As of today, the contract negotiations between the Port Longshoreman and the Ocean Carriers have broken down and the threats of strikes are growing. As it stands now, should a strike happen, it would immediately shut down the flow of cargo through all 14 East Coast ports including those in Gulf States. Contingency plans should [...]
|
 |
||||||
 |
 |
||||||
|
 |
||||||
 |
 |
||||||
 |
 |
||||||
 |
 |
||||||
|
 |
||||||
|
 |
Congrats to a Hard Working Customer
Hard work pays off in great PR http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news%2Fbusiness&id=8667710 Share on Facebook
UV Coating….Save Your Money
For many years, UV coatings and film laminations have been utilized in printing and packaging. Typically, those printing techniques are utilized for high-end publications and high-quality, high priced products. The higher gloss level is attractive and gives the consumer a higher perceived value for those products. The key, however, is that most of those products [...]
Follow Up on Judges’ Ruling
An expensive lesson learned by one of the giant’s of the toy industry. Mattel is one of the two largest toy and board game manufacturer’s in the US. According to the story in the Wall Street Journal, “In its decision, the appeals court said it was unfair to give Mattel the Bratz line, because its [...]
Copyright Infringement
Is it necessary to protect your board game by copyright? The following article isn’t really clear about why Mattel’s suit was rejected, but it raises questions for board game manufacturing and for any other brand. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42704167/ns/business-us_business/?ocid Share on Facebook
What Makes a Good Game?
Hey, saw this post on The Game Aisle blog and thought I would share http://www.thegameaisle.com/what-makes-a-good-game/ In a nutshell, the criteria are: Is it Fun?, Is there a Reward?, Is it Challenging?, Is it Non-Frustrating?, Does it have Repeat Play Value?, Is there “Magic” to the game. I love this kind of stuff. When we manufacture a [...]
News From CPSC
Important notice about board game manufacturing if you are distributing your products in the U.S. CPSC Extends Stay of Enforcement for Testing and Certification of Lead Content in Children’s Products Until December 31, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted 4-1 on January 31, 2011 to extend the stay of [...]
The Most Kind Email
I sometimes wonder why we do what we do. An email just received moments ago, for which I am grateful…. Hi Ron, Thank you so much for your email and your advice. I know quantities are always an issue for starters. Let me discuss your observations with my parter and I’ll let you know. I [...]
Cardboard Boxes are Hot
Packaging is an indicator of the economy heating up. You’ll see the growth in board game sales, chipboard boxes, rigid boxes, folding cartons, shipping containers and thermoforming. http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2011/01/24/whats-smoking-hot-yep-cardboard-boxes/?KEYWORDS=bmo+capital+market Share on Facebook
BoardGameProductionOnDemand.com
Up until now, Game Inventors, Start-Up Board Game companies, or companies wanting to test-market your idea had no way to get a quality game manufactured in a reasonable time frame, specifically in the United States. You’ve been waiting patiently to make it happen. The time has now come. Paragon Packaging, Inc. introduces a brand-new program [...]