{"id":19221,"date":"2014-02-10T18:22:53","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T02:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/?p=19221"},"modified":"2024-01-25T07:39:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T07:39:23","slug":"7-reasons-promote-custom-flash-drives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/7-reasons-promote-custom-flash-drives\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Reasons to Promote Using Custom Flash Drives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you still promoting your band, company, or business in the old-fashioned way?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I&#8217;m talking about calendars, keychains, pens and such. There&#8217;s nothing wrong with those promo items except that they&#8217;re don&#8217;t have as much impact as the modern, hip USB flash drive.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some solid reasons why you should replace your usual promo items with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/promotional-usb-flash-drives-liquids-awesome-idea\/\">custom USB flash drive<\/a>:<\/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-6a4db7314ebbb\" 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-6a4db7314ebbb\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/7-reasons-promote-custom-flash-drives\/#1-you-can-put-videos-games-and-other-fun-promo-stuff\" >1. You can put videos, games, and other fun promo stuff.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/7-reasons-promote-custom-flash-drives\/#2-your-client-will-not-likely-throw-it-away\" >2. Your client will not likely throw it \u00a0away.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/7-reasons-promote-custom-flash-drives\/#3-it-will-increase-the-value-of-your-brand\" >3. It will increase the value of your brand.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/7-reasons-promote-custom-flash-drives\/#4-its-something-youd-be-proud-to-give-away\" >4. It&#8217;s something you&#8217;d be proud to give away.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/7-reasons-promote-custom-flash-drives\/#5-its-actually-not-as-expensive-as-you-think\" >5. It&#8217;s actually not as expensive as you think.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/7-reasons-promote-custom-flash-drives\/#6-there-are-so-many-good-looking-usb-packaging\" >6. There are so many good-looking USB packaging.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/7-reasons-promote-custom-flash-drives\/#7-it-gets-passed-along\" >7. It gets passed along.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-you-can-put-videos-games-and-other-fun-promo-stuff\"><\/span><strong>1. You can put videos, games, and other fun promo stuff.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of course what&#8217;s good about the USB, aside from the high customizability in design, is what you can put in it.<\/p>\n<p>This is why the other promo items are so far behind. You can&#8217;t put promo videos and games in an organizer or keychain.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-your-client-will-not-likely-throw-it-away\"><\/span><strong>2. Your client will not likely throw it \u00a0away.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Who throws away USB Flash Drives?<\/p>\n<p>Nobody. Who throws away flyers and calendars and key chains? Almost everybody.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-it-will-increase-the-value-of-your-brand\"><\/span><strong>3. It will increase the value of your brand.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Offering them a flash drive instead of the usual DVD or promo item would automatically make them think \u201cwow, this person\/company\/band is awesome\u201d and would automatically give you big points for it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-its-something-youd-be-proud-to-give-away\"><\/span><strong>4. It&#8217;s something you&#8217;d be proud to give away.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The feeling of handing your clients custom flash drives feels like the complete opposite of handing them flyers.<\/p>\n<p>With flyers, you feel like a salesman who&#8217;s hustling to make a sale but with a custom flash drive, it&#8217;s like you&#8217;re main goal is to offer good service more than getting money.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-its-actually-not-as-expensive-as-you-think\"><\/span><strong>5. It&#8217;s actually not as expensive as you think.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We can make custom flash drives that will suit any budget.<\/p>\n<p>Sure it&#8217;s not as cheap as cheap as custom calendars but it could definitely be cheaper than planners.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-there-are-so-many-good-looking-usb-packaging\"><\/span><strong>6. There are so many good-looking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/usb-flash-drive-packaging\/\">USB packaging<\/a>.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As if you have not given your clients and prospects more than what they could ask for in a giveaway, you package it in an equally awesome packaging.<\/p>\n<p>What does that say about you and your company?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-it-gets-passed-along\"><\/span><strong>7. It gets passed along.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>USB drives are often passed along to people who would never have heard of you otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>And you know what will happen when they pass around the flash drive to their friends and family?<\/p>\n<p>Brand recall. Don\u2019t forget to put your website somewhere so they\u2019d know how to contact you.<\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><b><i>James Hill<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0is 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\u2019s The Way It Is. He is now helping indie artists with branding and manufacturing through his company\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Unified Manufacturing<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>, a CD\/DVD,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/vinyl-pressing\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">custom vinyl records<\/a> and merch company in LA.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"aiosrs-rating-wrap\" data-schema-id=\"31663\">\n<div class=\"aiosrs-star-rating-wrap \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you still promoting your band, company, or business in the old-fashioned way? Yes, I&#8217;m talking about calendars, keychains, pens and such. There&#8217;s nothing wrong with those promo items except that they&#8217;re don&#8217;t have as much impact as the modern, hip USB flash drive. 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