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Six Things You May Not Know About Packaging Partitions
We manufacture a wide range of internal, protective packaging solutions but one that seems to be a well-kept secret is...
Promote Sustainability with Your Packaging
April 22, 2025 is Earth Day, and we typically observe the occasion with a blog post highlighting sustainability in...
How to Find a Great Domestic Packaging Supplier
When you read the latest headlines, there is no question that we are heading into a troublesome season for supply...
The Three Keys for Printing Your E-commerce or Sub Box
If your web site is the most effective method of communicating with potential customers, your e-commerce packaging is...
Avoid Unexpected/Hidden Packaging Costs
As we arrive on the brink of yet another corrugated industry-wide price increase, our goal is finding savings to help...
The High Cost of Packaging Cutting Dies
We have noticed this trend building over the last two years, but it has reached a point of being extreme. The cost of...
Packaging Tariff Talk
There is no shortage of tariff talk on any news program or the internet. Unlike the scores of “experts” who are eager...
Best Marketing Options for B2B and B2C
Our company is a B2B (business-to-business), but our expertise in ecommerce packaging solutions has given us a great...
Printing White on Kraft Boxes
We take great pride in being the industry leader in printing white ink on kraft (brown) board. Not everyone can do...
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...