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Paper versus Plastic E-commerce Packaging
My “checkered past”. I reluctantly admit it, but I am quickly approaching my 50th year in the packaging industry. What...
The Difference Between B2B and B2C
If you’re starting a business or uncertain who your best target customer is, understanding the difference between B2B...
Tariff Free Packaging Made in the USA—No Imported Products/Materials!
The recent news headlines have caused quite a stir with recent talks of “Trade Wars” as US-implemented tariffs have...
Packaging Redesign Options For 2025
We often give the advice to startup businesses and new entrepreneurs that “they will know a lot more in 6 months.”...
Stay Out of Hot Water When Soliciting Online Customer Reviews
It seems as though every company on earth is pushing hard for customers to write online reviews. This marketing...
Five ways to reduce the cost of your new custom e-commerce box
Even though we are now almost an 18-year-old company, my wife/partner and I vividly recall when every penny we spent...
How to Integrate Your Marketing with Your Custom Boxes
Believe it or not, your corrugated or chipboard shipping containers can play a part in your marketing campaigns. What...
The Unboxing Experience Still Matters in 2025
The origin of the unboxing video boom can be traced back to 2006 when the term began to gather traction according to...
Custom Packaging for Apparel and Clothing
There is perhaps no more versatile a product line than apparel, clothing and soft goods when it comes to selecting a...
How to Allocate Limited Social Media Marketing Budget
Thinking about social media marketing? At Salazar Packaging, we have had, like most companies, mixed results — but...
Litho Label is a Unique Inside Graphics Option
We appreciate a great-looking box, even if it is not one of ours. The one in the photo at the top of this post is a...
Promotional and Gift Packaging that Pops
We are always careful to describe and detail the potential pitfalls of investing a lot of money/time/attention to the...
Celebrate Thanksgiving With Our Packaging Turkey Awards
Everybody enjoys a Thanksgiving turkey, but packaging turkeys … not so much. Below we present to you seven...
How Packaging Can Help Reduce Your 3PL Fulfillment Cost
A regular reader of this blog might incorrectly believe that we are anti-3-PL. To the contrary, we believe copackers,...
Custom Packaging for Cosmetic and Skincare Products
Of the many products we design and create packaging for, cosmetic and skincare products often lend themselves to the...
7 Ways to Get Better Pricing and Service from Your Packaging Company
If you are frustrated because your packaging materials seem to be too expensive, or your level of service is less...
Retail Ready Packaging-Paperboard Hanging Cartons
If you’ve spent any time recently on our newly designed website Salazarpackaging.com, you may have noticed that we are...
Tips for Text on Kraft Corrugated Shipping Boxes
If you are investing in kraft-color, custom printed corrugated shipping boxes, you want to get the best return...
E-Commerce Outlook
I enjoy reading Packaging World Magazine, although most of the articles and information they provide does not apply to...
Eco-Obvious Ecommerce Packaging
Being sustainable has never been a higher priority for many businesses, as they look to minimize their environmental...
2 Huge Things You Need to Know about the Custom Box Industry
There are two ways to buy custom corrugated boxes — from a manufacturer or from a broker. Manufacturers are either...
Why Add Internal Packaging in Your E-Commerce Shipping Boxes?
We have been creating shipping containers and internal packaging long enough to understand why some companies avoid...
Salazar Packaging Gallery Updated—What’s New?
One of the great joys of having a gallery on our website is to look back at the history of our packaging story as told...
Why Low-priced Packaging Is Expensive
Customers and prospects often tell us, “We need a lower price!” In some cases, the most truthful response we can...