Time of Reading: 5 minutesPROBLEM: Woo hoo! You got into retail – but now how will you get customers to see and buy your product off those store shelves? Ideally, when you get into a new store you would be there to stand by your product and talk to every casual shopper so they would notice your product. But … Read more
Time of Reading: 6 minutesCHILL’ing in the grocery store IS a hobby I love. Some people like strolling museums and admiring the art… some people like watching #Netflix movies… some people enjoy #Tapas. I like walking in grocery stores and looking for cool new products to taste or packaging to oogle. YOUR NEW BEST HOBBY This hobby is one … Read more
Time of Reading: 6 minutesInternational suppliers looking to break into the U.S. market need to make sure that their brand message and packaging are tailored to the trends, tastes and culture of the markets they wish to address, which is no easy task as these can vary tremendously from one region to the next. Earlier this month, ECRM held … Read more
Time of Reading: 4 minutesDO THE PHOTOS OF YOUR PRODUCT EFFECTIVELY GRAB THE ATTENTION OF YOUR CUSTOMERS AND HELP YOU SELL? Stop taking pictures with your iPhone! Whether it’s product photos for your packaging artwork OR product photos for your online commerce platforms (like Shopify or Amazon) OR sales presentations… professional photos convert leads into customers. We statistically see higher click … Read more
Time of Reading: 5 minutesIf you’re currently selling your products in STORES but are looking to GROW your sales online, we should talk about what strategies are unique to online sales and how you should implement them for great sales. Here are 4 easy steps to UPGRADE your online packaging strategy for better sales success: 1) HIGH END MOCK-UPS … Read more
Time of Reading: 5 minutesPublished on 7/14/20 in “Kettle Talk – Summer 2020 | Retail Confectioners International” and written by Emily Page Your sweets make the perfect gift for the holidays, but what packaging design practices will improve sales and keep costs low? The key to driving gift sales is to create a playful shopping experience where each gift … Read more
Time of Reading: 6 minutesWritten by Joe Tarnowski of ECRM 7/13/20 based on an interview with Emily Page Click to watch vide: https://youtu.be/nraEVzc3BG0. Unless you are looking only to win awards, the true test of effective packaging design is how it makes the product jump out on the shelf and – ultimately – into the consumer’s shopping cart. Yet … Read more
Time of Reading: 2 minutesI started my 1st business” Pearl Resourcing Brand + Packaging Design Agency” Pearl Resourcing Brand + Packaging Design Agency 5 years ago! The first 5 min video covers the last five years and the next 3 is about the future! I started after hard personal life experiences including being divorced, having no job (because I … Read more
Time of Reading: 3 minutesCASE STUDY: HOLIDAY GIFT PACKAGING ON A PALLET The key to designing giftable packaging for Costco is to reduce cost as much as possible while still maintaining a beautiful, elusive, luxurious feeling. Based on my experiences with successfully designing packaging for Costco – like our project nicknamed Chocmod’s “TDF Tallbox” – these are 3 important … Read more
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