Times have really changed. The Earth has evolved from a primitive and manual world to one that welcomes automation and paperless transactions with open arms. With this change comes the alteration of the description and definition of a modern businessman. Before, you frequently see men in suit and tie carrying large attaché cases. Today, such is a becoming a rare sight. Why is that so?

Modern businessmen – and businesswomen – are carrying smaller and smaller stuff. This is not only in terms of number, but in terms of size as well. Before, professionals pack their business cards in large, transparent boxes. Today, the trend is about more compact and sleeker cases.Today, a modern businessman would definitely prefer a silver business card case.

Attaché cases are also out. Today, people do not carry large planners and bulky laptops anymore. Instead, they go for paper-notebook-sized laptops (thus the term notebook) and smart phones that can organize their files and daily tasks in one simple click. Leading manufacturers Sony and Apple, released laptops that can be stuffed in a Manila envelope or placed in your back pants pockets! A pocket business card holder is also very much appreciated because they are conveniently functional and mobile.

The modern businessman does not only carry the most hi-tech gadgets. He/She does not only prefer a silver business card case that is so small he’d even have a hard time locating it. The modern businessman is not just about the coolest laptop or the smartest phone. The reality is, the modern businessman is also very much conscious and concerned of proper behavior.

Economist.com proudly announces that today, business is getting politer. Believe it or not, this elevated service is a by-product of recession – people are becoming concerned about their jobs. As a result, service providers extend politeness and go the extra mile to please their customers.

This means then that even if you don’t carry a silver business card case with you – maybe because you don’t have business cards in the first place – but as long as you extend “extended service”, then you are on the right time – the modern era! Even if you are merely sitting in your workstation for the whole 8-hour workday and you leave your cards in your desktop business card holder, just as long as you strive to make at least one customer per day happy, then you can be classified under this modern businessman category.

In the end, you realize that modernity has little to do with keeping up with the latest trends of business fashion – such as having the mouth-watering silver business card case. On the other hand, it is about respecting the times that one is in. Since the world today is plagued by recession and the worldwide financial crisis, then the duty of every responsible businessman is to make sure that he honors and preserves what is left of him – his job. He has to realize that without it, no silver business card case is needed because there will be no business card to stuff it with – worse, there’s no company to be proud about.