not just for sharing your phone number, but for making your phone ring.

Charlie is a purveyor of attention. He helps growing brands stand out from the clutter.

He opened the doors on Curve Detroit Advertising, Marketing & Design after being thrown out of several well respected ad agencies. As a writer, designer and strategist, he has delivered blue sky ideas and bottom line results for blue chip local and national clients including: Saturn, Mazda, Boyne, Sanders Candy and Blue Cross.

Charlie is a sought after keynote speaker for his lively presentations on branding, marketing and social networking.  He helps smart companies stay on top of what’s new, what’s now and what’s next in the world of business.

Charlie loves ice cream, downhill skiing as fast as possible and the feel of Lake Michigan sand between his toes. His dislikes include poorly designed billboards, speed limits and people who flick cigarette butts out the window. He’s happily married to his unhappily married wife, Elena. They have a two year old son named Lanagan Jack, who will one day grow up to be a pirate.