Don't Always Take The Easy Way Out Using existing packaging for a new product concept may lower your costs. But it can erode brand equity and confuse consumers. By
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It's No longer Your Mom's Food Can New shapes, labels and convenience features help bring canned foods into today's world of market-driven packaging. By William Makely Most of us
New wave of closures extends flexible's Impact Zippers and sliders are integrating into the total package design. As marketers jockey for shelf presence, some key packaging elements seem to
Weaving Character Development Into An Engaging Rand 'Story' First understand the narrative you want playing in your shopper's head at the shelf. Design and execution will become crystal clear.
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