A great article by Richard Cooper of IOM3, feauring yours truly, Chris Penfold and JoAnn Hines, the Packaging Diva (Martin)
Social networking sites can boost your packaging know how and aid company promotion, but it helps to understand the platforms first. Richard Cooper, IOM3 Webmaster, speaks to prominent users.
‘Hundreds of people an hour are discussing packaging [...]
But we already knew this, didn’t we!? (Martin)
For a few days each year, the packaging and processing communities come together at PACK EXPO to network, exchange ideas and do business. There’s nothing that replaces face-to-face connections, but there’s another way to foster the business relationships that are the hallmark of PACK EXPO: Social media.“More than [...]
@brennanw: How the pill bottle was remade: ClearRx prescription-packaging system by Deborah Adler http://bit.ly/XmAZ8
Lots of people tweeted: Study: carton packaging most eco-friendly: FIS.com (Registro) An independent study conducted by the Institute fo.. http://poprl.com/1cTs
@nalim: More Than Packaging: The History of Beer Cans http://bit.ly/TNZi7
@menacingpickle: @ajsouthern I would judge nuts by packaging. With good packaging u know there [...]
I’ve been a bit slack wih these over the last few days. Not much point in repeating people bleating on about too much packaging without any knowledge of the issues. Still, here are some good ones. @frankmorrison’s pictures are horrific, though I dispute the word ‘excessive’ – how would he know? (Martin):
@geoffshort: Heard kids will [...]
@slinkie: Wow, the eco-packaging on this Futurama movie scratched the hell out of the disc before I’d even opened it. Hope it actually plays.
@GabrielRossi: Eco-Design Packaging: From the 3Ps to the 5Rs http://bit.ly/oiIj7
@draftmag: Who wants to purchase a packaging plant? http://bit.ly/jPWrr
@MegLG: Cheerios are a drug…@ least according 2 packaging. FDA not amused http://ow.ly/6za4 Does anybody [...]
@TuijaSeipell: Gallery of sustainable packaging http://tinyurl.com/co9bpe
@IacobIonut: 30 High-Res Paper & Plastic Packaging Textures – http://reque.st/6787
@SportsProducts: Wrap protocol for recovery of non-packaging plastics http://tinyurl.com/c2bp49
@NewtonMark: @saline Thanks to the plastic bag ban the plastic packaging in my groceries yesterday reduced from est. 5kg to 4.99kg.
@packagingdiva: Packaging Tip Of The Day: Consumers going back 2 less [...]
@packagingdiva: Pinot Plastic? Aussie wine maker tries plastic bottles designed 2 resemble glass but w a 29 % smaller carbon footprint @ http://is.gd/wBcw
@richardpeacock: Time to bring bad design to justice: http://www.design-police.org/ Download and start using immediately!
@packagedesign: Peelable Ends and Bowl Cans Make Healthy Meals Easy and Fun!: METAL PACKAGING TECHNOLOGIES HELP FOOD MARKETERS O.. http://tinyurl.com/cte49b
@JHanegraaf: [...]
@Recycle_Green: I’m sick and tired of all the bloody packaging! Surely one layer is enough. Buying food is like a game of pass the friggin parcel!
@IMONSTERBAND: new tesco brand freshmint (green) toothpaste packaging is confusing. it looks like a pregnancy test!
@savingdave: New blog post: And the award the most excessive use of packaging goes to….. [...]
@henandchick: Recycle Grocery Bags Into Eco Packaging http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=1683
@packagingdiva: Packaging Fact: Bubble Wrap was originally invented as wall paper + is over 50 years old. Yearly they hold a student bubble wrap competetion
@JollyOlChap: Tyvek being taken to an amazing, new level. http://tinyurl.com/c68ut6
@Genpak: Yet another municipality trying to legislate what type of foodservice packaging should be used. [...]
@packagingdiva: Got my plagiarized packaging article removed and replaced with my original content @ http://is.gd/uhR7 Thanks to packaging (Brian).
@packagingdiva: I still don’t understand why these packaging companies get on Twitter and post sales pitches. No one is listening to blatant self promotion.
@BBCScotlandNews: Packaging company reveals 55 jobs at risk: United Closures and Plastics says [...]
