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From Apryl Duncan, Former About.com Guide to Advertising

Publicity Through Trading Cards

Friday July 1, 2005
Yes, those cards baseball players have made famous are going one step further. Some of your favorite state and federal politicians are getting their own trading cards.

Civic Cards has debuted a new set of trading cards featuring politicians. Catherine Qureshi, one of the company's founders, says she came up with the idea to educate the public. So the next time you see children negotiating a trading card deal, you might want to take a second look at what kind of cards they're actually trading.

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