Monday, October 26, 2009

What Makes Packaging Effective?

By Dylan McThomas

The packaging industry is one of the biggest industries in the world and with many companies favouring the online sales approach it is only set to become bigger in years to come.

Whether your company manufactures a small product, or a very large one, whether you are an affiliate or reseller, you cant ignore the importance of good packaging as it is the way a product is packaged that creates the first impression in the minds of the customer. Most people will be able to remember a time when they have bought a product based on the packaging and on the flip-side, many products fail to make the cut because the way they are packaged does not do the product any justice at all.

If you have a branding company that handles the way your product appears to the customer, it will also recommend the kind of packaging material which suits your product image. Otherwise, you would most probably have decided on the packaging material based on a whim or someone elses recommendation, and there is every chance that there would be something better suited for your product. Now that most companies use third party companies to handle their packaging needs, this can usually be done with a quick phone call to your vendor to discuss your new packaging needs.

Most products today have packaging solutions that are entirely tailor made for their own use " including multiple layers of packaging, special stickers and many innovations in the way the product reaches the customer. One example is the steady increase in use of bubble wrap " especially with the rise in consumption of consumer electronics, and other delicate products. Then there is the environment to think about. With packaging material being considered as one of the worst villains in the struggle for greenness, no company can choose to ignore the outcry!

So make sure you have considered all these factors before you decide on what packaging to go with.

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