by Camille Corr Chism | Packaging, Print Sales, Print Services, Sales, Trends
Fast-food packaging is near and dear to my heart since my first job. I joined the packaging team of a fast-food chain packaging supplier after college and learned so many things about what was referred to as environmentally friendly at that time. Since then, it has...
by Camille Corr Chism | Packaging, Slider, Sustainability
People are very conscientious about recycling packaging & waste on a daily basis, why not keep the momentum of sustainability going during this season of festivities? Think of the complete lifecycle, from beginning to end as you make holiday decisions and keep...
by Camille Corr Chism | Design, Packaging
As the holiday season approaches and the weather cools off, people gravitate toward warm comfort foods like soup. What does comfort food like soup have to do with packaging? Believe it or not, the history of soup and its commercialization goes hand in hand with...
by Camille Corr Chism | Design, Marketing, Packaging, Print Production, Print Services
Startups juggle many things when launching products. It is a combination of taking care of business and a labor of love to make sure every detail is just right. While there is a great deal of excitement around tweaking the product, finding customers, marketing, and...
by Camille Corr Chism | Marketing, Packaging
Packaging is designed to contain, protect, and transport products. Packaging provides a fourth purpose – to inform the consumer. The information on a package can be a deciding factor during the 7 seconds an average consumer spends to make a purchase decision. ...
by Camille Corr Chism | Environment, Packaging, Sustainability
Each time I view a post on social media about repurposed packaging, I get a bit nostalgic and think of packaging that was regularly reused in the past. Let me know if you or anyone you know ever kept these packages or any others you know about. I took an informal...
by Camille Corr Chism | Environment, Future of Print, Packaging, Paper, Print Services, Sustainability
The most recent drive towards sustainability motivated many companies to rethink packaging. Popular brands scrutinize the carbon footprints of their products. Packaging received so much attention during the Pandemic that Forbes Designated 2021 – The Year of the...
by Camille Corr Chism | Design, Operations, Packaging, Print Services, Sustainability
Here are some tips I want to share to ensure you have the best packaging for your product. The buzz around sustainability, online shopping, shortages sparked by COVID-19, and the unboxing experience means that packaging has received a lot of attention lately. These...
by Camille Corr Chism | Packaging, Print Sales, Print Services, Sales, Sustainability, Web to Print (W2P)
Past Catalog sales existed in the mid-1600s for seed and book sales, by the last half of the 1800s, mail-order businesses were well established in Europe. Trains shipped products to distant customers in barrels, bins, and boxes. Companies such as Tiffany’s, Sears, and...
by Camille Corr Chism | Environment, Packaging, Print Services, Sustainability
The Pandemic of 2020 brought awareness to sustainable packaging. Sustainability may be a new concept to the average person; however, in the print and packaging industry, this has been a high priority for decades. A series of events drove the evolution towards...
by Camille Corr Chism | Marketing, Packaging, Print Services
In the past year, subscription boxes have become a leading trend in the online shopping industry. The largest eCommerce companies carved out a $10 billion market in 2019, according to McKinsey. Subscription services were already gaining popularity, however, growth...
by Camille Corr Chism | Customer Communication, Packaging, Print Services, Sustainability
As a packaging engineering geek, I constantly look at the packaging that ships to my home. Ecommerce shipments experienced an explosion increasing 75%-80% in the first half of 2020 versus 2019. For those who decide to forgo the in-store experience, skip BOPIS (buying...
