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Got a Smart Phone or Tablet Then You Need A USB Stylus Pen

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

It’s difficult to ignore the surge in the sales of Smart Phone and Tablet like the iPad with the latter expected to be one of the big successes of Christmas this year. For most people the way they’ll interact with their phone or tablet is with a swipe or prod of their finger but there is an alternative way of using them and that’s with a soft stylus pen.

USB Stylus Pen

USB Stylus Pen

The stylus pen is arguably easier to use when you’re typing, it’s certainly a more accurate at tapping icons and buttons than using a stubby or fat finger and it makes an attractive and smart gift.

Although they’ve only been on the market for a short while we’ve already seen the launch of USB stylus pen which combines the benefits of a USB flash drive, with a laser pointer, a small torch and a soft stylus nib. It sounds cumbersome but actually its delivered in a sleek pen styled product that can be printed or engraved and will therefore make an excellent promotional gift.

If you’re looking for something a little bit different to hand out to attendees at a seminar or conference then the USB stylus pen is certainly worth considering. The benefits of

USB Stylus Pen

USB Stylus Pen

giving USB flash drives are already well known and documented but combine the flash drive with a stylus pen and you get something people are going to be really happy to receive.

The trick of course is take full advantage of the on-board memory and pre-load the pen with lots of sales material, presentation files, speakers notes, press release information etc. This way not only do you end up handing out something attractive and desirable but you’ll save yourself a small fortune by not printing your sales collateral or speakers notes etc.

The USB stylus pens come in Black or Silver, there is a minimum order quantity of 25 pcs and they’re available in a wide range of different memory sizes starting at 1GB. If you buy them from USB2U then printing, data-loading and delivery (to one UK address) is all free!

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Identity crisis – Is it a Promotional Pen or is it a Promotional USB Flash Drive

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

The cheap and cheerful promotional pen has long been one of the most popular products for companies looking to source giveaways for trade shows, trade fairs and seminars. Will the new hybrid USB pen challenge its dominance?

Promotional pens are popular because they’re cheap. Prices for printed pens start at below 20p per pen for the more basic versions (assuming your buys around 10-20,000) but you can go spend up to several £’s per pen if you choose some branded and more “up-market” versions.

Promotional USB Pens

Promotional USB Pens

Arguably everyone needs a pen albeit the growing use of products like Smart Phones, iPads, super lightweight PC’s and chip and pin cards is gradually reducing our reliance on the pen but realistically pens are going to be here for the foreseeable future. But, will people given a cheap promotional pen keep it and use it or will it just end up in the nearest bin?

If the objective of any promotional item you buy is not only to attract people to your stand or booth at a trade show but also to give them a product that they will value, they will use and will encourage them to do business with you then a cheap printed biro is unlikely to do it for you.

If you really want to give our Pens then better to consider a USB Pen. This is a standard pen (biro, rollerball or fountain pen) with a USB flash stick built into the body of the pen. The barrel of the body discretely hides the USB connector and the USB flash memory giving the user not only the ability to write with the pen but also to store thousands of documents on the built in flash memory.

Promotional USB Pen

Promotional USB Pen

Although the USB pens will cost more, pre-loading your sales brochures and sale material onto the flash drive rather than paying to get them printed can offset much of the increased cost and by giving your customers (and prospective customers) something with a high perceived value they are far more likely to keep it and use it.

The USB pens are available in a range of styles, colours and memory sizes, they look fabulous and they can be supplied in complimentary presentation tins or gift boxes.

So, next time you want promotional pens for an event you might want to consider USB writing pens rather than standard pens.

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Could You Build Your Own USB Flash Drive

Monday, May 16th, 2011

USB flash drives have permeated our lives and seem to be everywhere at the moment. Students use them at school and college for their homework and coursework, they’re commonly used at work to carry important files, data and presentations around and of course they are very popular in the promotional market as give-aways.

Most homes will have at least one or two USB flash drives of varying memory size and whilst some will be in regular use others will no doubt be languishing at the bottom of a drawer.

Today typical USB flash drives that you buy in the shops are at least 2GB albeit even this size is being phased out in favour of the larger 4GB size but, in the promotional sector, it’s still common for flash drives with only 64MB or 128MB of memory to be used.

There are lots of different styles, models and shapes of USB flash drives available but most are a variation of the original rectangular plastic design – to be fair the design of the USB stick has to reasonably similar to ensure that it can be pushed into a USB port on a PC whilst avoiding anything already into an adjacent USB port. It’s for this reason that some “fatter” USB flash drives are supplied with a small USB extension lead!

Build Your Own USB Stick

Build Your Own USB Stick

The core components that make up a USB flash drive (flash memory chip, controller chip, capacitor, crystal and USB connector) are available to buy on a single printed circuit board. The beauty of this is you can buy the “guts” of a USB flash drive and then build your own housing to fit around it – this is the ultimate in customisation project but opens up loads of scope to express your individuality through your USB flash drive.

Designing and building a USB flash drive is something that a number of schools have started to do as part of their Design Technology courses. Getting the design and aesthetics of the USB sticks right and thinking about little things like how you connect it to a lanyard or key ring, how the flash drive is packaged and what it looks like in the packaging are all key skills that design students must master.

The beauty of designing and building a USB flash drive in class is that the students will all have a fully functional, usable flash drive at the end of the project and as such its something that is likely to engage them and get them interested.

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What Do You Give An Executive That Has Everything

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

It’s that perennial challenge. You want to send out some gifts to your executive staff or high net worth clients but the gift has got to ooze quality and style without costing a fortune. Not only that but the gift has got to be appropriate and relevant and worthy of adding your brand to – no small challenge then!

Old favourites like fine wines; champagnes and cigars are now considered by many too “risky” to give in today’s politically correct world – no matter how popular they might be with many! The risks of upsetting the health lobby, the anti-smoking lobby, or those who can’t or won’t partake of such things on religious or health grounds pretty much rule them out today.

Executive USB Writing Pens

Executive USB Writing Pens

As boring as it might seem it is much better to stick to simple executive gift ideas like watches, leather wallets, desk organisers or writing pens. If you are looking for a new twist on the writing pen you might consider an executive USB writing pen.

USB writing pens add a “tech” twist to a classic gift and combine the merits of a good, stylish USB memory stick with the well established virtues of a classic writing pen. The USB pens are only marginally larger than a standard pen (the size being dictated to some degree by the USB connector that is hidden in the barrel of the pen), they work just like any standard USB memory stick and are available in a range of memory sizes starting from 1GB and going all the way up to 16GB.

USB Writing Pens

USB Writing Pens

The “writing part” of the pen can be a standard biro (using standard biro refills) or a fountain pen and of course the USB writing pen can be printed or engraved with a personal greeting or your brand/logo.

Just like any quality writing instrument these USB pens are available in top quality gift boxes that will add a personal touch to the gift. Where USB writing pens score highly as a gift is the ability to pre-load onto the flash memory stick information about your company; media files, sales brochures, stock reports, links to web sites etc.

USB writing pens meet all of the criteria of an “executive gift” but because you can pre-load data onto them in a way in which you can with no other gift they ought to be at the top of any executive gift shopping list!

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USB Pens that Write AND Store Data

Friday, November 12th, 2010

One of the key things when you’re looking for a good promotional product or corporate gift is to make sure the item that you giving away is actually going to be useful and is going to be used.

Of course the item needs to be within your target budget, it needs to work well with your company’s brand and it need to be in tune with your target audience. Assuming all of these parameters are met it still needs to tick the “useful” box. There are lots of cheap and cheerful promotional products on the market and these are find if you just want people to say come to your stand at a trade show but, if you want to create some real interest in your company’s products or you want to say express your appreciation to your customers or perhaps speakers at a conference or seminar then “cheap and cheerful” won’t do.

Wooden USB Writing Pens

Wooden USB Writing Pens

With thousands of promotional items now available from sweets to mugs to caps to USB flash drives making the right selection is not easy. USB flash drives printed up with a company logo are incredibly popular at the moment with literally millions of them being given away each year. Given their intrinsic usefulness, their relatively small size (handy if you have to transport lots of them) and their price its no surprise that they are so popular but their popularity is also their weakness.

There is a point where you can just have too many USB flash drives and when this point is reached their usefulness no longer applies. Most people only have a certain amount of data they want to move around or save so whilst one or two USB flash drives are useful beyond this, unless the USB flash drive offers something a little different, they can become “just another flash drive” which is likely to end up unused and discarded in a draw.

USB Pens

USB Pens

If you’ve decided a USB flash drive is fundamentally the right product for your activity or project you might want to consider a USB writing pen rather than a standard USB stick or thumb drive as they are sometimes called. USB writing pens elegantly combine the benefits of giving away a stylish biro or pen that carries your brand with the widely acknowledged benefits of a USB flash drive.

USB pens come is a wide range of styles, colours and finishes and the fountain pen version uses standard ink refills. Typically unscrewing the top of the pen gives access to the USB connector and the on-board memory can be anything from 1GB all the way up to a massive 16GB!

USB Writing Pen

USB Writing Pen

USB writing pens are a little bit different, they’re ideal if you’re going to give them out at a seminar, conference or press event where the delegates are expecting to be given something to take notes with during the event. The extra trick they have up their sleeve is that you can pre-load them tons of information including presentation files, sales brochures, media files etc. In doing this you get a “triple whammy” because you’re giving away a pen, a USB flash drive and you’re supply the recipient with lots of information pre-loaded onto the stick that they can subsequently read or print off at their leisure.

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Organising A Seminar or Conference – Get Some USB Pens

Friday, November 5th, 2010

If you’re been tasked to organise a seminar or conference then on your “to-do” list is going to be incredibly long and will no doubt include much of the following:

  • Identify and book venue making sure it’s the right size for the expected audience, it’s in a location your speakers and attendees can get to and from relatively easily. You also need to make sure that the venue projects the right image for your event. Remember the little things like power to run projectors and computers, lecterns for speakers, adequate height in the room to accommodate your screens and seating that people are going to be happy to sit on for hours at a time.
  • Get your advertising in place early; use all available channels to promote the event including mailing lists, the web, social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.
  • Confirm your speakers and be prepared to chase them for copies of their slides, their bio’s and their speakers’ notes. – make sure they all know where they are going and any specific requirements (dietary etc.) are catered for.
  • Confirm the attendee numbers to the venue and book the catering and refreshments accordingly
  • Arrange for in-venue signage so the attendees can find their way to the event.
  • Select and order some appropriate “thank you” gifts for the speakers.
  • Organise name badges and consider any special seating arrangements for the day.
  • Prepare copies of all of the presentation material from the day to distribute to the attendees. (copy slides, fact sheets, media files, speakers bio’s, running order for the day and information on any follow up events they might be interested in.
  • On the day make sure the attendees have access to paper, pens and refreshments on their tables.
USB Pens

USB Pens

Of course this is by no means a full or comprehensive list more just a “flavour” of the challenge that lies ahead of you. The trick is to take a sharp intake of breath, be grateful for the opportunity/trust that been put in you and plan, plan and plan! Well, a little execution of your plans might also be necessary!

One little thing that might make your life easier and help you to look like a hero is the use of a USB pen – not just any old USB pen drive mind you but a writing pen that also incorporates a USB flash drive. It’ll make your life easier because this one item will allow you to tick off a number of items on your “to-do” list:

USB Pen

USB Pen

  • The USB pen can be used as a “thank you gift” for the speakers
  • The USB pen can be pre-loaded with all of the presentation material from the day, speakers bio’s etc. This means you won’t have to print them and transport them to the venue (hundreds of hard copies of slides and notes can take ages to prepare and collated and will weigh a ton!)
  • The USB pen can be used by the delegates to write notes with during the event
  • Finally the USB pens can be branded up with your company’s name or the event sponsors name to provide a powerful memento of the event the event.

USB pens will save you time and effort and their cost can be more than offset against the savings you’ll make by not printing material (cost and time). They’re also likely to be popular with the attendees who will have a useful gift that contains all of the event information so that it can be transferred to their PC when they get home or back to the office.

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USB Writing Pen Branded With Your Company Logo

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

Pens have been used as promotional items for years and have long established themselves as an excellent gift and or giveaway across all demographics. Part of the reason for their on-going popularity is that you can buy branded pens from a few pennies or you can spend significantly more on top-end fountain pens that are supplied in a beautiful presentation box.

USB Writing Pens

USB Writing Pens

Although we’re becoming more and more technology obsessed as evidenced by the rapid growth in the use of email, texts, tweeting and social networking there is still a place for the humble pen. Even the most ardent and hard core lovers of technology will still typically carry around with them a pen of some description because even in 2010 its difficult to get by without using a writing pen in some situations. Think about writing birthday cards, signing off your expenses, signing contracts, leaving notes on the desks of colleagues, writing cheques and sending in official application forms to name just a few examples of why we still need a writing pen.

If you are looking to use writing pens as a giveaway, gift or “thank you” at an event, show, seminar or conference then one option is a USB writing pen. These innovative and exciting products combine all of the well know and established benefits of a traditional writing pen with the benefits of a USB flash drive!

USB Pens

USB Pens

Embedded in the body of the pen (accessed by unscrewing the body of the pen) is a USB connector, a USB flash memory module and a flash memory controller chip. The USB flash memory element of the pen works just like any standalone USB stick, it can come in memory sizes from 64MB all the way up to a whopping 16GB and it allows the user to store and transfer their personal data with them – all secreted in the body of a writing pen!

USB writing pens are physically no larger than many conventional pens, they can be branded with a company logo just like a conventional pen and as you would expect they write just like conventional pens.

From a pricing perspective USB pens are only marginally more expensive than a standard branded USB memory stick but the dual functionality more than makes up for this small price premium. When comparing the price of USB pens to “standard pens” its more difficult because the price range of pens is so wide – they are of course quite a bit more expensive than standard biro’s but equally they are significantly cheaper than some of the more expensive biro’s, rollerballs and fountain pens that are available.

Most suppliers of branded USB memory sticks will also supply branded USB pens so next time you’re after a quote ask them to include USB pens. You might be surprised at just how inexpensive they are today and your customer, clients and/or staff will love them!

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USB Writing Pens – A Novel Idea

Monday, October 4th, 2010

Of course there are very few people that write novels with pens these days with most authors seeming to prefer PC’s or Mac’s. So, apologies for the pun but USB writing pens really are a cracking idea, particularly for seminars, conferences and press events and particularly when the USB pens are branded up with your company logo.

USB Writing Pens

USB Writing Pens

If you think about it most of these activities require companies that are participating in them to hand out lots of supporting material, copies of presentation slides, speaker notes, agendas and details of other forthcoming events/activities. The attendees on the other hand are likely to want to write lots of notes throughout the event(s) so its typical to provide pens to enable them to do this (often provided by the hotel or venue at which the event is being held)

USB writing pens tackle these two requirements in one simple but nevertheless attractive and stylish approach. The USB pens look and work just like any regular pen but they have the added benefit of containing a USB connector and flash memory. So, it’s possible to pre-load all of the conference or event data (speaker notes etc.) onto the USB pens flash memory and to hand these out to the delegates/attendees and equip them not only with the content from the days event but also with a writing pen so they can start making notes straight away.

USB Pens

USB Pens

Typically the USB connector is discretely tucked away inside the main body of the pen and is accessed by unscrewing the top half of the pen. When revealed the USB “half” of the pen can then be used just like any normal USB memory stick. This means that not only can the recipient access and print the data you have stored on it but they can also use the flash memory to save their own data to and carry it around with them.

USB pens are popular because they are easy to carry (simply clip them inside your suit or jacket pocket), they’re

USB Pen

USB Pen

discrete, they look great and they carry branding very well. They’re also a little different from the standard USB flash drives that are typically given away so they create a bit more of an “impact” when given out.

The pens come in a range of different memory sizes starting at 512MB all the way up to 8GB. Some models include a laser pointer and small torch but most are just a “biro” style pens. Because of the need to include a standard USB connector they are a little “fatter” than a conventional pen but not enough to make it a problem or to detract from their overall aesthetics.

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USB Pens – Is The Art Of Writing With A Pen Dead

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

With the phenomenal growth in the use of email, texts, smart phones, blogs, and other PC and technology orientated gadgets these days is it finally time to consign the pen to the dustbin.

Its not just “old fashioned” letter writing that has taken a huge hit. Simple, everyday things we used to use a pen for have are either in decline or have disappeared altogether. Consider the following:

  • We no longer use a pen to sign credit card vouchers in store because paper vouchers have now been replaced with a Chip & PIN system.
  • Hand written cheques are in terminal decline and the banks are keen to withdraw them altogether sighting alternatives like debit and credit cards, on-line backing and ATM’s as replacements
  • Greeting cards can now be sent virtually over the web albeit they never seem quite as personal as a hand written card.
  • Phone numbers are exchanged over networks and directly from phone to phone rather than being scribbled down and entered into a diary
  • The emergence of small portable PC tablets and products like the iPad will eventually replace the notepad in meetings at work and ultimately at school.
  • Deliver drivers and the postman now typically ask for an electronic signature onto a hand-held terminal rather than onto a paper sheet with a conventional pen.

These are just a few examples of how the use of the pen is declining in our everyday life. But, the reality is that pens are going to be with us for many years to come and realistically whilst the use of pens is in decline many of us still love the personal expression and simple pleasure of using a pen to write with. There are also circumstances where there is simply no substitute for pen and paper!

USB Pens

USB Pens

Pens have long been a favourite product within the promotional industry primarily because they are relatively cheap and they’re handy to have. But, even this product has been caught up with the onward march of technology. Today rather than give away a standard pen or perhaps a fountain pen many companies instead prefer to give-away USB pens. These are hybrid products that still look and function like a pen but they double up as a USB memory stick. Inside the barrel of the pen is a USB connector and a flash memory chip. This allows the USB pen to carry literally thousands of documents and images just like a conventional USB memory stick.

The USB pen is however likely to be just another small interim step on the path to the ultimate demise of the pen as we know it today.

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Printed USB Pens – The Write Choice

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

One of the most popular promotional products of all times has got to be the ubiquitous writing pen. Whether it’s a cheap and cheerful biro or a top of the range classic fountain pen they have been given away in the tens of millions.

Why? Well, for one thing you can pick them up for pennies so if your budget is tight then a simple, cheap, printed biro will often suffice. At the other end of the scale if you’re out to impress you can spend a small fortune of gilded fountain pens from some of the world’s top brands – ideal if you need a small number for a signing ceremony for example.

USB Pen and Tin

USB Pen and Tin

Pens are always a good choice because everyone uses them, many of us carry them around with us, they don’t need batteries or any other technology to use them and they are simple enough for everyone irrespective of age or demographic profile. Put simply you can’t really go wrong if you’re using a pen as a promotional tool or corporate give-away. The trick is to judge the amount you spend on pens to make sure the quality of the product reflects your target audience. Cheap is great but not every high flying corporate executive is going to be impressed with a “throw-away” biro and might just decide to do exactly that with it!

Coming hard on the heels of the humble pen on the “Promotional Products Most Wanted” list is the branded USB memory stick. This is a relative newcomer in the promotional sector having really only come to prominence in the last few years but boy is it catching up fast.

Branded USB Pens

Branded USB Pens

Branded memory sticks or flash drives as they are often called are now significantly cheaper than they were and minimum order quantities have fallen to as low as 50 pieces. The beauty of these products is that unlike a pen you can pre-load all of your sales material, presentation slides, price lists, media files onto the flash memory and save yourself the cost of printing this collateral. This also makes them incredibly handy for anyone your distribute them to because not only do they not have to carry huge amounts of printed material around with them but they can use the space on the memory stick to store and save their own personal data.

Of course it is possible to combine the best of both worlds and buy branded USB pens. These are writing pens with an integral USB connector and built in flash memory. They work just like any pen and just like any USB flash drive. They’re available in a range of styles, colours and different price bands and they can all optionally be supplied in gift boxes.

So rather than just settling for another plain old pen why not consider a branded USB pen – they’re cheaper than you might think but make a great impression.

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