The Music Industry: USB Drives as Promotional Tools

In the music industry it’s important to always find a new way to promote your music or artists. Otherwise, you’ll never grow upwards and outwards. Rewarding your fans for their loyalty is key in the music industry. Once someone has developed an appreciation for the music you put out they will typically remain fans. However, it is always good to do something kind for their continued support. 

Fans are loyal. They buy CD’s, songs from iTunes, boost your visibility on YouTube, freely promote you every time they make a reference to you in their social media, buy posters etc. All of those items add up and some material items are not even reusable. So why not invest in something affordable, rewarding and functional?

Bands like bestselling artist No Doubt and Fool’s Gold Records have taken advantage of custom USB Drives for those very reasons. They each worked with USB Promos to design a one-of-a-kind USB drive.

No Doubt decided to do a limited release of their new album, Push and Shove. The ABS plastic drive was designed to mimic a rubik's cube. It acted like one too- when you twisted the drive like a rubik's cube it revealed the actual USB.

 Fool’s Gold Records sold their limited edition album, “Loosies” on a custom cigarette shaped drive. It was made from rubber 3D PVC. Pulling off the filter revealed the USB.

Their drive was sold in a completely customized package as well:
 
Both clients provided USB Promos with the music files and we pre-loaded them onto the drives. When a DJ or fan received the custom drive they were able to download the complete album to their computers. Also, they were able to use the drive for personal use thereafter. While stickers fade, concerts become a memory and posters are outgrown- everyone needs a USB drive. It serves as a walking advertisement essentially.

For more information or ideas on how to others have used custom USB drives, take a look at our idea gallery.

USB Promos: Promotional USB Drives in the Fashion Industry

Fashion trends change fast and that means you’ve got to keep your marketing tools up to date. Just as each season brings a new catalog for your business, it’s important to give your followers a new way to browse through it. Typically businesses mail out a thick paper catalog, but that is an outdated method.

Consumers are more visual and interactive in 2013. They like being presented new ideas with new methods. Flipping through the age old paper catalog might appeal to some, but the younger generations like anything communicated to them through technology. That’s why many companies are making the transition to putting their fashion catalogs online or even in a USB drive. A flash drive? That’s right. 

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Marketing teams have stumbled upon another use for the traditional USB drive you save your documents to. Now you can actually customise the drive to look and feel like your brand. You can change the colors of casing, font, print your logo on it and preload data to the drive.

Actually, you can even have a custom shape drive made for your business. When it is finished it will look like a miniature replica of your logo or most famous product.

Custom shape lotion USB

Regardless of the style drive you choose, the sole idea behind it is to act as a promotional tool for your fashion or glamour business. After customizing your drive, you can have the new catalog preloaded onto the USB. Next, hand your custom USBs out at the next fashion show, event, mail them to loyal customers or even use it as a free gift for ordering. 

After the catalog has been looked through, the consumer can delete the data and use it as their personal flash drive. Every time they use the custom drive, he or she will think about your company. Not to mention all of the others who will see and want one when images of the “free cool so-and-so USB” pictures are uploaded to social media sites. Think of it as gorilla marketing on the cheap. 

To see some good examples check out this idea gallery by USB Promos. It’s loaded with the different ways people/businesses have used their drives.

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What to Expect for RUSH Delivery Services: USB Drives

We’re so rushed these days. We never have time to finish what we need to or go to a physical store to buy things. Our minds are programmed to ‘go go go’ non-stop which shows itself when we won’t even consider options that do not fit into our schedule. Actually, we are more prone to impulsively buying lesser quality items if it means we don’t have to wait.

However, not everything that is delivered to your doorstep faster means poorer quality. In the technology world, customized USB drives can actually be high quality personalized/delivered items. There are articles written stating that any personalized USB drive will be crap if it is rushed delivered, but that simply isn’t the case. Some USB companies know how to do it the right way and produce quality items.

If you are looking to bulk order USB drives  and receive them quickly , these are things you should look for:

RUSH

Typically, businesses that have a fast delivery option will call it RUSH (delivery) or they have a ‘7 day turnaround’. If they promote those options or have a similar phrase, the business is creditable for providing a quick shipment service. IF you have to inquire about fast turnaround, odds are the business does not offer that service. They may try to keep your business saying that they “can do it for you” “offer it but don’t promote it” “can try” etc. But simply decline the offer at that point because if it is not a specialty of theirs already, you risk your order turning out poorly.

Sales team knows the process

When placing an order for RUSH delivery, be sure to ask your sales rep about the process. The person should be knowledgeable about the process. Them being able to tell you about XYZ means that they do this regularly, they are involved and will be able to communicate to you what step of the process your order is in (if need be).

Keywords

Again, keywords you are looking for should deal with
●    Mock-up within 24 hours
○    Demonstrates quick communication/production process
●    Printing time takes XXX hours
○    Demonstrates their ability to communicate and manage tasks
●    Curing time is XXX
○    Demonstrates knowledge and credibility. Not enough curing times results in smudged/smeared/scratched USB drives.
●    Quality control (QH) steps are XXX
○    Proper quality control means you will have perfect drives.
●    Securely packaged to deter scratches from movement
○    Considerate of you, your money and your time.

If you’re looking around for the perfect party favor, tradeshow promotional tool or any innovative marketing tool, USB Promos is a good place to start. They offer a wide variety of products and services like the RUSH delivery.

3 Holiday Gift Ideas to Save Money and Time

The holidays are upon us. That means your years peak of stress is too. Regardless of if you are a large or small business owner, mom, event coordinator, getting married etc. Gift giving is a stressful thing to do. You have to take into consideration the time gifts will take to make/buy, your personal finances, whether the gifts will be well received…it is a lot to consider.

This holiday season, I suggest looking for a business like USB Promos that offers multiple products you can personalize under one website. They also offer a RUSH delivery service that allows you to receive your order in under seven business days.

1) Custom USB drives

These are the ultimate techie lover gift or a great option for those who love technology. Which is everyone these days. You can make a personalized USB Drives for as many people as you need and the best part is it’s actually a functional gift. It will be used and every time is it used, you will be remembered as the person who gave them a cool gift.

2) MP3 or MP4 player

Music devices are all the rage these days. So why not offer your employees or guests a custom music player that maybe even has a few of your favorite songs preloaded to the drive? You could even include a note that says “I hope you enjoy the relaxing sounds during this season.” Pretty clever.

3) Computer Mice 

 These are always a fun option considering office employees can’t do much to personalize their work space. Think outside of the box and gift them with a fun mouse for their computer or maybe even laptop.