2026 has been a tumultuous time in the corrugated board industry, with multiple price increases from sheet plants...
Ecommerce Packaging
Reasons to Print Your Custom Inserts
Recently my girlfriend received a box from a large, well-known company, and I sat down with her to share in the...
Direct to Consumer Packaging and Common Sense
A recent story that has been shown all over the internet and social media is about a Walmart customer who ordered 165...
Why You’re Not Ready for a Custom Box Quote
If you were to ask any corrugated mill, sheet plant, distributor, broker, or designer what their biggest customer...
Stealth Packaging-A Discreet Option for Security/Privacy
In today’s ecommerce-driven world, many companies are trying to find the balance between brand identity and the...
E-commerce Packaging – Single Versus Double Sided Print
Most will agree we helped lead the packaging industry into the e-commerce and sustainable markets. We may not have...
Non-Plastic Packaging for Apparel/Clothing Brands
We’ve all received clothing items purchased online that are packaged in plain or printed poly bags. There’s often a...
Which Print Process is Best for You?
Potential customers are at times perplexed when they learn they can print their new e-commerce box using three very...
Unboxing Design Elements to Generate “Social Shares”
Social shares have become the standard for gauging a company/brand’s influence, reach or visibility online. When your...
What Is Semi-Custom E-commerce Packaging?
Creating new direct to consumer packaging can be unexpectedly challenging as well as expensive. In many cases, a...
Custom Industrial Boxes
I was recently reminded not every box needs to be as beautiful as we can make it. Some people just need a shipping...
Even Amazon Makes E-commerce Packaging Mistakes!
Those who regularly read this blog know I have always had a love/hate relationship with Amazon. As a shopper, I am...
2026 Packaging Trends For Skincare/Beauty Brands
We have worked with a number of beauty/cosmetic brands to start 2026, and there seems to have been a shift in what...
E-commerce Packaging: What it means to be application driven.
Some packaging companies are understandably driven by the products they offer. If bubble wrap void fill is the most...
Refresh or Rebrand Your E-commerce Packaging?
Chances are if your brand is more than four or five years old, it can probably use a refresh or perhaps even a...
USA Made Packaging Keeps You in Control
In the past 12 months we have dedicated several blog posts to the topic of tariffs and the benefits of US-based...
Semi-Custom Packaging – the low-cost start-up solution
Historically each new year brings a surge in inquiries from people who want to create a new box for a start-up...
Bespoke: New Word, Same Great E-commerce Packaging Design
I recently watched a movie titled The Outfit, which was set in 1930, Chicago. During a street scene I noticed the lead...
Does Your E-commerce Packaging Align with Your Brand?
For years our tag line has remained Packaging That Communicates because we’ve always believed the graphic and...
10 Common Mistakes DTC Start-Ups Make on Social Media
For direct-to-consumer (DTC) businesses, having a social media presence is a virtual necessity (pun intended). A DTC’s...
Four Cost-Saving Packaging Tips from the Experts
There truly is no substitute for experience, and we have a lot of it. Next year will mark our 19th year in business,...
The High Cost of Your Outdated E-commerce Packaging Design
If your current packaging design is more than a few years old, it was probably made at a time when corrugated costs...
Inside Print on an RSC Style E-Commerce Box?
Over the course of 18 years, we have received that response often. Like, why in the world would anyone want to do...
Top Ecommerce Packaging Trends for 2026 (And Lessons From 2025)
As the year winds down, we tend to reflect on what we saw in the industry—from old, reliable trends and consistencies,...