Master of This

During one of my biology classes last semester, I was sitting next to one of the smartest kids in class. This wasn’t by accident. I was barely passing with a C- and I needed all the help I could get. I asked him if he would be willing to tutor me and fortunately he acquiesced. The first time we met up in the library, he whipped out a flash drive unlike any other I had ever seen. It was multi-colored with this chaotic design, but it worked really well with the colors. I asked him where he got it and he told me that it’s possible to create custom usb flash drives.

He had his flash drive custom made by a custom usb flash drives company he found online. Before he even finished talking, he had me sold on buying one. I am all about originality, so when I found out it was possible to make a flash drive that was unique to my own taste, I was ecstatic. I couldn’t wait to start figuring out what design I wanted and the colors I wanted to use. It was hard to focus on learning biology after that. I now have a custom-made flash drive that I love!

Do you ever stop to think about how much effort companies put into advertising for their products and services? It is crazy. As if formulating a new idea for a business and building it from the ground up isn’t enough, business owners also have to make major decisions when it comes to finances and advertising.

One way that many companies have decided to advertise is through items they can give away, like promotional flash drives or note pads. Everyone likes getting free stuff when they go to commercial events, so why not have something they can actually use, like promotional flash drives? Sure, a pen can also be a great way to advertise, but since most desk drawers are filled with fifty various pens, yours may get lost in the mix. If you give away flash drives with your company name and logo, however, it’s more likely to get used. People keep track of flash drives more than they keep track of pens or note pads.

While giving away products at networking events may not be all the advertising a company needs, it can’t hurt. After all, what job fair have you ever been to where you didn’t get free prizes? It’s the same idea. People will appreciate and remember something like a flash drive more than a flier or a billboard.