Cost reduction in packaging has been a focus of our blogs over the last 18 months due to the current economic climate. This has been in an effort to help existing and potential customers navigate industry-wide price increases and to prepare for the unexpected....
Take it from someone who works within the packaging industry, it is always interesting to experience the other side of the coin as a consumer—someone who has placed an order online and receives a shipped product, rather than being the person who designs and creates...
As one of the industry leaders for the past 15 years in eco-friendly packaging and materials, we understand that many of our potential customers have an interest in recycled and recyclable content, including FSC certified products. We know that your branding...
While custom printed die cut mailers have always been a popular and effective way to promote your business/brand to your customers, the fact is, RSC boxes are now more than ever a wonderful alternative. We’ve written several times about the importance of inside...
This time of year, Shutterstock and other companies write blog posts about coming trends in the new year. One such post projects what will be the 4 trending colors in 2022, based on data collected from millions of images downloaded across the world. We love...
To say these are unprecedented times may be an understatement. September has brought about the official notice of a 3rd corrugated materials increase in the last 12 months. While we proactively warned our customers that this was coming many months ago, it doesn’t...
The term “color” in flexographic printing is typically used to describe the ink color. The expression: “I’d like a blue box,” ultimately means printing a box in blue ink. But regardless of ink, there is another color to consider for your mailer, and that is the...
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...
Over on our main website, salazarpackaging.com, we recently added a post—in honor of Earth Day—that covered the importance of redesign as it relates to making your packaging more eco-friendly and sustainable. Many of our customers and prospective customers come to...