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As someone who’s the owner of a national conference business my tip is branded chargers. Literally everyone needs them and is incentivized to keep it around.
by CPLX 3y ago
As someone who’s the owner of a national conference business my tip is branded chargers. Literally everyone needs them and is incentivized to keep it around.
- delichon 3y agoA medieval war horse is too much responsibility for a gift and it isn't ethical to brand one. But a Dodge sports car is acceptable.
- selimthegrim 3y agoCounting down until somebody names a sports car Destrier
- macksd 3y agoI have a SUSE power strip (1-plug-to-3) that I pull out at airports when everyone is contending for outlets - very popular move. I have a little bag with pouches for chargers and adapters. Really anything that is handy for business travelers is going to land well with a lot of people at conferences.
- bombcar 3y agoAnything involving power is a good option - travel adaptor plugs, 1 to 3 adapters, USB cables, etc.
- geerlingguy 3y agoThose little USB-A to C/mini/Lightning adapters are gold, and I'm up to like 6 of them now, all get regular use. They can't be as expensive as a shirt or some of the other knick-knacks. Otherwise, stress balls and bouncy balls are always a hit to bring home and give to the kids.
- wkjagt 3y agoAnything travel related probably, as a good number of people will have traveled to the conference, and will likely travel to other conferences and will take the banded thing with them. Where it's probably even seen by the correct audience.
- gnicholas 3y agoDefinitely a popular item, though in certain markets (like HNers), there may be considerable hesitation to plug a phone/computer with sensitive business info into a charger of unknown provenance. I used to take these but no longer do, since I don’t want to risk any shenanigans anywhere in the supply chain.
- bongripper 3y agoWhere do you source your chargers now where you can track the entire supply chain?
- gnicholas 3y agoMost of my chargers came with the devices, and I assume Apple checks those pretty carefully. I have a couple bricks from Belkin or other well-known brands that have never had issues with security. I don't think most charger companies are at risk for this, but I think the very cheapest ones might. For example, the cheapest TVs are monetized by telemetry because the purchase price alone doesn't make for a sustainable business model. I would think the same thing might happen with chargers.
- fomine3 3y agoOr it can be a classic eavesdropping device.
- robotguy 3y agoMalicious charger = Trojan horse?
- ramraj07 3y agoIs it still the case though? I am very picky about my chargers nowadays, doesn’t take much savvy to realize a top of the line charger will juice your phone much faster than some freebie. Unless you’re handing out multiport anker GaN chargers in which case tell me where you’re heading next lol.