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Why Packaging Is Important For Both Protection & Product Differentiation

September 14, 2020

Great Packaging Achieves both Protection and Product Differentiation

  We have worked with many companies that develop their own new product for manufacturing in China or Vietnam. They have spent months (or longer) on product design & development. But they completely overlooked why packaging is important, and merely plan to get to it at the last moment. Oh, but wait... they still want custom printing. That often means a 3 weeks lead time, AFTER a packaging material & type has been confirmed, AFTER the printing supplier has been qualified (a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: new product development, new product manufacturing, packaging, product differentiation, product protection, types of packaging, uses of packaging

Product Packaging Considerations for your Product – (Developing a New Product Series Part 16)

May 8, 2015

Many importers take the time to define their product expectations and to get good pre-production samples from their Chinese suppliers, but completely forget to specify the type of product packaging required. We classified this under "other considerations" in this series of articles on new product development. What is the Purpose of Packaging? Package design plays an important role in the sales and marketing aspects of the business, promoting the brand as well as the company and to some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developing a new product series, New Product Development Tagged With: packaging, types of packaging, uses of packaging

Packaging: How to Protect your Shipments Effectively?

December 18, 2013

Many importers forget to specify how their products should be packed. And, every year, tons of products arriving from China are thrown away because they were not adequately protected. So, you need to think about how to protect shipments effectively with the right packaging! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supply Chain Tagged With: freight, packaging, sea freight, shipping, shipping by sea, types of packaging, uses of packaging


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