Getting business cards ready for 2027: a December checklist

Plans: QR codes, Save Contact, event QR codes, the contact form and NFC are in Starter and higher; documents, presentations and analytics in every plan; company branding with your logo and colour in Pro and higher.

To start the new year with your business cards in order, do three things in December: update the cards for this year's role, title and number changes, prepare the documents that change on 1 January (price lists, catalogues), and finish preparing for January's first events before the holiday. In Türkiye, 1 January 2027 falls on a Friday, so for a Monday-to-Friday workplace the first working day of the year is Monday 4 January. This guide gives a December checklist, a dated plan for January events and Türkiye's public holiday calendar for 2027.

Dates and stand preparation for this season's fairs are in preparing business cards and leads for November–December fairs. This guide is about year end and the first weeks of the new year.

On the agenda: the 2027 calendar is set

Three official sources that shape next year's plans are already published (all in Turkish):

• Fairs: TOBB, the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye, has published its 2027 fair calendar. It includes fairs that open in the first week of January, which means preparation for January fairs falls in December.
• Religious holidays: according to the Presidency of Religious Affairs' 2027 list of religious days, Ramadan Feast (Ramazan Bayramı) is on 9–11 March and the Feast of Sacrifice (Kurban Bayramı) on 16–19 May 2027.
• Public holidays: Law No. 2429 on National and General Holidays makes New Year's Day a general holiday; religious holidays begin at 13:00 on the eve.

We read these sources on 3 November 2026. Fair dates can change, so confirm the date of any fair you plan to attend on the organiser's own page. Based on the law and the official list, Türkiye's public holidays in 2027 are:

For business cards, two periods stand out: early March and mid-May. If you plan a fair, a dealer meeting or a print job in those weeks, get the cards and QR codes ready the week before the holiday.

December checklist: the cards

The first half of December is the easiest time to bring a year's worth of changes onto the cards; in the holiday week it gets harder to find someone to do it. For a Monday-to-Friday workplace, 28–31 December are the last four working days of the year. Open the cards one by one in the panel and check:

1. Leavers: switch off Card is live on the card of anyone who has left. Anyone opening the card's address sees "This business card is not published", and nothing is deleted. If the card passes to a successor, update the details instead; the address stays the same, so printed QR codes and NFC tags reach the new person.
2. Title and department: enter this year's promotions and role changes. Check the English page step too: an empty English field shows the Turkish text, but an old English title you typed by hand does not update itself.
3. Phone and extension: check for switchboard or line changes. The extension has its own box, and in the contact saved with Save Contact it follows the number after a comma.
4. Address: if an office moved or a branch opened this year, update the head office and branch addresses.
5. Logo and colour: if the logo changed, replace it in each card's Company logo field; the logo is kept per card, and the templated QR image takes it from there. On Pro and higher, the White-label branding logo and colour apply to every card together.
6. January starters: create cards in December for people joining in the first weeks of the year, keep them inactive and publish them on day one. The steps are in a new hire's business card on day one.

Documents that change on 1 January

Many companies renew their price list, catalogue or company deck with the new year. On paper that means old brochures going to waste; on a digital card it only means swapping a file. What to do:

• Prepare the files in December: get the new price list and catalogue ready as PDFs. A card holds up to five documents of up to 5 MB each.
• Put the year in the document name: a name like "2027 price list" on the card tells visitors they are opening the current version.
• Swap on the right day: 31 December is a working day; if the new list applies from 1 January, make the change at the end of the working day: add the new file and remove the old one. The card address, QR code and NFC tag do not change.

The rules for adding documents are in how to add a catalogue, presentation or PDF.

January events are prepared in December

Our fair preparation plan starts 14 days out: cards 14 days before, an event-specific tagged QR code 10 days before, a test print 7 days before, NFC and a rehearsal 3 days before. For an event in the first half of January, these steps land on the New Year holiday and weekends. In the table below, any step that falls on a weekend or on 1 January has been moved to the previous working day:

The table shows that for a team attending a January event, most of the work is done in December. Tag the QR code with the event name and year, for example "fairname-2027"; leads from that QR code are tagged on the Leads screen. For stand roles and follow-up after the fair, see digital business cards at trade fairs and events.

Leads that arrive over the holiday

The card page stays open over the holiday, and cards with the contact form switched on keep receiving requests. Each request collects on the Leads screen, shows up under the panel's notification bell, and is emailed to the card owner, the company account's first admin and the email address on the card. Before the break, decide two things:

• Who checks? Agree who looks at requests during the holiday and on which day you will reply. If the card owner is away, the email still goes to the admin and to the address on the card, so settle who follows up in advance.
• What does the card say? If you like, add a short note to the About text: "Our office is closed 1–3 January; we will reply on 4 January."

One detail to know before adding a note: the About text is also written to the notes of the contact saved with Save Contact. Anyone who saves the card during the holiday keeps that note in their contacts. Keep it short and delete it on the morning of 4 January.

The year's business card review

December is also a good month to look at how the cards were used this year. The analytics screen is in every plan: it shows all-time scans and the most scanned cards, and the period filter shows link taps for the last 7, 30 or 90 days. The Event filter on the Leads screen lists each tag's leads separately. Ask three questions:

• Which cards were never scanned? The card may not be shared at all, or its owner may not know how to use it.
• Which tag brought the most leads? Use it when you discuss which fairs and events to attend in 2027.
• Which link was never tapped? Remove unused links and the card gets simpler.

How to read the numbers is covered in digital business card analytics.

Printed cards for the new year

If you are printing paper business cards for the new year, put the card's QR code on the back and scan it with several phones before printing. Because the QR code points to the card address, the printed card still leads to current details even if a title or number changes during the year. Size and print rules are in QR code business card best practices.

Common mistakes

• Leaving the check for the holiday week: nobody may be around to update the cards.
• Leaving a leaver's card live: a former employee's details keep circulating into the new year.
• Forgetting the old price list on the card: with two lists side by side, visitors cannot tell which one applies.
• Forgetting to remove the holiday note: it stays on the card and in the contacts of anyone who saved it during those days.
• Starting on 4 January for an event in the first week: the cards and QR codes need to be ready in December.

Frequently asked questions

Is 31 December a public holiday in Türkiye?

No. Law No. 2429 makes New Year's Day, 1 January, a general holiday; 31 December is not on the list. In 2027, 1 January falls on a Friday.

Does the QR code change when I upload a new price list?

No. The document changes; the card address, QR code and NFC tag stay the same.

Should I delete a leaver's card?

Deactivating it is enough. The card page closes and nothing is deleted; if needed, the card can pass to a successor.

Are leads lost over the holiday?

No. Leads collect on the Leads screen and are emailed out; when you are back, you see them all in one list.

Which plan do we need?

Event QR codes, the contact form, QR codes and NFC are in Starter and higher; documents and analytics in every plan. See pricing for details.