5 'Soft Skills' to Look for In Prospective Packaging and Printing Employees
December 12, 2017 at 4:00 pm

Employers seeking prospective packaging and printing employees with the most highly coveted combination of skills should look for those that have a mix of soft skills and relevant hard skills. Here are five of the soft skills — or those that are more personality driven — that employers should be keeping an eye out for when making hiring decisions.

First Sun-Activated, Color Changing Beer Can Hits Shelves
May 22, 2017 at 11:47 am

Molson Coors Canada has developed a sun-activated, color changing beer can released exclusively in Canada and only available for the summer months. The can uses a photochromic ink paired with Coors Light's famous thermochromic ink temperature indicator to create a fun, summer twist on the classic beer.

Press Optimization: Setting the Foundation for Quality Print
February 7, 2017 at 8:10 am

Press optimizations will allow you to know without a doubt, how to choose the best anilox roll engravings, the optimal mounting tape density to select and the best ink for a job. However, most people are either unsure of how to properly complete an optimization or don’t see the importance of it.

Five Steps to Take for a Successful Merger
May 12, 2015 at 9:00 am

Like any other business transaction, a merger is a structured process with a series of steps necessary for its completion. As an investment banker to the printing and packaging industries, New Direction Partners has participated in scores of such transactions.

Tales of the Ticker
May 5, 2015 at 3:37 pm

With the printing and packaging stock index, New Direction Partners tracks the performance of 16 printing and packaging firms.

Printers, Companies and the Lesson of a Bottler’s Appealing Label
November 5, 2010

This year, the average consumer will see or hear 1 million marketing messages—that’s almost 3,000 per day. The biggest problem with much of today’s market advertising is that it fights for people’s attention using the tactic of interruption.

P&G Encourages Branding Startups
August 20, 2010

The Brandery is a nonprofit organization designed to develop and launch new entrepreneurial companies and brands. It will offer many services, including funding to encourage new brands and opportunities.

How to Refresh an Old Brand with New Packaging
August 6, 2010

When Nestlé Dreyers evaluated one of its venerable brands, Häagen-Dazs, it decided that it needed to make it more relevant for today’s younger consumer without damaging its high-quality, premium brand image.