Maybe you have undergone a company rebranding exercise, changed your contact details or simply need to promote something new, but still have stocks of your old branded USB memory sticks. If you are one of the many thousands of customers that have purchased the ‘Twister’ style USB Memory Stick then it’s good news! The Twister has the advantage of a removable metal clip, as opposed to other USB Memory sticks that are branded directly onto the housing. This makes the most valuable part of it, the USB housing, reusable if your branding requirements change.

Simply purchase new printed clips and consider a different coloured clip to really make a statement. USB Twister clips now come is a wide range of colours to match most designs. You may also wish to laser engrave rather than print for a stylish and long lasting effect. Add an lanyard or keyring for a real wow factor.

You can get your USB clip supplier to replace the clips for you, but this will cost. So why not have ago at doing this. With just a few precautions to ensure that the USB housing isn’t damaged or scratched it is relatively easy to do. Simply follow these simple steps:

1. To avoid fingerprint marks on the Branded USB Twister, it is advisable that you wear gloves before handling the sticks. To remove the old clip, put the forefinger of your left-hand into space inside the metal clip to prise it apart and open it up to get the plastic housing out. This should avoid any scratches on the housing.
2. Before attaching the new metal clip you need to pinch it together to ensure a snug fit.
3. In order to avoid defacing the housing, wrap a small plastic bag around it before attaching the clip. Prise open the clip just enough to squeeze it around the housing with the plastic bag sandwiched in between as a protective barrier.
4. Lastly, carefully pull out the plastic bag to reveal the finished Branded USB Twister

If all of these steps were carefully followed, you would never know that the clips had not been factory fitted.

Your new ‘pimped up’ Branded Twister USBs are now ready to use.

With the dust settling on the 2012 US election and Barack Obama now heading back to the White House for a second term, pundits are asking how a race that is decided by a few swing states can cost over £3bn!

In short, the advertising and mobilisation of the electorate accounted for the bulk of the costs with both parties trying to out gun each other. It is simply the price of playing US politics.

This is an enormous amount for the parties to fund so an army of loyal supporters set about raising funds. In keeping with the rest of their campaign the Democrats went high tech and one such example of this was customised USB memory sticks. These were printed with the Obama ‘brand’ and even customised as the president himself. These flew of the shelf so in their own humble way the branded memory stick played a small part in the outcome of the election. So why were these such a great idea?

Barack Obama Custom USB Memory Stick

With the ever-increasing demand for branded promotional products, the possibility of finding something unique is be coming frustratingly slim. As a result of this manufacturers have invested in tooling equipment that makes the cost of bespoke customised Branded USB Flash drives an affordable option.

The products are manufactured from PVC rubber and can be made up of a number of colours in any shape or form. The beauty of this type of creation is that the product is colourful, 3-dimensional and resilient. No longer will the branding on your flash drives suffer the effects of time and excessive use as the branding is embedded in the product.

The range of items produced is staggering. Companies have commissioned Branded USB Memory sticks in the shape of Rugby Balls, People, Animals, Plants, Cars Airplanes and even USB shaped food!

Whether you are looking for a Customised USB flash drive for the launch of a new product, a promotional giveaway or to “WIN AN ELECTION” a bespoke Customised USB is the answer you have been looking for.

Just look what it did for President Obama!

With the growing trend in branded USB memory sticks as a vehicle to distribute promotional material, speed of production and delivery are becoming critical. The vast majority of branded USB memory sticks are manufactured in the Far East and it won’t come as any surprise that most ship from China / Hong Kong.

The normal delivery timeframe for printed USB memory sticks via a UK supplier is around 10 working days, including 3 days to arrive from the Far East. However, recently there have been several elements that have impacted this delivery period.

Perfect USB Storm

• Typhoon Vincent has ravaged Hong Kong and Shenzhen areas. This is the primary manufacturing and transportation hubs for branded USB memory sticks. Infrastructure has been damaged and flights delayed.

• The Olympics is bringing in an influx of competitors, visitors and associated goods. This is limiting cargo space, as well as increasing the length of time for imports to be processed by customs.

• Delivery in the UK, in particular around Olympic venues are being disrupted and courier companies are taking longer to deliver, as well as, charging an additional delivery fee.

So what can you do if your important event cannot wait! Put simply, do not take the risk and order your memory sticks from a UK supplier, such as USB2U, that holds a broad range of models and has in-house print facility. Whilst it may cost a little more, you can sleep easy and enjoy watching the Olympics, knowing that the memory sticks will be delivered within 24 hrs.

The majority of UK schools have closed today due to the national public sector strike. Whether you agree with the action or not, this has left working parents desperately seeking childcare and a way to keep them occupied with meaningful education activities. One of the tools that some progressive schools have used to minimise the impact of this is to upload home learning activities onto school Branded Flash Drives. This will allow pupils to access personalised learning tasks and return them for marking.
There are plenty of other reasons why Brand Memory sticks are so valuable for schools:

• It allows students to transport information between home and school without the need to carry heavy and expensive text books.
• Internet research can be stored on the Branded Memory Stick saving on printing.
• It allows schools to keep their own networks and storage space to a minimum. Some schools only have dumb workstations, with no local memory so Branded Memory Sticks would allow the information to be stored.
• Staff can take information home to mark and check and auto correct.
• Branded Memory sticks are a great incentive / reward for pupils for achieving certain milestones.
• PTAs could consider selling the memory sticks to parents as a fund raising activity.
• It helps students embrace technology, which will be an important part of their future careers.
• Each Branded Memory stick can have pupils name or a unique serial number printed on, so if they do get misplaced they can be returned.
• If the information to be stored on Branded Memory Sticks is sensitive a password or encryption can be added.

As this lists illustrate there are many advantages for schools and colleagues embracing Branded Memory sticks.

USB Flash Drive on Public Sector Strike