{"id":18658,"date":"2013-09-18T18:45:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T02:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/?p=18658"},"modified":"2020-06-03T07:39:02","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T07:39:02","slug":"6-reasons-photographers-switching-flash-drives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/6-reasons-photographers-switching-flash-drives\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Reasons Photographers Love Wedding USB Flash Drives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a photographer and you want an article to convince you that it&#8217;s time to do the switch from DVDs to wedding USB flash drives?<\/p>\n<p>Well, this is it. As you may know, we do DVD duplication as well so we&#8217;re not just advocating that you do the switch for us to gain more profit. Whether you choose to get DVDs or flash drives, our business would still be a-ok because we do both.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, moving on. You see, <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/why-you-should-keep-buying-blu-rays-and-dvds\/\">DVDs are forever worth buying and collecting<\/a>&#8230;for movies, that is. But when we&#8217;re talking about photographs and short video clips, whether it&#8217;s for a wedding or a company event, we highly recommend the flash drive. Why? Here are the reasons:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30a0d5ca227\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30a0d5ca227\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/6-reasons-photographers-switching-flash-drives\/#the-wedding-usb-flash-drive-strengthens-your-brand\" >THE WEDDING USB FLASH DRIVE STRENGTHENS YOUR BRAND<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/6-reasons-photographers-switching-flash-drives\/#the-wedding-usb-flash-drive-strengthens-your-clients-brand-image\" >THE WEDDING USB FLASH DRIVE STRENGTHENS YOUR CLIENT&#8217;S BRAND\/ IMAGE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/6-reasons-photographers-switching-flash-drives\/#the-wedding-usb-flash-drive-works-in-the-new-macbook-pros-the-dvds-dont\" >THE WEDDING USB FLASH DRIVE WORKS IN THE NEW MACBOOK PROS, THE DVDs DON&#8217;T.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/6-reasons-photographers-switching-flash-drives\/#the-wedding-usb-flash-drive-can-be-a-good-souvenir-item-or-giveaway\" >THE WEDDING USB FLASH DRIVE CAN BE A GOOD SOUVENIR ITEM OR GIVEAWAY<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/6-reasons-photographers-switching-flash-drives\/#the-wedding-usb-flash-drive-is-not-as-fragile-as-discs\" >THE WEDDING USB FLASH DRIVE IS\u00a0NOT AS FRAGILE AS DISCS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/6-reasons-photographers-switching-flash-drives\/#almost-all-tvs-in-the-market-have-usb-ports\" >ALMOST ALL TVs IN THE MARKET HAVE USB PORTS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-wedding-usb-flash-drive-strengthens-your-brand\"><\/span><strong>THE <\/strong><strong>WEDDING USB <\/strong><strong>FLASH DRIVE STRENGTHENS YOUR BRAND<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-29367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/wedding-photography-usb-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/wedding-photography-usb-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/wedding-photography-usb-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/wedding-photography-usb-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/wedding-photography-usb-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/wedding-photography-usb.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Offering them a USB flash drive in cool packaging instead of the usual DVD would automatically make them think &#8220;wow, this photographer is awesome&#8221; and would automatically give you big points for it. The next time they or their friend would need a photographer, you&#8217;d surely be on the top of their list. And you know what will happen when they pass around the flash drive to their friends and family? Brand recall. Don&#8217;t forget to put your website somewhere so they&#8217;d know how to contact you.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-wedding-usb-flash-drive-strengthens-your-clients-brand-image\"><\/span><strong>THE WEDDING USB FLASH DRIVE STRENGTHENS YOUR CLIENT&#8217;S BRAND\/ IMAGE<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/promotional-usb-flash-drives-liquids-awesome-idea\/\">Flash drives can be customized<\/a> to match your client&#8217;s brand or theme of event. We have over 1,000 customizable designs to choose from and if you can&#8217;t find the one you need, we can mold a design specifically for you. There&#8217;s no limit to the design.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-wedding-usb-flash-drive-works-in-the-new-macbook-pros-the-dvds-dont\"><\/span><strong>THE <\/strong><strong>WEDDING USB <\/strong><strong>FLASH DRIVE WORKS IN THE NEW MACBOOK PROS, THE DVDs DON&#8217;T.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-29368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/turned-on-laptop-with-flash-drive-plug-in-591647-51e3d55ba466409aaaff23f74097ff5c-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/turned-on-laptop-with-flash-drive-plug-in-591647-51e3d55ba466409aaaff23f74097ff5c-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/turned-on-laptop-with-flash-drive-plug-in-591647-51e3d55ba466409aaaff23f74097ff5c.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apple decided that it&#8217;s about time we get rid of DVDs and so they released new MacBook Pros without a disc drive in them. We&#8217;re pretty sure your high-end clients would be disappointed if you give them DVDs and realized &#8220;Woops! it doesn&#8217;t play on a Macbook.&#8221; It&#8217;s not your fault but the feelings they have associated with your brand matters. To be safe, ask every client if they&#8217;re using Mac and give them the option to have it in a custom flash drive.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-wedding-usb-flash-drive-can-be-a-good-souvenir-item-or-giveaway\"><\/span><strong>THE <\/strong><strong>WEDDING USB <\/strong><strong>FLASH DRIVE CAN BE A GOOD SOUVENIR ITEM OR GIVEAWAY<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>So instead of your clients buying a separate item for giveaways, they can just request a custom flash drive from you instead. That&#8217;s two things for the price of one. With a giveaway like that, the guests would surely be impressed.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-wedding-usb-flash-drive-is-not-as-fragile-as-discs\"><\/span><strong>THE <\/strong><strong>WEDDING USB <\/strong><strong>FLASH DRIVE IS\u00a0NOT AS FRAGILE AS DISCS<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-29369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/broken-dvd-disc-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"542\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/broken-dvd-disc-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/broken-dvd-disc.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our discs are very sturdy but if you want something that&#8217;s as sturdy as a rock, this is it. Definitely won&#8217;t have scratches and would require a lot of pounding before you break it in two.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"almost-all-tvs-in-the-market-have-usb-ports\"><\/span><strong>ALMOST ALL TVs IN THE MARKET HAVE USB PORTS<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Now they won&#8217;t have to view their pictures from the laptop, they can plug your flash drive onto their 60-inch flatscreen TV.<\/p>\n<p>Pretty soon, every photographer will be switching to flash drives but, of course, you should still offer DVDs because that&#8217;s a much cheaper format. It&#8217;s just always good to give your clients options.<\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b><i>James Hill<\/i><\/b><i> is a veteran of the music industry. He first worked at Warner Reprise Records then later joined Interscope\/ Geffen Records where he managed producers and songwriters and got his first platinum record for Keyshia Cole&#8217;s The Way It Is. He is now helping indie artists with branding and manufacturing through his company <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Unified Manufacturing<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>, a CD\/DVD\/vinyl and merch company in LA.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a photographer and you want an article to convince you that it&#8217;s time to do the switch from DVDs to wedding USB flash drives? Well, this is it. 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