subject: Five Tipson Buying The Top Promotional Flash Drives [print this page] 1. Find the Perfect Fit1. Find the Perfect Fit
There are many standard sizes and designs of flash drives available on the market. The twister memory stick is the most well-known, but this is not ideal forcampaignits relatively small and thus complex and/or large logo's might not fit on it. To assist you what's right for your brand, seek advise to a supplier to work up different mock-ups and samples with your logo and send them to you. Most companies do this free of charge.
2. Go Big Time There is a balance between picking flash memory capacity based on your resources versus a higher level of memory that makes the custom flash drives more attractive to the recipient. As you'd contemplate on the smaller the memory capacity of your promotional flash drives, the smaller budget you will spend. However, if you're looking to pre-load and "lock" your company data onto the promotional flash drives, it's important to make sure that there is adequate space, not only for this data but also to secure the drive is of value to the user. Thus, look for promotional flash drives that can store a considerable amount of data that can make it attractive to the market.
3. Find the Best Print
Typically corporate flash drives are "spot printed" but they can also be laser etchedor embossed. Another option that's growing in popularity is to use "Dome Stickers." These top-caliber quality stickers allow complex logo's to be printed and protected under a layer of resin and are suitable for logos with tints or graduated colors.
4. Find the SuitableImage Format
Since the company imprint on promotional flash drives are small, make sure that it is of high quality so that consumers can see through it. If you want your customized flash drives to look good then its importantthat you provide your artwork in the highest resolution, in a format that does not compress the image data, e.g. Jpeg. Ideally, you must provide your artwork in EPS or AI format.
5. Go for Quality Not all financially bearable corporate logoedflash drives are in good shape. Likewise, not all costly promotional flash drives are good ones. There are certain components to consider when comparing prices for promotional flash drives. Make sure the expenses you are being quoted are for new Grade A chips and not re-cycled or Grade B chips that have a much major failure rate. Furthermore, make sure that all of the feequoted is fully inclusive, e.g. does it include; print set up, print origination, pantone matching, data-loading, accessories delivery. Even if you have a small budget allocated for your company, this does not mean that you will constantlygo for cheap promotional items. Always keep in mind that how long will youritem last is how long your business will be remembered.
