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Posts Tagged ‘Customised USB Memory Stick’

Custom Memory Ticks Will Help You Save Time And Money

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

One of the biggest crazes and fashions in recent times has been the drive and demand to have your own name across everything you use for other people to see. There have been many fashion statements and fads that have faded away in recent years but the chance to publicise yourself does not appear to diminishing in popularity at any point. There is no doubt that seeing your name in lights or in public has a strong attraction and this is also very true for something that normal people have in their everyday items. This is why using custom memory sticks has a lasting appeal and is very attractive to many consumers. The benefit of using memory sticks is apparent with people wanting to transport data quickly and easily across many different places and a memory stick is an ideal way to do this. With a great number of flash and memory sticks available, having one that is easily defined as yours is a great bonus.

If you use the memory stick at work or college, it may be bought from the same source as others which means that it may be easy to get the memory sticks mixed up with other peoples. This may be a small inconvenience but it could have disastrous effects if the information contained within the stick was important. This is where using custom memory sticks is really useful as it should minimise the chances of mistaking someone else’s stick for your own. Being able to identify your own memory stick quickly and easily should ensure that nothing bad happens when you need things to do smoothly.

It can be seen that a busy office or college will have a lot of people looking to pass information amongst themselves and may in fact need a number of memory sticks to contain all of the data. By using custom memory sticks, the task of naming and storing the proper data together should become easier as relevant titles could be apportioned to each stick. Having the name of the project, group or data type actually emblazoned across the memory stick should mean that it won’t fall off or be scratched away which should make it easier for everyone to know exactly what they are using. In a busy office, it can be easy to pick up the wrong thing in haste but this system should give everyone a better chance of finding the wrong stick to use.

It is no surprise that every person and company is considering the cost and budgetary effects of each product nowadays and the custom memory sticks is no different.  However, the benefit comes from the fact that these products are available in a cheap manner which provides fantastic value for money. Given the time and effort, not to mention safety security that having the name of each memory stick carefully laid out on it should ensure that the custom memory sticks pays for itself in no time at all. If you are after a product that is fashionable and highly functional, the customised memory stick may be one of the products you will find all year.

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Custom Memory Ticks Will Help You Save Time And Money

Custom USB Flash Drive Puts You In Control

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

It has never been easier or more popular to have a customised product and the demand to have your own name plastered across a product shows no signs of diminishing. People have always been enthralled by the thought of having their own name attached to something they own or use and with a custom usb flash drive; it is possible to have this benefit at your computer desk. Flash drives have become very important as they allow people to transport data and information about effortlessly and with very little room being taken up and any serious computer user is likely to have used a flash drive in their time. With so many different flash drives available, being able to use a customised version will ensure that yours does not get mistake for anyone else’s.

With many flash drives looking similar, it could be very easy to have yours mixed up or confused with other peoples and if this happens, it could have some serious consequences. People could miss out on deadlines or important information could be lost being able to use a custom usb flash drive should make it easier for people to stay in control of where their flash drive is at all times. This may not sound like a majorly important issue but if you were to lose a lot of the information that you desperately need or had worked very hard to create, it would be a very important matter to you too.

Working in a busy office with so many people using flash drives and swapping information, it becomes obvious why there would be a need for people to be able to pinpoint which drive is theirs and which belongs to other people. If a drive is being shared amongst an office or team, it may be important to ensure that it is instantly recognisable and introducing a customised element to the drive could be very important. Whether the drive is customised by a name or a logo on it or just in the fashion or style of the drive, it should be easy enough to differentiate it from any other drive in the office. Again, this can be of the upmost importance if it is vital to keep your data under control at all times.

With so many demands on people’s and companies budgets at the moment, many may think that a customised usb flash drive would be very costly but this is certainly not the case. Considering how important it will be to maintain safe control of the data that is contained within the drive, the price soon becomes very reasonable and offers a great solution to many of the problems that may plague the modern workplace. Providing a reliable yet economic solution to memory control is important to everyone these days and this is where a customised usb flash drive can really make a difference. Whether you like seeing your own name on the products you use or you really need your data and information to be where you left it, being able to customise the flash drives you use will be of a great importance.

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Customised USB: Things to Consider

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

There is seemingly no limit to the variety of USB flash drives that can be fabricated for individual companies, but do you know how the process is handled from start to finish? A quick walk-through of the process may help conceptualize the making of a customised USB drive for those who are considering this type of promotional gift item.

An original custom design begins with an idea, something you put on paper that becomes the initial model for the type of USB drive you have in mind. From there, the better suppliers will take your idea or rough sketch and turn it into more complete rendering using computer graphics.

The next step will probably involve a choice of materials and styles for your final product. Customised USB flash drives have advanced to the point that they can now be made from wood, plastic, metal, or leather.

When it comes to styles, there are capless drives, credit card drives, executive pen drives, those with twisting caps, drives shaped like bottles or laundry soap. There are even biometric drives that are programmed to accept one or more fingerprints as an extra measure of security.

As a client, you and your supplier should agree on the exact design and all terms of service and delivery before production begins. A wise buyer will consider the custom options carefully, in order to avoid a purchased item that doesn’t suit the nature or character of your business, or one that doesn’t represent your brand name well.

If your customised USB drive is a more formal type of corporate gift, you may want to consider packaging or accessories, which looks impressive to the recipient. There are lanyards or key chains that you can attach for convenience, or you can include a gift box or tin to add a distinctive touch to your token of appreciation to worthy customers.

Most vendors who supply USB drives will want as much lead time as possible when designing a custom piece for you. Few people realize that most of the initial work is done overseas, and so at least two different stages of production will often be required.

In the best scenario, deal only with vendors who assign sales support for your particular order, or at least someone you can turn to throughout the process if you need help or something goes wrong.

Some vendors are also better than others at offering the extra services some people require, like autorun capabilities, network or data security, and fulfillment issues that are a more complete service to buyers of customised USB devices. Setting up autorun programs for clients can include portable applications commonly accessed by end users who may not have lots of software at their user locations.

Programs like Mozilla Firefox, Adobe Acrobat, as well as open-source or freeware programs like Gimp, OpenOffice, and VLC Media Player are handy applications to include on your USB drives, particularly if you have catalogs, order forms, demonstration videos, or other types of media that require specific programs to run properly.

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Why Choose a Custom USB Memory Stick

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Branded USB Memory sticks are everywhere these days. Given the benefits they offer its no real surprise. But as more and more companies use branded USB memory sticks to promote their products or support their marketing and advertising activities its all the more important to stand out in a crowded marketplace.

Printed or engraved memory sticks that reflect your brand/logo, ideally in a complimentary colour and style can look fantastic and they do make a real impact. But, creating a custom shaped USB memory stick takes you into another league.

Custom USB memory sticks that take their design influence and styling from your logo, products or the market you

custom usb forklift

custom usb forklift

operate in never fail to have an impact way beyond standard USB products. Done well they become real talking points and can be a fundamental part of any advertising or promotional campaign. This novelty factor and appeal can be important in ensuring your hard spent marketing cash is not simply thrown away or tossed into a drawer.

Up until recently custom USB memory sticks were only financially viable if you were looking to order them in huge quantities and even then the initial set up and tooling costs were high and prohibitive for most. But with increased competition, few customers and improvements in the manufacturing process all this has changed.

Today, its possible to provide an economic alternative to the standard USB memory sticks for orders of 100 pieces or more. Custom USB shapes can be manufactured from a variety of recycled and recyclable materials such as PVC, ABS, Silicon and PET. By using these materials the factories have been able to drive down the set-up and production costs without any compromise on quality.

custom usb bride

custom usb bride

In particular, PVC offers a great feel as well as fantastic detail and makes production of 2D and 3D custom shaped USB sticks cost effective. The challenge is really down to the customer to come up with the idea and concept.

The lead-time for a custom USB stick is a little longer than for standard USB sticks that are just going to be printed or engraved so be sure to allow for this. The extra few days (and it should add no more than 1 week to the whole process) will be worth it in terms of impact and “wow” factor.

Recent examples of custom USB memory sticks done well include:

  • USB Brides – to promote a bridal wear catalogue
  • USB Tyres – used at a press launch to promote a new tyre design
  • USB Fork Lift Trucks – to distribute information at a trade show
  • USB Football Crest – for an English Premiership Clubs sponsors
  • USB Guitar – promoted the launch of a Disney game

So, if you are considering a USB memory stick as part of any communication or marketing activity why not go that one little step extra and get some quotes for custom USB sticks.

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Branded Memory Sticks replace the Chainsaw

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Most companies, irrespective of their size, will either exhibit at or attend one or two trade shows, conferences or business forums each year. In some cases companies become serial exhibitors or serial attendees of such events.

For some attendees part of the attraction is to simply gather as many “freebies” as they can from the exhibitors but for the vast majority their attendance has a serious business justification. Attendance or participation is typically linked

Custom USB Van

Custom USB Van

to building industry and competitor knowledge, networking or buying and selling.

Historically it was impossible to attend these events without either printing the equivalent of a rainforest’s worth of brochures and sales literature. Likewise many attendees’ arms get extended during their day as they accumulate the said printed material.

Another casualty of this frenetic conference and exhibition giving and attending is the humble tree that surrenders itself to the chainsaw to provide the raw material for the brochures and sales collateral But things are changing, albeit slowly.
Today more and more companies recognise the environmental, production, storage and distribution costs of such actives and are now switching to USB Memory sticks. The humble USB memory stick can be pre-loaded with electronic copies of sales brochures, price lists, presentation slides, videos, links to web sites etc. In fact all of your businesses sales collateral can be pre-loaded onto a single tiny USB Memory stick.

custom usb forklift

custom usb forklift

As well as replacing a huge amount of expensive and heavy paper the USB memory sticks can of course be branded to carry a company logo or brand.

You can take USB memory sticks one stage further and get a fully customised memory stick produced in the shape of your company logo or perhaps a specific product, examples include USB trucks, guitars, fruit, light bulbs, aeroplanes, mobile phones etc. In fact pretty much anything can be manufactured with a USB connector on the end. These customised versions make a real impact and are ideal when there is a particular product to launch or promote.

Whether a customised memory stick or more conventional branded USB memory stick is used the benefits to all are obvious. With the fall in the price of branded and customised memory sticks the costs when compared against printed collateral also stack up. So putting aside the environmental arguments branded USB memory sticks make commercial sense hence why their use is becoming more popular.

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Branded Memory Sticks replace the Chainsaw

Custom USB Drives – Let Your Creative Juices Flow

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Ok, you’ve decided you want some USB memory sticks to support a forthcoming product launch, conference or exhibition but which type of USB memory stick is going to best reflect your company’s brand and products.

Whilst branded USB Memory sticks are an excellent idea and they are justifiably popular at the moment will they really lift your brand and get the recipient talking about your company and the messages that you want to convey.

Custom USB Banana

Custom USB Banana

Standard USB memory sticks, and the Twister model is apparently the most popular, only go so far. They can carry your company’s logo, the body shell can even be pantone matched to one of your logo’s primary colours and of course you can pre-load the memory sticks with sales data sheets or conference material. But this is what everyone does.

There is a danger that plain old branded memory sticks are becoming just a little too ubiquitous and as a consequence for some they’ve lost the “wow” factor.

An alternative, and an option that has become increasingly popular, is a fully customised USB memory stick. Customised memory sticks can be manufactured in any shape, colour or design. Examples include USB Memory sticks in the shape of bottles, cars, aeroplanes, fruit, forklifts, trucks, brides, guitars, houses, rugby balls and even tampons!

Custom USB Ice Cream

Custom USB Ice Cream

Customised USB Memory sticks done well really do support and enhance the brand/product and are particularly good for press events where you want to launch a new product or at an exhibition where you want your company or product to stand out from the crowd. Don’t just think in two dimensions either because they can be manufactured in 3-D as well.

With a customised stick you can inject a bit of fun or character into your event. The finished product really does become an intrinsic part of your activity rather than just a medium on which documents are conveyed to the audience. Done well they become a talking point in themselves and have life beyond the event as colleagues, associates etc. all talk about them.

There used to be a huge premium to pay for any bespoke USB project but today the factories are keen for work and many have dropped or have reduced significantly the cost for the mould set up and tooling. There is a slightly longer lead time for any custom USB memory stick so do bear this in mind and factor a couple of extra weeks into your planning process.

At the moment there really has never been a better time to choose a custom USB Memory stick so get those thinking caps on and let the creative juices flow.

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Taking Mail Order Brides to Another Level

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

No, we’ve not lost the plot and we’re definately not moving into the mail order brides business but we have recently completed a Custom USB Bride Memory Stick for one of our customers. This cute looking USB

custom usb bride

custom usb bride

memory stick is being used by a Bridal Wear company to promote their range of wedding gowns and wedding accessories. They are able to pre-load the custom USB stick with their catalogue, a range of photo’s that really show off their gowns and they are able to customise the contents to a specific customer.

The custom USB brides have become a real talking point and have generated lots of interest in the business generally. Customers are happy to recieve the memory sticks and its a lot easier for them than lugging around lots of brochures and catalogues.

If you are interested in a Custom USB Memory stick in the shape of something that represents your business then give us a call. We’d be delighted to hear from you and at the moment we have an offer on all Custom USB disk where we absorb most of the tooling and set up costs.

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Taking Mail Order Brides to Another Level

I’m Really Digging These Custom USB Memory Sticks

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Get it…ok the puns a bit weak but this example of a custom USB Digger again illustrates the art of the possible with a Custom USB Memory Stick.  At the moment because the factories are desperate for work to keep their production lines busy they are offerring significant discounts on the moulds and set-up charges for a custom USB memory stick. So, whilst our standard USB memory sticks look great you might want to consider a fully bespoke version. Go on let those creative juices flow…..

custom usb digger

If you are looking for either branded USB memory sticks or custom memory sticks then give us a call at USB2U. We’ll work with you on your requirements and mock up some examples and ideas for you free of charge.

On our standard range of branded usb memory sticks we’re currently offerring free pantone matching of the memory stick body shell.

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What’s The Most Popular Storage Capacity for Promotional USB Memory Sticks?

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Branded USB Memory sticks are becoming evermore popular for the transfer and storage of large amounts of data. This popularity is mainly due to their compact size, ease of use and the dramatic reduction in price over the past few years.

One of the key decisions to make when purchasing Branded USB Memory sticks in the storage capacity.

Before delving into which capacity to select a short technical overview as is useful to understand the measurement terminology used when defining memory capacity.

Electronic data is measured in ‘bytes’. Multiples of these are:

•      1 Kilobyte (KB) is equal to 1,024 bytes

•      1 Megabyte (MB) is equal to 1,024 Kilobytes (1,048,576 bytes)

•      1 Gigabyte (GB) is equal to 1,024 Megabytes (1,073,741,824 bytes)

Branded USB Memory sticks range from 32MB to 16GB. They double up in size from 32MB:

•      32MB (almost obsolete)
•      64MB
•      128MB
•      256MB
•      512MB
•      1GB
•      2GB
•      4GB
•      8GB
•      16GB

You need to be aware that all Promotional USB Memory sticks need a small amount of capacity to allow it them work. As a general rule of thumb around 5% of the storage capacity will be used by the Memory Stick to manage how it stores the data on the stick.

So, how much data can each stick hold? The amount of data that can be stored depends on the type of the data, such as MP3 audio files, digital photos, word files etc. and the quality for example the resolution of photos.  As a benchmark 512MB memory stick would typically store about 250 photos.

When deciding what capacity to select for your Branded USB Memory sticks you need to consider the following.

• What is the objective of your Promotional USB Memory stick campaign. If it is to provide specific data or information that is pre-loaded, then the size should match the amount of data to be loaded. If the requirement is to allow the user to use the Memory stick as a promotional keepsake, then there needs to be sufficient headroom over and above any data that you may wish to load.

• What budget do you have? The higher the capacity the higher the price. However, the price differential between a 64MB and 1GB is no longer that great.

• The market for flash memory is volatile and is driven by supply and demand. Therefore, it is worth checking if there are any special offers on different USB Memory capacity. For example it has been know for 512MB to be cheaper than 256MB.

• If the Branded USB Memory sticks are gifts for prospects or existing key clients, you need to consider the perceived value of the item you are giving. So if budget is limited it may be prudent to buy less of higher capacity Branded USB Memory sticks.

Based on the above criteria, currently the most popular capacity for Branded USB Memory sticks is 1GB, but watch this space!

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Why Customised USB Drives Are a Smart Buy

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

Customised USB flash drives are becoming pivotal promotional tools used by companies who want to increase sales by branding items they offer to customers. Compared to other marketing techniques, flash drives, jump drives, pen drives, and similar USB devices are an inexpensive way to increase market penetration and brand awareness to the public.

USB drives come in an endless variety of styles, shapes, and colours. A quick internet search for “flash drives” will bring back a host of different results. The possibilities for this type of portable storage are endless. Memory sticks, executive pens, toys, action figures, animals, Lego bricks – you name it. The ability to find a customised USB drive that suits the style or character of your business, from formal to frivolous, is limited only by your imagination.

As an incentive for business, service providers and product manufacturers can include pre-loaded software with USB drives. A product catalog, a helpful software utility, customized order forms, regional maps and locations, a list of policies and procedures or frequently asked questions are just a few examples.

Custom USB Guitar

Custom USB Guitar

There are even rumors floating around cyberspace that Microsoft is planning a targeted release of their latest operating software, Windows 7, on customized USB flash drives for older model notebooks that don’t have CD or DVD drives.

There are other options to consider as well. Memory storage sizes can range from 64MB to 64GB of data. There is the functional difference between USB 1.1 and 2.0 devices, which indicates the transfer rate or speed at which data is saved onto the drive.

If you’re planning to include a company logo, photo, or design on your customised USB drive, you’ll likely need a “print ready” image or file that can easily integrate into the printing process for engraving or silk screening. Many of these custom printers use a “full colour” process to prepare your storage drives for mass production, and there may be fees associated with putting a final design image together for you.

There are also security considerations that will determine how the drive is to be used and whether it needs to be password-protected, partitioned, or set-up to run certain files or programs automatically to maintain data integrity. Finally, if you are ordering from an online supplier, there will usually be shipping charges added to your order.

These days, Customised USB drives also work on more than just computers. There are iPods, digital cameras and photo frames, satellite receivers, and DVD players that have USB ports for accepting data from a user-input device like a flash drive.

The point to be made here is that the cheapest deal on custom-made USB drives may not always be the best value. It pays to shop around and ask questions before placing an order with a particular vendor. Despite these itemised costs, the expense of creating customised USB drives as promotional items for your business will likely pay dividends by increasing customer satisfaction and spreading your business name to others in the same social circles. These initial funds are an investment in your company’s long-term health and prosperity.

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