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Wertheimer Box Celebrates 85 Years of Enduring Excellence in Packaging
As Wertheimer Box celebrates 85 year of business, President Doug Wertheimer celebrates 20 years as president.
8 Steps to Successful Custom, Point-of-Purchase (POP) Displays
Wertheimer Box offers the expertise and creativity to design custom POP displays that achieve its customers’ goals: Value, Marketability, and Product Protection. Learn how.
Quiz: Discover How New Box-Making Machine’s Capabilities Can Empower Your Business
Recently, we installed a new machine, an APSTAR HG2 1628, in our 303,000-square-foot plant. Its name is a bit of a mouthful, so we call it “MIC.” MIC stands for...
15 Tips for Attractive Retail Product Displays That Sell More Products
Effective retail marketing displays can increase impulse buys, prompt cross-sells, and enhance brand awareness. Boost your sales with these 15 tips for attractive product retail displays that sell more products.
10 Need-to-Know Facts When Buying Ecommerce Boxes
10 Need-to-Know Facts When Buying Ecommerce Boxes. Have an online store? Be sure to read these tips from a corrugated packaging veteran.
6 Essential Considerations for Food Packaging Boxes
Whether you’re new to planning food packaging boxes or not, you’ll want to think about these 6 essential considerations.
Putting the “E” Into Ecommerce (Part 4): 1914 to 1945
In part 4 of the history of commerce, we explore manufacturing, retail, and packaging from 1914 to 1945: WW I, the Roaring 20s, the Great Depression, and WWII.
Putting the “E” Into Ecommerce (Part 3): The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolutions laid the foundation for today’s eCommerce and packaging. Read about the Age of Mechanical Reproduction and the Technological Revolution.
Putting the “E” Into Ecommerce (Part 2): The Middle Ages and the Age of Exploration
Commerce, packaging, currency, and transportation of goods have existed since the beginning of history. Here, we discuss how the world moved closer to ecommerce through the Early Middle Ages, Medieval Times, and the Age of Exploration.
Putting the “E” into Ecommerce (Part 1): Ancient Commerce
As we approach our 83rd anniversary on October 1 and our recent launch of our WEcommerce Packaging Solutions™, we wondered about the evolution of packaging and how...
Poly Mailers or Corrugated Boxes? 5 Packaging Considerations
Shipping bags or boxes? Which one offers the greatest advantage for your product? Before you decide, you may want to weigh these five packaging considerations:...
Poly Bag Mailers or Shipping Boxes? What’s Best?
In part 1 of a two-part series, we examine sustainability. Discover what medical and environmental science tells us about poly bag mailers vs. corrugated boxes.
Five Facts Our Corrugated Box Designers Wish They Knew
One of our structural designers, Dave Owens, discusses five facts that he and his colleagues want to know when creating your corrugated box design. Here’s what he said about what helps the box design team work quickly, efficiently, and cost-effectively.
New Packaging Launch: Case Study
At Wertheimer Box, we do more than just take box orders. Our account representatives are seasoned professionals who provide consultative packaging guidance. READ...
Food Safety and Corrugated Packaging
As a corrugated packaging company for many food producers, Wertheimer Box considers food safety and corrugated packaging to be both a moral and ethical obligation....
Package Testing FAQs: Keeping It Simple
This article distills a complex topic, package testing, into simple, concise FAQs for product marketing managers, business owners, and COOs.
15 Most Frequent Packaging Mistakes
One of our experienced account managers describes 15 packaging mistakes that she has seen most frequently–and how to prevent them. Avoid cost overruns, delays, and product damage by preventing problems.
Complete Packaging Solutions Make Sales Soar: Case Study
Wertheimer Box account representative Maria Deizman shares a case study about complete packaging solutions that made sales soar. Gift Boxes.
10 Ways to Build Customer Trust and Confidence in Manufacturing
Sales account manager Robert (Bob) Sievert shares 10 tips that manufacturers can use to build customer trust and confidence in their companies. Bob has more than 35 years of experience in the corrugated packaging industry.
Is the Customer Always Right?
Chicago’s Marshall Field popularized: The customer is always right. But IS the customer always right? See what Chicago-area company Wertheimer Box says.
Corrugated (NOT Cardboard) 101
Learn the steps in making custom corrugated boxes. Discover the difference between cardboard and corrugate. Account Manager Nick Catino shares insights he learned after making a career change from education to corrugated packaging.
12 Tips for Avoiding Potholes and Pitfalls of POP Displays
Here are 12 tips for avoiding potholes and pitfalls when creating your retail point-of-purchase (POP) displays. Author Patrick (Pat) Delaney applies nearly 30 years of corrugated packaging and POP experience to help Wertheimer Box Corp customers. See how you can be most successful and sell more products with your next POP display.
Developing New Packaging for a Nationally Known Mustard Producer
Case Study: See how Wertheimer Box collaborated to modernize a plant and developed regular slotted containers (RSCs) and display shippers with die cut windows.
Packaging Advice Tips for New Product Marketing Managers and Entrepreneurs
New to your product marketing role? As one of Chicagoland’s most established packaging companies, Wertheimer Box can help you market your new product.
Taking a Local Brick & Mortar Retailer to a Nationwide Ecommerce Presence
A new retail client wants to move from a local brick and mortar store in Kansas to a nationwide ecommerce site. To do this, he wants high-end branding. What happens next?
Quick Turnaround Time: Case Study
A Wertheimer Box visitor discover he needs corrugated boxes by tomorrow morning to keep up with production. What happens next?
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