You need to be confident you’ve chosen the best packaging for your product. Your product’s packaging is what protects your product during transit to the retail shelf and also the vehicle that delivers your product into the hands of the consumer. It’s essentially the “armor” and “billboard” of your product. While there are plenty of
Adam Peek is a friend of ours and the host of the People of Packaging podcast. Recently, he invited our CEO, George Dempsey, on to the podcast to talk through the ins and outs of the Raptor Packaging marketplace platform. Their conversation is practical and packed full of information you don’t want to
What do all product-based businesses do? They keep track of inventory. Some business owners are able to keep a running tab of stock levels in their heads or organized in an excel spreadsheet. After a certain point, this method is no longer workable. Larger businesses require alternate solutions to manage their inventory. How do
How has your world changed over the past year? Think about how our lives were pre-Covid-19. It is amazing what we took for granted in our everyday lives, including how easily we were able to source products. Face to face meetings, dinner, and social interaction for relationship building has been replaced with Zoom calls,
Here are some insights for the few brave men and women who dare to leave the corporate sloth behind—lessons I have learned first-hand. When you look across the business spectrum, you see corporate managers and career executives strutting their stuff about their accomplishments. On the fringes you find gritty individuals with the will power
"How many salespeople do I need to become a millionaire?" asked a student. The professor replied, "One good one. Now go sell something!" Here’s five reasons you need to get selling in 2021! 1. Things Have Changed. If you have noticed around you, consumer habits are changing, partly by force, and partly because the
Although it can be difficult and challenging to accept new meeting requests and sales inquiries, the investment made can and does pay dividends long term to your business. To rely solely on your known existing supplier base for your procurement needs is a huge and unnecessary risk in today’s marketplace. Here’s three reasons why
The trans-pacific trade (TPEB) market, especially Asia to the United States is in a state of complete chaos. As we start the year, not much has changed, and unfortunately the market has taken a turn for the worst. A few key points: Imports to the USA are up nearly 30% from last year this
The introduction of the Sacmi Compression Blow Forming technology (CBF) is a game changer for HDPE packers. The process by nature makes a better bottle, more consistently, with better manufacturing economics. Sacmi’s recent innovations and entrance into the North American market are providing marketers of Healthcare, Nutraceutical, and other products with new innovative options
As we enter month seven of the current pandemic the sanitizer gels and liquids seem to be leveling off and with it some of the hysteria. With that, the packaging, fillers, and distribution channels have also settled down to some sense of normalcy. The emerging need that has hit today’s consumer and thus
