I am a long-time promotional products supplier and I am shocked that people are still charging and still paying for set-ups, run charges, color matches etc.
Stop it Now!
Let me let you in on a secret.
As a supplier of swag who sells to distributors I am going to tell you now that you should never, ever, pay for set ups, run charges etc. It is a scam.
Issue #1
When was the last time you bought blanks and decorated them yourselves? Never. You always want it logo’d!
Issue #2
If issue #1 is true then why don’t suppliers just price out the product with a logo on it? They already know you’re going to want it with a logo!
Issue #3
Here’s where the suppliers who charge will say, “well…there’s a cost difference for 1,2,3 or 4 colors.” I say Bullshit!
I tell you this, the cost difference is so small that if a supplier can’t charge you an all inclusive logo cost or better yet an all inclusive product with logo cost regardless of how many colors you need then they are not very informed or are playing the game as seen in the next issue, #4.
Issue #4
Suppliers who charge run fees, color matching etc. do this for 2 reasons…..1 to make more money and 2 to make their product appear less expensive than it really is!
Issue #4
Confusion to the client. (yes I know I used 4 twice…thought I would confuse you) Not only are these charges unnecessarily extra but they are coded on idiotic numerals like a G! This is just confusing and a time-waster.
Issue #5
Some charges are real and should be charged. When there is a real cost and its a significant one, go ahead and charge it. On our custom shaped flash drives for instance we pay $80 to the factory in China for the mold. Guess what, we charge our customers $80. I think that’s fair.
Issue #6
Make it easy on the customer. I can’t tell you how many clients I have spoken with who say they spend about 20 minutes costing out a job! 20 Minutes! Are you nuts!
The costing of the job should take 1 minute, the other 19 minutes you should be selling something else, high-fiving the guy in the cubicle next to you or rooting around on YouTube. You should get from the supplier a price. one, all inclusive price, you then would do your mark up on it and send it to the end user. Badda bing badda boom, done!
And on that note ,if you are sending a quote to customers with run charges, color matches etc….How do you think they feel about that?
In closing, I am sure there will be some of those out there who think I am nuts on this issue and that it is ok for all of these ridiculous charges. To you I say the following………You are wrong!
Below is an example of how it should be. Coded on a C to include shipping to your door and 1,2, 3 or even 4 color process logo. No extra charges! How easy does that make it!
coded pop phone stand prices
pop phone stand pop phone stand pop socket style media grip for trade shows and b2b marketing
not set up fees on any promotional products
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Here is a blog post I wrote in 2010 to explain the reasons behind the change in flash drive prices. Currently it is Feb 2017. The same still applies
We are seeing some price increases which are tied into the recent end of Chinese New Years. Read this it will help explain. (or if you want a laugh and have 5 minutes for You Tube watch the scene from TRADING PLACES with Eddie Murphy, Dan Ackroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis. Watch Here
Each day I am asked to explain “Why do flash drives change price each day?” I am a supplier to the promotional products industry and the vast majority of products have a set price that rarely ever changes. In fact it was the norm in the ad specialty industry not too long ago, that you had to set prices in January for the year ahead and could not change them until the next January.
Then along came USB flash drives which quickly became a top 10 promotional product. Before we talk about the reasons for the price changes lets first make sure we are clear what is changing price. The actual memory chips change prices, which in turn change the flash drive.
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Along with these little “miracles of memory” came the new reality that flash drive prices fluctuate daily. Why?
True supply and demand economics at work.
Part of the reason flash drive price change daily is the truest sense of supply and demand economics. There are only a dozen or so major flash chip factories in the world, each costing billions of investment to build a plant. All of these plants are operating at capacity and cannot keep up to demand.
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If you consider it for a moment flash memory is not just in the millions of flash drives sold each month but is in your TV, computer, Smartphone, car stereo, toaster and just about every other electronic device. There are nearly unlimited uses for flash chip memory.
They are traded as a commodity on the Hang Sang and other Asian stock markets.
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If you’re old enough to remember the Eddie Murphy, Dan Ackroyd movie “Trading Places”, you will remember the final climatic screen where the recently corporately disowned Ackroyd and Murphy plotted and planned and finally took their former brokerage house down by manipulating the price of Orange Juice futures based upon an upcoming crop report from the Government.
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In its simplest form that’s what goes on with any “Futures Commodity” which flash chips are. Also traded as a future are Pork Bellies, Wheat, Fertilizer and about 1000 other essential commodities. Brokers, investors and market demands and influences like Apple, Dell and others manipulate the anticipated future price of the flash chip resulting in a daily price change.
Chip Brokers cash in on major events.
The final major reason why flash drives fluctuate in price is the system of Chip Brokers. Basically the manufacturers’ of flash chips such as Samsung, rarely if ever actually sell the chips directly to the end user. For instance if Apple buys a million 4 GB chips and the want Samsung Chips, the don’t buy them from Samsung but from an authorized Samsung Broker.
This independent broker may carry only Samsung but is just as likely to sell Hynix and other chips brands.
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The Chip Broker is like a hyper-sensitive reptile with one ear to the market and the other on the world events. If they sense a shift in politics that may interrupt business or a natural disaster just taking place they can drive the price of chips up (or down) within hours.
In early 2011 the Tsunami that wiped out much of Japan caused flash chip prices to double over the next 4 days. The cited reason, a Toshiba factory in Japan that makes chips was safe but was put on limited production due to rolling blackouts experienced by decreased electrical supply to the Asian nation. This alone caused the speculation and price jump.
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It is rumored that most chip brokers made as much as 1 million USD each during these 4 days simply by holding back the inventory they had in the pipeline, driving up the price by choking off supply, over and above any changes felt by the single Toshiba plants diminished production schedule.
The final word.
In short the price of flash drives and flash chips will continue to change daily and will continue to cause promotional products distributors and their clients to continue to pull their hair out from time to time. Next time you need to explain this to your co-workers or customers remember this article written by John Graham . Reach him at www.promocrunch.com or, simply rent the movie “Trading Places”.
3D custom shaped promotional products are the hot new trend for the ad specialty and business marketing field. Turn your logo or product into a custom shaped usb, flash drive, power bank or other custom shaped promotional product.
3D custom shaped promotional products are the hot new trend for the ad specialty and business marketing field. Turn your logo or product into a custom shaped usb, flash drive, power bank or other custom shaped promotional product.
3D custom shaped promotional products are the hot new trend for the ad specialty and business marketing field. Turn your logo or product into a custom shaped usb, flash drive, power bank or other custom shaped promotional product.
3D custom shaped promotional products are the hot new trend for the ad specialty and business marketing field. Turn your logo or product into a custom shaped usb, flash drive, power bank or other custom shaped promotional product.
3D custom shaped promotional products are the hot new trend for the ad specialty and business marketing field. Turn your logo or product into a custom shaped usb, flash drive, power bank or other custom shaped promotional product.
3D custom shaped promotional products are the hot new trend for the ad specialty and business marketing field. Turn your logo or product into a custom shaped usb, flash drive, power bank or other custom shaped promotional product.
3D custom shaped promotional products are the hot new trend for the ad specialty and business marketing field. Turn your logo or product into a custom shaped usb, flash drive, power bank or other custom shaped promotional product.
3D custom shaped promotional products are the hot new trend for the ad specialty and business marketing field. Turn your logo or product into a custom shaped usb, flash drive, power bank or other custom shaped promotional product.
3D custom shaped promotional products are the hot new trend for the ad specialty and business marketing field. Turn your logo or product into a custom shaped usb, flash drive, power bank or other custom shaped promotional product.
3D custom shaped promotional products are the hot new trend for the ad specialty and business marketing field. Turn your logo or product into a custom shaped usb, flash drive, power bank or other custom shaped promotional product.
3D custom shaped promotional products are the hot new trend for the ad specialty and business marketing field. Turn your logo or product into a custom shaped usb, flash drive, power bank or other custom shaped promotional product.
3D custom shaped promotional products are the hot new trend for the ad specialty and business marketing field. Turn your logo or product into a custom shaped usb, flash drive, power bank or other custom shaped promotional product.
3D custom shaped promotional products are the hot new trend for the ad specialty and business marketing field. Turn your logo or product into a custom shaped usb, flash drive, power bank or other custom shaped promotional product.
3D custom shaped promotional products are the hot new trend for the ad specialty and business marketing field. Turn your logo or product into a custom shaped usb, flash drive, power bank or other custom shaped promotional product.
3D custom shaped promotional products are the hot new trend for the ad specialty and business marketing field. Turn your logo or product into a custom shaped usb, flash drive, power bank or other custom shaped promotional product.
3D custom shaped promotional products are the hot new trend for the ad specialty and business marketing field. Turn your logo or product into a custom shaped usb, flash drive, power bank or other custom shaped promotional product.
3D custom shaped promotional products are the hot new trend for the ad specialty and business marketing field. Turn your logo or product into a custom shaped usb, flash drive, power bank or other custom shaped promotional product.
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#3
Custom Shaped Power Banks.
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#4
Custom USB’s
Custom Molding has taken great leaps in detail and design as shown by industry experts Promo Crunch. Now more than ever, greater detail of design can be achieved in the inexpensive custom PVC molding.
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As a professional marketer one of your many concerns is to be on top of new trends on marketing and promoting your product or brand. Promo Crunch is a leader in custom promotions.
Check out just a few ideas below and then email us or call 1-888-908-1481
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custom PVC molded flash drives and USB Memory sticks for marketing and advertising
custom PVC molded flash drives and USB Memory sticks for marketing and advertising
custom PVC molded flash drives and USB Memory sticks for marketing and advertising
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I have a business that creates custom electronics such as flash drives and power banks. I do this for the corporate and event world, mostly in the USA and Europe.
I thought it would be interesting to find out if SEX SELLS when it comes to technology.
So I posted this image in a blast…plus the another with a firefighter for the ladies to see what the results would be.
The Ballot is in!
These images doubled my response rate. Twice as many people visited the blog post as did when I put forth something “tamer”.
So to answer my question…Does Sex Sell Technology….YES it most certainly does.
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When your business is looking to promote and market their brand, product or logo one of the easiest and most effective ways is to turn it into a custom shaped uSB Flash Drive Memory Stick.
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This collection of custom USB Memory sticks shows off just a few of our best ideas in marketing with flash drives.
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custom molded shape power banks and custom shaped flash drives usb sticks are perfect to promote and market your business
custom molded shape power banks and custom shaped flash drives usb sticks are perfect to promote and market your business
custom molded shape power banks and custom shaped flash drives usb sticks are perfect to promote and market your business
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You need to promote your business and one of the least expensive and most effective ways is to turn that idea into a custom shaped USB stick that you can use at tradeshows, giveaways and employee events.
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