USB Wristbands A Big Hit With Schools
I guess it should come as no surprise but the USB wristbands are incredibly popular with school and colleges at the moment. It's not because everyone is bored with standard USB flash drives but because the schools are looking for something a little bit different.
USB wristbands have exactly the same functionality as other USB drives, they come in a wide range of memory sizes and they can be produced in different colours and different sizes (for larger and smaller wrists)
As well as being incredibly useful to store and carry homework and research on they're also great fun and the children that are given them tend to get very enthusiastic about them. For schools or colleges that have a "house" structure they can buy them with a different colour for each house.
If you've got children of school age don't be surprised if you see them coming home anytime soon with a USB wristband
07/05/2011
06/23/2011
Black and Yellow USB Flash Drives
It was only a couple of weeks ago that I seemed to be cursing the radio every 5 minutes when Wiz Khalifia Black and Yellow song was blasting out at us in the office. I admit it's a pretty good song but after you've heard it what seems like a million times it begins to grate!
I'm not sure if the people buying USB flash drives from USB2U picked up on the whole "Black and Yellow" vibe because there seems to have been a flurry of branded USB flash drive produced with black and yellow colours.
If you're looking to make a strong visual impact then these colours seem to work really well albeit I've seen other colour options that are equally as strong.
Syringe USB Flash Drives - banned in the USA
We've sold loads of USB syringes to a range of big name pharmaceutical companies in Europe and providing the cost is under £5 (around 7 euros) then its all ok and is not perceived to be any sort of "bribe" or inducement - to be fair no one wants the GP's or Consultants swayed in their treatment or drug options so its understandable.
With the growing use of USB flash drives to deliver content and information it's a tricky one - after all these things are delivering electronically and with less impact on the envirnoment the same information that would be delivered in printed brochures.
In the USA all "gifts" no matter how small or trivial seem to have been banned - even basic pens, pencils and CD's. It'll be interesting to see if this stance changes at all in the near future.
06/20/2011
Go Large on Your USB Flash Drives
You have to take your hat off to the fast food establishments around the world because judging by the size of the average waist size in the countries where they are popular they're very succesful at what they do!
Vendors of USB memory sticks on the other hand tend to be a little too conservative when it comes to upselling which is a pity because the price differential between a 1GB USB flash drive and a 2GB USB flash drive is tiny. So, next time you're looking to buy these branded with your company or school logo on perhaps you should prompt them to give you a price for go large!
Custom USB Planes
Now these custom USB flash drives are georgeous - they're made from top quality polished stainless steel, they're heavy and they look fab.
The only downside is they are so heavy you wouldn't really want to carry them around with you but they do double up as a brilliant paperweight. It's the sort of thing you've really go to see/feel in the flesh to get a proper feel for the quality of the thing.
In terms of marketing, the Sky's the limit with these custom planes (I know - poor pun)
Cartier 8Gb Flash Drives - Only $800 each!
Go on - how many would you like at $800 a piece - that's just a touch over $790 more than a standard 8GB flash drive that will deliver the same functionality. OK, I know its got the Cartier brand on it and its made (partly) from a precious metal but even so this is a serious amount of anyone's money.
I guess if you've got some very wealthy clients and you want to impress them with something a little bit differrent then these might be an option.
I can understand people paying a lot of money for a Cartier Watch or a piece of fine jewellery but I'm not sure about these sticks because they do look just like any standard "rectangular" stick.
For companies with a smaller budget 4GB USB flash drives customised with a logo or metal flash drives engraved with a logo are less than $10 each!
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