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Beyond the brand

30 November 2011

The second major congress of the Multisense Forum held on 16 November 2011 revealed a new marketing trend: brand promotion can increase its effect considerably if the brand is recognised intuitively – regardless of logo. All five senses should be incorporated into branding. One of the results: especially the tactile factors have so far been underestimated. An area where cartonboard packaging can certainly score points.

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Interview with the new Chairman of ECMA

25 October 2011

Andreas Blaschke is the new president of ECMA (European Carton Makers Association). Despite the difficult economic environment, he sees significant opportunities for cartonboard and cartons—due to the facts that they are sustainable and have significant innovative potential. We spoke with him about the future of the carton industry, his plans for ECMA and the collaboration with Pro Carton.

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Pro Carton at the ECMA-Congress 2011

29 September 2011

Once again Pro Carton had a significant presence at the ECMA Congress held this year in Barcelona between 14th and 17th September. This congress which brings together a large number of carton makers, cartonboard manufacturers and suppliers to the industry is one of the main events in the carton calendar and Pro Carton took the opportunity to update all those present with its activities, publications and details of upcoming events.

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International Pro Carton Congress: Packaging in a Digital World

31 August 2011

Presenting the 15. Pro Carton / ECMA Awards
18./19. April 2012, CCD Congress Center Düsseldorf

The Pro Carton Congress has established itself as an international information event and networking platform for packaging, marketing and design. The topic - “Packaging in a Digital World“ - opens up tremendous opportunities and will keep the packaging supply chain spellbound over the next few years. The more information, advertising and sales move to the Internet, the more important the role of packaging: as decisive representative of the product in the material world. Pro Carton has invited some of the leading experts from industry and science as speakers.

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What do consumers want

29 June 2011

The manufacturers of branded goods and the retail trade have a common goal: they need to address the needs of individual consumer groups more efficiently, especially the more demanding clientele, to sell more quality products.
The solution: ”Collaborative Shopper Marketing“. A current study conducted by Henkel in which individual shopper typologies were examined in ten different European countries, with the conclusion: essential basis for packaging design.

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New era in the consumer goods industry

11 May 2011

The ECR Congress (Efficient Consumer Response) in early April 2011 in Brussels heralded fundamental changes in the markets: resources are becoming scarcer, consumers will be making higher demands, and communications will become more complex. Pro Carton attended for the third time as partner with their own stand and provided the over 700 attendants with the official congress case – a special design made of cartonboard, of course.

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New era in the consumer goods industry

27 April 2011

The ECR Congress (Efficient Consumer Response) in early April 2011 in Brussels heralded fundamental changes in the markets: resources are becoming scarcer, consumers will be making higher demands, and communications will become more complex. Pro Carton attended for the third time as partner with their own stand and provided the over 700 attendants with the official congress case – a special design made of cartonboard, of course.

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Going cartonboard in the coming decade

26 January 2011

The latest JWTIntelligence trend study for 2011 shows a positive environment for cartonboard – and not only due to sustainability. JWTIntelligence is part of the global JWT network, one of the largest marketing and communications agencies in the world.
Of the 100 trends in this study, we have selected ten highlights with special significance for marketing, the trade and, of course, packaging. In the following three scenarios we attempt to define the respective roles of cartons.

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Integrity amid an ocean of information

21 December 2010

At the info day of the ECR („Efficient Consumer Response“) on 11. November 2010, Prof. Matthias Karmasin of the Alpen Adria University Klagenfurt summarised the development of communication in a triple dictum: changed media change the world, changed communication changes consumption, and changed consumption demands a change in marketing. And packaging, too, is subject to new tasks, which can best be materialised by using carton board.

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Packaging and the Media Mix

29 November 2010

The media landscape has changed considerably – as has the role of media consultants. It is no longer just a case of placing advertisements. In a seemingly endless world of classical and new media, the media consultant advances to become an indispensable partner who decides on weighting and use of the different communication channels. And one of these channels is packaging, except that not everyone is yet aware of this.

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Luxury in Cartonboard

29 November 2010

Imagination, creativity, quality and style were all in great evidence at the recent Luxepack exhibition held between 20th and 22nd October (www.luxepack.com). This exhibition is designed to show the best in packaging for the luxury markets and it is fittingly held in Monaco each year and brings together the best packaging producers to show what they can achieve. It was interesting to see that in packaging intended for the retail shelf, there was little plastic in evidence with most of the exhibitors showing cartons, bags and bottles all made from renewable materials and most of those exhibiting were proudly displaying the environmental benefits of their packaging ideas and designs.

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Innovate!

29 August 2010

For many people, innovation is magic. But most innovation-experts claim that innovation is just the combination of things that have not been combined before. One of these experts is Simon Dewulf from Creax, who has found systematic ways of tackling the problem. He held a highly attentive presentation at the well attended “Packaging Design Summit” on 18./19. May 2010 in Amsterdam.
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