In this age of social media and new rules of online etiquette, I thought it would be interesting to blog about the things you shouldn’t do (online or otherwise). For example, Ace of Sales tells you that cold calling is a waste of time—that social media engagement is “the new cold call.” They also say [...]
Posts Tagged ‘CL&D Digital’
2012: Taking a cue from the little red engine that could.
Posted in General, Hot Topics, tagged Brand Packaging, CL&D Digital, custom packaging, digital experts, digital package printing, digital printing value, digital solutions, sample packaging on February 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Attitude is everything, at work, in life—anywhere you set goals or need to overcome an obstacle. Over the holidays, I committed an hour every day for a week to a webinar from the Ace of Sales experts. The first day talked about taking personal responsibility for success in 2012—using the reference to renting or owning [...]
Price matters, but it’s not a differentiator.
Posted in Digital Printing, Hot Topics, Marketing, tagged Brand Packaging, CL&D Digital, custom packaging, digital experts, digital package printing, digital printing value, digital solutions, packaging technology, sample packaging on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s no secret that if you want something fast, you will likely pay more upfront for it. Fast package digital printing is what we do every day, and we offer our customers options based on how quickly they need samples (example, 3-4 business days, 5-7, or 8-10). Of course, if they need it even faster, [...]
To sell, think like the buyer.
Posted in Digital Printing, General, Hot Topics, tagged Brand Packaging, CL&D Digital, custom packaging, digital package printing, digital printing cost, digital printing value, digital solutions, packaging technology, sample packaging on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It seems like an easy enough principle. I’m reminded of my marketing director’s view on the problem with a company writing its own website (or any marketing material): It’s written like a page out of the employee handbook. In other words, it takes on the view of the seller, not the buyer. And what do [...]
From the sales side.
Posted in Digital Printing, Hiring, Hot Topics, tagged Brand Packaging, CL&D Digital, custom packaging, digital experts, digital package printing, digital printing value, digital solutions, sales, sample packaging on January 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
There’s a regular feature article in our company newsletter that’s called just that: From the sales side, so I wanted to make that the focus of this week’s blog. My background is in sales—I’m a hunter, if you know the type. Yes, the competitive guy that brings in the business. We’ve actually been working with [...]
Red, white—the can controversy that BLEW up—or did it?
Posted in Hot Topics, Trends, tagged Brand Packaging, CL&D Digital, custom packaging, digital experts, digital package printing, digital printing value, digital solutions, Product Marketing, trends in product packaging on December 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard all the buzz about the white holiday Coke cans that were just pulled one month after introduction. I’m putting aside all the politics addressed in many blogs and articles and focusing simply on the power of packaging. Now, Coke is no stranger to packaging tweaks, especially [...]
The value of digital through its life cycles.
Posted in Digital Printing, Systems/Processes, Technology, Trends, tagged Brand Packaging, CL&D Digital, custom packaging, digital experts, digital package printing, digital printing cost, digital printing value, digital solutions, packaging concepting, packaging technology, sample packaging, trends in product packaging on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
According to a 2011 digital print report on commercialization (CARs),* current digital printing technology can “play a role and add value” in four of the five categories of the packaging life cycle. The one that’s missing? Mainline, which include long runs of what Karstedt Partners call the most popular SKUs greater than 250,000 impressions. But, it [...]
2011 & Beyond Package Design Trends
Posted in Digital Printing, Trends, tagged Brand Packaging, CL&D Digital, custom packaging, digital experts, digital package printing, digital printing cost, digital printing value, digital solutions, packaging technology, sample packaging, trends in product packaging on November 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Not a day goes by in the packaging industry without the subject of trends coming up. In fact, in LinkedIn packaging discussion groups, it is rare when trends are not at least touched on. I saw this presentation from Jim George, a respected packaging industry editor, which is pretty succinct. Of course, at CL&D Digital [...]
