manufacturing

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Is Hiring a Designer Worth It?

Hiring a graphic designer can be a great thing for product design. It may not be necessary, but it can be a hug help. Here's how.

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Hey Podcaster—What Products Compliment Your Brand?

A lot of brands are adding podcasts to expand & sell products. Here's how podcasters can do the same and make the most of print products!

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Everything You Didn't Know You Wanted to Know About Pantone

Pantone Color Systems standardized color matching for design and is a necessity for anyone creating great products.

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How to Create a Collaborative Partnership with Your Printer

Collaborative partnership on new products can be very fruitful. Here are a few tips to create a healthy partnership with your printer.

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Don't Forget the Experience: Choose the Right Packaging

If you are not taking care of your customers, your competitor will. –Bob Hooey You’ve done it before, right? Visited a store or a...

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Building Your Brand with Product Pre-Sales

Pre-sales of your new product can be a value add, offering cash flow, creativity, anticipation, social proof, freight relief, and loyalty.

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Should You Sell Your Products on Amazon?

Every business wants to grow—sales, knowledge base, product development, customer base— we all want to expand our territory and sphere of...

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Don't Let Shipping Details Ruin Your GTM Plan

Here are a few tips to help you avoid freight issues and shipping delays and overcome unforeseen issues that threaten your product launch.

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Overcoming Cultural & Communications Issues Overseas

Clarity is key when creating new products, & producing them overseas adds a few new barriers. Here are a few tips to help you along the way.

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Start Now: New Products Take Longer Than You Think

New products are central to growing your business. If you're printing overseas, you need to start early and communicate often!

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4 Print Products that Can Up Scale Your Brand

Print Products are wonderful ways to keep your brand in front of your customers on a daily basis and grow your customer base.

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Printing Overseas While Maintaining Quality Control

Details matter with every product you create. Here's how to make sure yours are guarded while producing products overseas.

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How to Stay Ahead of Rising Material Costs

Prices for so many products are nearing historic highs in 2021, but fluctuations are not new. Here's how you can stay ahead of rising costs.

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Uniquely Designed Keepsake Album Collection

Amy Carney came to CōDRA for a photo album and created a beautiful, unique keepsake for her clientele.

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Nonprofits: Don't Send the Same Old Donor Gifts

Nurturing relationships with donors is one of the most important things you can do for your nonprofit. Here are some creative ideas to help.

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Why You Should Print Your Nonprofit Products Overseas

Overseas printing can be daunting, but it can help your non-profit produce better, more cost effective products to further your mission.

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Custom Journal Solution for a Global Nonprofit

The Voice of the Martyrs , one of the world’s largest nonprofit organizations supporting persecuted Christians, came to CōDRA with a...

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3 Reasons Print Communications Still Matter for Your Nonprofit

Digital communication is important, but a few things it cannot deliver that should be important to your nonprofit's communications.

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How to Deal with Supply Chain Disruptions

Supply chains are everywhere, from our own households to giant corporations. Here is a quick rundown of the current situation.

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How To Plan Around Crazy Shipping Delays

Shipping Delays have affected every industry dependent on products from overseas. Here is what's going on and how to plan ahead.