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Loading Data onto Promotional USB Sticks Is Boring So Don’t Do It

Friday, January 13th, 2012

If you’re thinking about buying some promotional USB sticks for your business, perhaps for a forthcoming show, exhibition or event but you’re dreading the prospect of having to load each and every one of them with data files then don’t do it.

Of course you should load them with data (sales brochures, web links, brochures, etc.) but don’t put yourself through the torture of doing it yourself. Get your supplier of the USB sticks to load the data for you before they are delivered. Most suppliers (providing it’s a reasonable amount of data) will pre-load the sticks for you free of charge. OK, you need to be organised and have your data ready and you might have to provide the supplier with the data early but if you can do this it’s so much easier than trying to load them yourself from you PC in the office!!

Pre-loading data onto hundreds or thousands of memory sticks can take hours and in some cases days, depending on the size of the data you are copying. So don’t do it it’s not good for your health or your sanity.

USB Data Loading

USB Data Loading

Companies that offer a data-loading service will usually use commercial and automatic USB data duplication equipment that allows them to load thousands of memory sticks pretty quickly. These professional data-loading systems are rack mounted, they manage tens or hundreds of USB sticks at a time and the systems can be expanded to meet demand.

At USB2U we invested in a number of professional data-loading machines a few years ago and we regularly load data on behalf of our customers. All we need is the data and then we create a “master” USB memory stick which we get approved by the customer and then we replicate the data onto the memory sticks the customer has ordered. Simple, painless and hassle free!

Not only that but, the beauty of the professional data duplication equipment that we use at USB2U is that during the data loading process we test and QA each USB stick again before they are sent to our customers. We can also provide detailed reports on the overall amount of data loaded; the data transfer speeds of the sticks and any failures.

The level of investment in this professional equipment is significant but it allows us to offer a complete solution that includes the supply of branded USB flash drives and accessories, data loading and if needed fulfilment. We can also do all of this quickly often responding to request to print, dataload and ship USB sticks in as little as 24hrs

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Should You Data Load Your Promotional USB Flash Drives

Friday, May 27th, 2011

USB flash drives do an excellent job of promoting a company’s brand, generating brand loyalty and brand recall but you can get much more “bang for your buck” if you pre-load them with data files.

The fundamental function of a USB flash drive is, after all, to store and transport data so it make sense when handing out any promotional USB flash drives to make sure your own data files are pre-loaded onto the USB sticks

USB Data Loading Service

USB Data Loading Service

The type of files you can load onto a USB flash drive can be anything you would normally save onto your PC so the obvious candidates are PowerPoint presentations, PDF’s, Word Documents, media files (video and audio clips) and links to your web site. Pretty much anything that informs prospective customers about your company, your products and the services you offer are ideal.

Pre-loading data files will mean you have to factor this step into your project plan. Data loading can be done during the manufacture of your USB sticks or just prior to delivery so you don’t have to have your finalised files ready when placing your order.

The best option (if you can get organised in time) is to supply the data you want loading so it can be added as your drives are manufactured. This way the data loading is typically free or it’s charged for at a negligible rate (charges depend on the size of the data files to be loaded).

If you want the data pre-loaded a little later in the order cycle, i.e. just before delivery, then be prepared to pay a little more for it because it’s a much more manual process and will typically involve more expensive UK labour.

Given the relatively small incremental cost for data loading you’d be daft not to do it because the more information you can put on the drive about your company, your products or your announcements the less you have to print and the less transportation costs you’ll have for any printed material. So, not only will you save a small fortune on printed material but you’ll make life easier for anyone you’re giving the USB flash drives to because they won’t have to carry around huge sales brochures, presentation files and notes.

If you take advantage of data loading offers it’s possible to build a cost benefit case that shows you can offset all of the costs of buying promotional USB flash drives by pre-loading them with data and reducing your print, storage and transport costs.

At USB2U we are seeing a significant increase in the number of customers now asking for data loading onto their USB flash drives. Fortunately we’re well geared up to handle these requests in our factory during production or at our secure offices/warehouse in Northampton where we have our own professional data loading machines which are capable of handling up to 2,000 USB flash drives an hour.

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February Offer – Free Lanyards and Free Data-loading

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Buy more than 100 branded USB flash drives from USB2U during February and you’ll be entitled to a free coloured lanyard with every flash drive you order and if that’s not good enough to tempt you we’ll also pre-load up to 100MB of files onto your Flash Drives for free as well!

We’ve got loads of different coloured lanyards to choose from so there’s bound to be something to match your logo or brand. Your free pre-loaded files can be anything including PDF brochures, Word documents, PowerPoint slides, Media files or links to you website.

USB2U February Offer

USB2U February Offer

If you want to take advantage of this offer just be sure to mention it to your Account Manager when you confirm your order.

A just a quick word of warning. Whist we hold lots of stock in the UK to enable us to continue to fulfil orders throughout Chinese New Year this stock is disappearing fast so if you want to have some choice in terms of colour and/or memory size then you need to get in touch soon and place your order.

Whilst everything will return to normal around 3 weeks time when our partner factories re-open if you do find yourself in need of USB flash drives in a hurry our perhaps you’ve been let down by another supplier just give us a call and one of our team will talk you through the options.

*Upto 100mb.

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Beat The VAT Hike – Order Your USB Flash Drives Now

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

VAT Rise

Rise in VAT

With one month to go before the VAT rate increase to 20% there’s never been a better time to order branded USB flash drives. If you do have any events coming up early in 2011 then its definitely worth getting your order for your flash drives in now after all no one likes to pay more tax than they need to!

Don’t leave it too late to place your orders because strictly speaking your order will have to ship before the 4th January 2011 to qualify for VAT at the current rate of 17.5%. Given that it normally takes around 10 days from the date of order to delivery and this lead times is likely to be impacted by the Christmas holidays you need to act fast to beat the introduction of the new VAT rate.

As an added incentive this month USB2U are offering free data loading on all orders of 100 USB flash drives or more. Data loading or pre-loading typically costs around 40p to 80p per USB stick so the savings you’ll make can be quite substantial.

Although data loading your USB flash drives is definitely worth doing it does put a little bit of pressure on you to get your content organised and supplied to USB2U so that they can pre-load the sticks before delivery. Don’t be put off by this little bit of extra effort on your part, after all USB sticks are designed to carry data and there’s no better way to get your content (brochures, PDF’s, media files, press releases, etc.) in the hands of your customers than pre-loading them onto the USB memory sticks your planning to give away.

If you’re not sure which USB flash drive from the extensive range we offer would look best with your brand or logo printed on then just email through your artwork and one of our in-house designers will create a number of different mock-ups for you to consider. Our in-house design team have helped literally thousands of customers over the last 8 years make the right choices and get the best from their budget so you’ll be in safe hands and of course it’s a free design service so make the most of it!

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USB2U Announces New Enhanced Data Loading Solutions For USB Flash Drives

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

USB2U, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of printed USB flash drives and fully bespoke USB memory sticks is delighted to announce the launch of a new extended range of data loading options for the branded USB flash drive it supplies.

USB2U has always prided itself on being one of the few suppliers in the UK able to offer USB flash drives printed with a company logo and pre-laded data within 48hrs of the order being placed.

Unfortunately more complex data loading options such as “auto-runs”, the creation of two virtual drives on a USB drive

USB Data Service

USB Data Services

and the ability to protect any data loaded on the drives so it cannot be erased, has not been possible within the timeframe. These complex data loading options have, up until now, only been possible during the manufacturing process and because all USB flash drives are manufactured in China this has meant a 2 week lead-time.

For many customers waiting 2 weeks for printed USB flash drives with an auto-run file or a protected file is not ideal so USB2U has been keen to find a solution that tackles this problem. Following much research and a significant investment in data loading hardware USB2U is delighted to announce that is can now offer an extended suite of data loading options including:

  • Basic data pre-loading. This is the simple loading of any digital file onto the USB flash drives. Example files could include PDF’s Media Files, PowerPoint files, Spreadsheets and Word documents but any file can be loaded.
  • Auto-runs. This as the name implied means that a pre-load file will run automatically when inserted into a USB port. Typically this would be used to start say an audio file or movie or to start a series of PowerPoint files. Auto runs are popular with the giver of USB flash drives because they force the user to view a specific piece of information but they can be a little annoying to the recipient if they cannot be deleted and they are forced to view the information every time they use the flash drive.
  • Partitioned drives. This is the creation of two “virtual” drives on a single USB flash drive. One partition could be pre-loaded with data and the data “locked” so it cannot be erased whilst the other partition could be left “open” to allow the user free access to.
  • Protected (locked) files. If you are paying for the USB flash drives that are being given away and you’ve going to the trouble to pre-load your data onto the drives its useful to know that the files you load can’t be simply erased the first time the USB drive is used.

All of the above data loading options are now available from USB2U on USB flash drives held in stock in the UK. The lead times (subject to stock being available) is 24 hrs for data-loading, 48hrs for printed USB flash drives and 72hrs for data-loading and printing. Interested? Just give the team at USB2U a call or complete the on-line enquiry form on their web site.

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Printed USB Flash Drives – Don’t Forget The Data

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

When you consider just how much information you can store on say a 1GB USB flash drive it’s a shame if your don’t use some of this space to pre-load your sales and contact material onto. The pre-loaded data doesn’t have to be anything specially produced for the flash drives. If you have got sale brochures in an electronic format or say PowerPoint presentation files or even media files these can all be pre-loaded on printed USB flash drives before you distribute them.

Any files that are pre-loaded can either be “protected” so that they cannot be erased or they can simply be loaded just

USB Data Loading

USB Data Loading

like any other data which then allows the user to delete the files. If the files you are pre-loading are large and take up a significant amount of space on the flash drive then its recommended that you allow the user to delete them. If you don’t do this then the relatively small amount of space left of the drives for them to store and carry around their personal data will mean the USB drives won’t get used which sort of defeats the object of giving them out.

Typically data is pre-loaded onto the USB flash drives during their manufacture. Its done this way simply because it’s the most cost effective way to load the data but it does mean you need to be organised and have your data ready early in the process of buying branded USB flash drives.

You can pre-load the data after the flash drives have been manufactured and printed (just before delivery to you) but expect to pay a little more for this service because data loading at this stage is more labour intensive and take longer. Loading data at this late stage may, depending on your supplier, preclude options like “protecting the data” or installing the data as an “auto-run” (this is a solution when the files automatically run when the USB flash drive is connected to a PC). Protecting data and auto-runs are normally only available during the manufacturing process because the process is flash controller dependent.

At USB2U we have invested in state of art professional data loading hardware that allows us to offer data loading solutions in the UK including multi-partitioning of USB drives with CD-ROM and Read-Only Partition Support, auto-runs and protected files.

If you’d like a quote for branded USB flash drives with or without data pre-loading just give us a call or fill in our on-line quote form and we’ll get back to you in a flash!

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Data Loading Customised USB Flash Drive

Monday, September 27th, 2010

The use USB Flash drives printed with a company logo or brand and possibly a contact phone number or web address is very popular at the moment with millions being produced every year.

Typical uses for the printed USB flash drives include:

  • Trade shows and exhibition give-aways
  • Press launches and press events
  • Conferences and seminars
  • Sales team “leave-behinds”
  • Promotional campaign “give-aways”
  • Staff incentives and staff work tools
  • Student Fresher Fair incentives

Of course this list is just a snapshot of what USB flash drives are used for with more and more innovative uses being found everyday including photographers using them to distribute client portfolios to mothers buying baby scans on USB flash drives!

Whilst USB flash drives do an excellent job of promoting a company’s brand and generating brand loyalty and recall

USB data loading

USB data loading

you can get much more “bang for your buck” if, when ordering branded USB flash drives, you pre-load them with data files. The fundamental function of a USB flash drive is, after all, to store and transport data so it make sense when distributing USB flash drives to ensure your own data files are pre-loaded onto the drives.

Pre-loading data files does mean you have to factor this step into your own project plan but data-loading can be done during the manufacturing process or just prior to delivery so you don’t have to have your finalised files ready when placing your order. If you can supply the data when the flash drives are being manufactured the data will be loaded onto the drives during the manufacturing process and typically the cost for this is negligible. If you want the data pre-loaded a little later in the order cycle, i.e. just before delivery, then be prepared to pay a little more for it because it’s a much more manual process.

Given the relatively small incremental cost for data-loading its really a “no-brainer” because the more information you can put on the drive about your company, your products or your announcements the less you have to print and the less transportation costs you’ll have for any printed material. So, not only will you save a small fortune on printed collateral but you’ll make life easier for anyone you’re giving the USB flash drives to because they won’t have to lug around large files, sales brochures or presentation files/notes.

In some cases, where you would normally print, collate and transport lots of printed material, its possible to build a cost benefit case that shows you can offset all of the costs of buying printed flash drives purely by pre-loading them with data and reducing your print, storage and transport costs.

At USB2U we are seeing a significant increase in the number of customers now asking for data-loading onto their USB flash drives. Fortunately we’re well geared up to handle these requests in our factory during production or at our facility in Northampton where we have our own professional data loading equipment.

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Relieve The Boredom Of Data Loading USB Flash Drive

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Yes, you can relieve the boredom normally associated with pre-loading branded flash drives with data by letting us do it for you. It’s as simple as that. We know just what a pain it can be to get lumbered with the task of loading up your memory sticks, which is why we offer a complete outsourced solution.

Whether you buy your branded memory sticks from us or not we can load up your memory sticks for you. Of course we’d love to be able to supply the memory sticks as well (in which case we can typically offer the data loading free of charge) but if you’ve been tempted to order them from another supplier and now need some help with the data loading then just give us a call and we’ll talk you through the options.

USB Data Loading

USB Data Loading

At USB2U we have invested in some of the latest professional data loading kit available which not only allows us to load your memory sticks but also to re-format and test every memory stick as well if that’s what you need. Our prices are incredibly competitive and start from just a few pence per stick. We’ll include a full QA report with every batch we data load and we’ll turn your job round in just a day or two. If you are up against a really tight deadline then just call us and we’ll see if we can slot you into our schedules.

For the relatively small additional cost to load your sales material (documents, PowerPoint slides, media files, web links etc.) onto a memory stick it’s a “no-brainer” to make sure you do it before you distribute the sticks. Whilst branded memory sticks do a great job of building affinity to your brand and your company it makes good business sense to take advantage of the storage on the sticks and to load up your own data.

If you’re still looking for a supplier of promotional flash drives of custom USB sticks as well as looking for someone that can load your data for you then you’ve definitely come to the right place. At USB2U we’ve been supplying printed flash drives since 2002 and we are now recognised as one of the leading suppliers in the UK. To see just how competitive we are either fill in our on-line enquiry form or phone us on our Freephone number and speak to one of the team.

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Investing In USB Data Duplication So You Don’t Have To

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Are you about to order some branded flash drives for a forthcoming show, exhibition or event and you’re dreading the thought of having to load each and every one of them with data files.

We know the feeling. We’ve been supplying branded USB flash drives and fully customised (bespoke) USB memory sticks for many years and during this time we’ve pre-loaded hundreds of thousands of memory sticks on behalf of our

USB Duplication Service

USB Duplication Service

customers. In the early days we used to pre-load them one at a time using a 4-port USB hub connected to a PC and then “dragging and dropping” the content onto each memory stick. When the data was copied over we’d then have to “stop” and “eject” the memory stick via the operating system before removing each stick and starting the process all over again! As you can image this was a mind numbing and time consuming job that no one wanted to do.

Pre-loading data onto hundreds and occasionally thousands of memory sticks would take hours and in some cases days and as a result very few customers either considered or were will to pay for pre-loading of data.

Today things are very different. Commercial and automatic USB data duplication equipment means that thousands of memory sticks can now be loaded with data very quickly and at the press of a button. These professional systems are rack mounted and can be expanded to meet growing demand.

For our customers all it means is that they now supply us with the data they need loading onto their memory sticks. We then create a “master” USB memory stick with the data loaded onto it (which the customer approves) and we then use this “master” to replicate all of the other memory sticks they have ordered.

There is still the fiddly bit of preparing each stick for the load process and then re-packing them but its significantly easier and quicker than it used to be!

The beauty of the professional data duplication equipment that we use at USB2U is that during the data loading process we effectively test and QA each stick again before they are sent to our customers. We can also provide detailed reports on the overall amount of data loaded; the data transfer speeds of the sticks and any failures.

The level of investment in this professional equipment is significant but it allows us to offer a complete solution that includes the supply of branded flash drives and accessories, data loading and if needed fulfilment.

USB2U investing in professional data loading and USB duplication systems and solutions so you don’t have to.

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Branded USB Memory Stick Duplication, Replication, Data Loading

Friday, March 26th, 2010

When you buy promotional flash drives to hand out to customers at a show, exhibition or event then make sure you really get the best from your investment by, where at all possible, pre-loading the memory sticks with your sales material.

Whether you call it Duplication, Replication, Pre-loading, Data-loading or just copying its very easy to make sure that every branded memory stick you distribute has all of your sales brochures, price lists, company web site links, media files, promotional videos etc. on it.

Whilst the memory stick, assuming its printed and carries your brand/logo on, will do an excellent job of promoting your company’s name you will miss a trick if you don’t use the storage space on the stick to provide the recipient with lots of additional information about your company.

USB Data Duplication

USB Data Duplication

If you want you can also “lock” this data so it can’t be deleted but if you load too much data on the stick and don’t leave enough room for the user then they’re unlikely to use it and your brand won’t get the on-going use and exposure you have paid for. If you do decide to “lock” and protect any data on the memory stick bear in mind that this data will have to be ready early so that it can be loaded at the factory during manufacture. You can’t load and “lock” data post production.

The need to have the data ready early means that the vast majority of memory sticks are pre-loaded with data that is not locked. This is no bad thing because if the content is compelling it will be viewed and data that is not locked can be loaded at anytime meaning you have right up until the last minute before your event to load the data.

Of course if you’re faced with the prospect of unpacking and loading data onto hundreds or possibly thousands of memory sticks it can be pretty daunting. Ideally it’s a job left to the professionals because instead of having to load each memory stick one at a time they will use professional USB data duplication kit. This will get the job done quickly and easily and they will normally give you a report on the performance of each stick loaded with your data – think of it as another QA test on the memory sticks before they are distributed.

There are many dedicated data duplication companies in the market with many of them extending from CD and DVD duplication into USB duplication. These are fine but it does introduce another company into the loop and potentially extend the overall timeframe. If you can try and use a supplier of branded memory sticks that is able to offer data duplication as well as supply the memory sticks.

USB2U has a in-house USB data duplication services that it offers at competitive rates to all of its customers.

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