Karstedt Partners Releases Digital Package Printing Report for Brand Owners

09-Sep-2011
EDEN, NY - September 9, 2011 – Karstedt Partners, LLC, a global leader in business-to-business consulting and market research solutions for consumer product and packaging industries, announces the immediate availability of their latest Commercialization Assessment Reportäfor Brand Owners titled “Is Digital Printing Part of Your Brand or Operational Strategy?” The report helps Consumer Product Companies better understand the marketing opportunities and related cost savings potential of digital package printing for applications that go beyond labels to include flexible and corrugated packaging, and folding cartons.

“We’ve seen the megatrend of mass production shift towards mass customization”, notes Mike Ferrari, President, Ferrari Innovation Solutions who collaborated with Karstedt Partners in preparing this report. He explains, “Successful brands understand the importance of packaging as part of the 360 ° brand experience touch points. This Brand Strategy report discusses the compelling need for change that goes beyond what Consumer Product Companies are providing or capable of providing today.  The “next generation” brand experience will require packaging to provide engagement, relevancy and interaction.  This report changes the paradigm of package printing as a commodity and presents opportunities for brand owners to cost effectively take advantage of targeted shorter-run digitally printed packaging alternatives that includes on-package promotions, games, QR codes, etc.”

According to Karstedt Partners’ CEO, Kevin Karstedt, “Today’s brands are looking for better ways to connect with their customers which means creating more product SKUs and faster orders. Consumer behavior is changing, forcing a timely response from the Packaging Supply Chain. This trend will put even more pressure on the packaging supply chain to deliver output at lower cost and faster turnaround time. Our report is designed to help Package Designers, Brand, Operations, R&D, and Purchasing Managers create an actionable roadmap and determine the best approach for implementing digital printing for their consumer brands.”

For more information and to purchase the comprehensive report for $650 as a digital download click here: http://karstedt.com/narrow-web-label-owner

Kevin Karstedt will discuss elements of this report and other research at Graph Expo on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm in his session “Digital Printing for Packaging – Ready or Not!” Click here for details: http://bit.ly/KarstedtGraphExpo

 

About Karstedt Partners, LLC

Karstedt Partners, LLC, is a global leader in business-to-business consulting and market research solutions for consumer product and packaging industries. Services include; strategic planning, independent or custom research studies and reports, business analysis/planning tools, interactive technology assessment, and ROI cost analysis tools. Karstedt Partners, LLC client list contains leading Fortune 100 firms such as; HP, Sun Chemical, SGS International, Smurfit Stone, Xaar, Avecia, Agfa, The Standard Group, Rock-Tenn, FujiFilm, Cello-Pack, Ball Packaging, Citi Corp, Muller Martini, GASC, PRIMIR and many others. For more information visit: http://www.karstedt.com.