Don’t Forget the Experience: Choose the Right Packaging

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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 website to purchase something you needed only to find it’s really difficult to spend your money? You weren’t able to find what you needed, or the process to buy it was […]

Environmentally Conscious Printing

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FSC Certification Years of waste created by the development of products has moved people in many industries to search out effective ways to create their products with minimal impact to the environment. That includes the printing industry, whose participants may choose to take part in a process to become FSC certified. Here’s a quick look […]

3 Reasons Print Communications Still Matter for Your Nonprofit

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Just about anything you need, at just about any time, is available at the click of a button, information included. Digital communication certainly carries the lion’s share of the communication load these days. But, though digital communication can deliver quickly and has a number of advantages, there remain a few deficiencies in its use, a […]

Saving Your Sanity with a Reprint

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Congrats! You successfully executed your first print product run. Production ran with relatively few hiccups, your marketing campaign was a success, and clients are raving about your product. Well done! You’re ready to create more items, so you need to save as much time as possible running your first reprint of the initial product. Here […]

Start Now: New Products Take Longer Than You Think

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New products and innovation are absolutely essential to the growth of your business, and the “hows” and “whens” of producing them are just as important as the “what” of the products you create. New product development takes time and a lot of energy, and it’s often more of each than one would expect. While there […]

Why Working with a Designer Makes a Difference

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At Codra, we’ve seen firsthand how thoughtful design can elevate a project from good to exceptional. While it may be tempting to handle design internally or use templated tools, partnering with an experienced designer can make a significant difference in both the process and the final results. Turning Your Ideas into Reality Every project starts […]