Every Summer we write a post reminding our customers about the importance of getting a jump on their DTC holiday packaging preparations in advance of the often-chaotic end of the year. There are typically many benefits to ordering early, as laid out below, and this...
Ink color is an often-discussed topic among our customer base. Many people who are new to the process of custom printed boxes may assume that boxes come in different colors. “Can I get that box, but in blue?” This is a common variance of a question we receive...
Recyclable and Recycled content packaging has never been more popular. It’s of extreme importance to many companies to have a green approach to their business and their products, and equally important to relay that message to their customers in their message and...
If you have spent any time on our Salazar Packaging website, or reading this blog, you may have stumbled across a term we use quite commonly, “Semi-Custom packaging.” Our first two related posts below cover this term quite extensively, but semi-custom essentially...
There is no shortage of suppliers of packaging for the Chicagoland area. But we pride ourselves on being top dog. While our office is about an hour southwest of Chicago, we do have a number of plants spread across the country, including the west coast and down...
At Salazar Packaging, we are widely known for our long history and track-record of branded custom corrugated packaging. But as inquiries in alternative forms of packaging have increased over the years, we have prided ourselves on becoming a one-stop shop that can...
We take great pride in our work, as well as the work of our customers and the many unique products we get to create interesting and new packaging designs for. Not all projects are easy, but the best success stories are often the ones that involve the most...
With one corrugated industry increase hitting at the end of 2020 already, and another rumored to take place sometime in the next 30-60 days, it has perhaps never been more important to take the right-sizing packaging approach to avoid overpackaging and reap the...
We love to post about the branded packaging trends we’re seeing, —both old and new, as a way of featuring some of our favorite colors, prints, patterns and structural designs. The new year is well underway, and we have already seen some amazing designs from a...
Ecommerce and DTC (direct to consumer) businesses are becoming increasingly necessary, and the recent boom in demand for these services have led many people to be first-time DTC box buyers. This is great news for people in our industry, but it also means we have an...