Abstract: A promotional article and a method for assembling the promotional article is disclosed. The promotional article includes a product, a flexible data carrier placed over the product, and a cover which secures the flexible data carrier to the product. The promotional article may further include advertising indicia on the flexible data carrier. The method includes the steps of: providing a product, placing a flexible data carrier on the product, and covering the flexible data carrier and product with a cover.

Abstract: A promotional article and a method for assembling the promotional article is disclosed. The promotional article includes a product, a flexible data carrier placed over the product, and a cover which secures the flexible data carrier to the product. The promotional article may further include advertising indicia on the flexible data carrier. The method includes the steps of: providing a product, placing a flexible data carrier on the product, and covering the flexible data carrier and product with a cover.

Abstract: A method of producing optical storage media includes the steps of providing a supply of thixotropic material in liquid form; coating a sheet of plastic film with the thixotropic material in a layer of predetermined thickness; applying heat to the coating of thixotropic material and drying the same to a semi-solid state; providing an embossing face which contains a negative of a storage medium of information to be transferred; embossing the dried semi-solid coating of thixotropic material with the embossing face and thereby transferring the information to the semi-solid coating; and applying ultra violet energy to the embossed face of the semi-solid coating to cure the coating to a solid state.