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From the Heart: Purpose-Driven Branding

Emotional Appeal One of the best ways a brand can get consumers’ attention is by tugging at their heartstrings. By creating emotional connections, brands have been able to bond with consumers and win their loyalty in the process. However, many brands are now looking to further deepen those emotional connections for[…]

How Luxury Branding is Evolving and How You Can Incorporate These Changes into Your Brand?

With the rise of social media and ecommerce, the luxury shopping experience has changed dramatically. While it was once all about department stores and specialized boutiques, it has grown and expanded to now include things like limited time pop-up stores and shopping via social media. This means that luxury shopping has[…]

Top Trend: Flexible, Sustainable Packaging – The Pouch

Obviously, the goal of every brand is to get consumers to choose their products. But with so much competition saturating the marketplace, it can be hard to grab the attention of consumers. So more and more brands are trying to make changes to their packaging to draw the consumers gaze. They[…]
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How “to go” packaging is hurting food businesses and how can you can fix it!

If we earned a penny for every person who has been a victim of poor packaging while on-the-go, we’d be millionaires by now. Whether it be a mustard stain on our shirt, a hot coffee spilled in our lap, or a fender bender while driving and eating our Whole Foods sushi,[…]
Luxury Packaging in Marijuana

How Marijuana is Making the Leap from Illegal to Luxury

Mary Jane is here to stay. It’s hard not to notice that marijuana is being legalized in more and more places throughout the U.S.. It was first legalized in Colorado and Washington in 2012, with Oregon, Washington D.C., and Alaska following soon after. 27 states now allow medical marijuana, as well.[…]
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Email Marketing vs. Social Media Marketing in 2017

There is a lot of debate on the web about email vs. social media marketing. Both can be combined in your marketing strategy. But to know how to effectively build our businesses we must look at the numbers and see where to focus our resources. And as we know, the world[…]
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The Gift of 3D

In the month of gift giving and holiday spirit, many of us are looking for inspiration. Inspiration for what gift to give, inspiration for the New Year and inspiration on what drives us in life. For many of us, what drives us is our family, our spirituality and/or our career. For[…]
The Crowd Has Spoken

Trend Oracle: See What Has the Soda & Dairy Companies Nervous

Soda is part of the national fabric. Some would argue it is almost a subconscious marketing victory, given the billions spent every year by manufacturers to get the message out to the world by sponsoring events and obtaining celebrity endorsements. The truth is that soda has widespread appeal, is readily available,[…]
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Coffee and Tea Trends: Grass-Fed Coffee, Probiotics and THC

For most of the world, the day is not complete without coffee or tea. The beverage industry now provides variations of these forenoon and daily delights. Teas and coffees are now readily available in colder options with added health benefits. Cold brews and salted caramel flavors are unique to the drinkable[…]

7 Inspiring European Drink Packaging

Last summer when I was traveling through Europe, I discovered a lot of beautiful drink packaging. It’s fun to see the typography and trends of other cultures. I love the AE on on the Norwegian Organic Juice. Another thing that stood out to me was all of these products are packaged[…]