Personalised Phone Gadgets

More than a billion mobile phone connections have been added to the global tally in just 18 months, according to Wireless Intelligence; bringing the world wide total to more than five billion connections.

In many regions, penetration exceeds 100%, where there is more than one connection per person in the country. Ben Wood, mobile phone analyst at CCS Insight said the mobile phone may be “the most prolific consumer device on the planet”.

“If you just take the UK in 1987, when the first mobile companies launched, an industry insider predicted a maximum of 10,000 phones…Now almost every adult, child and domestic pet seems to have one, given that 30 million phones are sold every year in the UK,” he said.

With so many of the things, using promotional mobile phone accessories as upmarket marketing tools may not be a bad idea. Gift Selection in conjunction with Gadgets2order can supply practically any personalised phone accessory you can think off.

In their new brochure you will find a branded iPhone case, this plastic hard case can have a full colour print, with a great print area to maximise your design. Another new product is the ‘G Dock’, which is manufactured from recycled cardboard and combines the functionality of a multi-purpose docking station or phone stand with a large 4 colour process for advertising space.

My favourite ‘up market’ gadget is a ‘grippy’ phone holder which is suitable for al mobiles; it has an integral card reader/USB hub and charging adapters for iPhone, Blackberry, Nokia and Sony Erikson phones.

Contact their friendly team for more information!

Data Protection Laws

Branded USBs are a big seller in the promotional products world, I’d be prepared to bet you have one yourself in your home.  In the cut through, hard nosed, corporate world, USBS have in some cases become a victim of their own success. How many USBs or even computers has organisation lost in the last year? It should probably be more of a concern then you think.

Sanctions for non-compliance with data protection laws, will be clamping down on lax organisations this month. The Information Commissioner’s Office can levy fines of up to £500k for series data security breaches e.g. failing to encrypt data on portable devices. Watch out, they can also conduct audits on whether data processing complies with best practise and issue enforcement notices. Employers must have appropriate security systems in place, with consistent processes for sharing sensitive information!

As well as supply promotional USB sticks, Gift Selection can supply a range of extra secure USBs, designed to be used with particular sensitive date. If you need a branded USB with a number lock on, or even one with finger print recognition technology – you know who to call.

Bespoke USB Sticks

You can buy twist style promotional USB drives from the world and his wife these days, but now you can order completely bespoke moulded PVC USB drives from Gift Selection & Gadgets2order.

Their new ‘yourMemory’ USB sticks, go one step further (more like a leap further) by offering your organisation a personalization process to fully reflect your image and corporate identity. Thanks to the versatility of soft PVC, the creative possibilities for your organisation are endless. Practically any organisation can benefit from such a personalised product, either as an upmarket product for management, prize winners or as an item for re-sale.

Despite being fully customizable, the minimum order quantity is just 100 pieces. Now you can order bespoke promotional items from the Far East – but don’t have to live with the large order quantities. As usual a full range of memory capacities are available, gift boxes are as standard, and further accessories are available such as lanyards too!

Creating an entirely custom made USB stick may seem like a complicating and daunting project, but the friendly team at Gift Selection will ensure the process is as stress free as possible.

Order Wood USB Drives

We’ve been having a fair bit of interest in eco friendly promotional flash-drives recently, with the relatively new wooden models proving to be of particular interest.

Wooden promotional USB drives from ecoproducts2order come in all shapes, sizes and tones. If you want a quote on a wooden promotional flashdrive, contact their friendly team but don’t forget to mention what memory size you require. If you’re unsure what is best, the most common option is to have a 1Gb memory.

With all promotional USB flashdrives, memory sizes start at around 512mb working its way up to around 8Gb. If you don’t mention what memory size you require or your unsure, they will usually quote you at a 1gb size. If high tech matters aren’t your strength, don’t be afraid of asking what memory size would best suit the purpose of your promotion - as the staff will be happy to help.

Alternative eco friendly materials to wood are; bamboo, recycled plastic or may personal favourite – recycled paper! These eco flash drives can be printed, but I think they can often look better engraved. Like branding any promotional item, it all comes down to personal taste and what artwork you’re working with. As I say, do get in contact if you have any questions at all regarding branding techniques. 

Liquid Flashdrives

Promotional USB flashdrives are available in all shapes and sizes, but the latest novelty addition is the Liquid Flashdrive. Gadgets2order are leading the way in supplying liquid printed USB sticks, which make for eye catching promotional items.

Novelty printed USBs are everywhere, but one great fact about liquid USBs is that you can choose what little character floats inside them. These lovable little floating characters are a great way to help market your brand in a fun way.

A useful point to note about these printed flashdrives is that the minimum order quantity is only 100 pieces. This quality promotional liquid USB drive has a high speed USB 2.0 as standard, and is available in every memory size from 128mb to 8gb.

Call the friendly team at gadgets2order today for a quote, visual or sample of the new promotional Liquid USB!

Beware Of The Fake USB Man

The popular promotional USB men have been going from strength to strength recently. However beware of a flood of fake promotional USB men that have been reported to have entered the market.

Promotional printed USB men are more expensive then regular USB flash drives, so you’ll want to make sure you getting the genuine article. Gadgets2order has the full range of printed promotional USB men, and you can be rest assured you’re getting the real deal. When ordering a printed USB man ask your supplier for a sample first, this will go someway to protect you against fakes. If you believe you have been offered a counterfeit promotional item, then please e:mail counterfeit@giftselection.com.

If you see a printed USB man and the price looks too good to be true, then it will be. If you have any questions about a printed USB men, (as they can be confusing) then contact the USB experts at gadgets2order.

Eco USB Flash Drives

Printed USB flash drives are a popular promotional item for all kinds of businesses. Promotional flash drives have for a long time been a staple marketing tool, as a quality trade show giveaway or as a mailing item. Promotional flash drives have come along way in the last few years, with many new materials being available other than regular plastic.

Gadgets2order has recently seen a massive overhaul of its promotional USB drives, and now offers many great flash drives in new materials. Natural looking wooden USB drives are becoming more and more popular, and gadgets2order has an attractive selection. Whether you’re interested in wood USB flash drives for an environmental point of view or from an aesthetic one, they still make eye catching promotional office items.

Other environmentally friendly flash drives are one’s made out of bamboo rather than wood, which have a particularly nice feel to them. If your business is looking for an eco friendly flash drive that is a little unusual, gadgets2order has recently made available recycled paper flash drives too.

Using natural products like wood and bamboo, as well as recycled products like paper and plastic for promotional items is obviously kinder on the environment. But promotional flash drives are eco friendly in perhaps more surprising ways. Click here to read another article explaining the eco benefits of using promotional flash drives as a corporate gift.

Whether you’re looking for a pale wood USB flash drive or one with a darker or coloured finish, their friendly team will be able to advise you appropriately.

How To Save The Planet

Environmentally friendly promotional products have never been so popular, and rightly so as the business world becomes accustomed to the consequences of global warming.

With eco corporate gifts taken many forms, one is often left wondering which is the most eco friendly promotional product. It seems the answer has been under our noses the whole time. Promotional USB memory drives are actually the unlikely hero of the green revolution.

How can a promotional product be so eco friendly when they are not biodegradable, and tend not to be made from recycled materials. The answer is that you’re humble personalised USB flash drive is actually saving hundreds, if not thousands of trees.

It has been estimated that a typical USB flash of 1GB, can hold enough documents that would be the equivalent of fifty trees. What is more, every time the promotional flash drives memory is reused the number of tree lives you have spared multiplies. Also your business can now purchase the USB drives pre-loaded with your business’ custom data on, and save thousands of pounds in printing costs, as well as helping the environment.

Promotional USB drives can be especially eco friendly, as now they are available in various green materials. A stylish option would be a wood or maybe a bamboo flash drive, with  recycled plastic options also available.

Looking Into USB’s

Promotional USB drives have become an icon of the corporate gift industry. It seems every promotional campaign, isn’t complete without the humble promotional flash drive. USB sticks are no question one of the most useful gadgets in any office. They make great promotional items due to their practicality, but also because of their relative low cost, attractiveness and low weight.

It’s clear to most businesses, that USB drives make ideal promotional products. However before ordering, one has a number of factors to consider, ensuring your business chooses the most appropriate corporate gift. 

The most obvious factor for any promotional campaign is your business’ budget. Promotional USB flash drives are available in a wide range of prices, starting from as little as around two pounds! Although for this price one will have to order in a considerable quantity.

A side from the quantity the unit price will also depend on the memory size. USB memory is measured in:

Kilobyte (KB) – is about a thousand bytes, more accurately 2 to the 10^th power (1,024 bytes if you really wanted to know)

Megabyte (MB) – is 2 to the 20^th power bytes, 1,024kb, or roughly 1,048,576 bytes.