by Dennis Salazar | Dec 9, 2024 | Ecommerce Packaging
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 box we received from one of our customers. It was manufactured somewhere overseas and what really makes it outstanding is not visible in any photograph....
by Michael Boik | Dec 3, 2024 | Gift Packaging, Paperboard Packaging
We are always careful to describe and detail the potential pitfalls of investing a lot of money/time/attention to the exterior of a box or envelope that is intended to ship to a customer/end user. We have seen too many packages show up at our doorstep from FedEx and...
by Dennis Salazar | Nov 20, 2024 | Information Center
A regular reader of this blog might incorrectly believe that we are anti-3-PL. To the contrary, we believe copackers, 3PL (third party logistics) companies, fulfillment houses, etc., play an invaluable role in bringing a product, any product, to market via e-commerce....
by Alan Wright | Oct 30, 2024 | Ecommerce Packaging, DTC Boxes
If you are investing in kraft-color, custom printed corrugated shipping boxes, you want to get the best return possible. Printing can be a combination of text and images (logos, etc.), but this post concentrates exclusively on text – an aspect of printed corrugated...
by Dennis Salazar | Oct 22, 2024 | Ecommerce Packaging, Information Center
I enjoy reading Packaging World Magazine, although most of the articles and information they provide does not apply to our current DTC customer base. For example, high speed automation and robotics are not something they can take advantage of. However, as an old...