We have several options for enhancing presentations with color and texture, so we thought it might be helpful to compare the different types of paper shreds and fillers Nashville Wraps offers.
Let’s begin with a little information about paper shreds in general. Unless you are making a small presentation like the one pictured below, Shreds are great for adding color and texture but are generally not a good support for your product. [read more…]
You’ve probably heard about the new social media company with the clever name, Pinterest, but you may be wondering whether you need yet another social network to update. Only two years old, Pinterest is the fastest growing social network in internet history, even faster than Facebook. It is now 3rd in popularity after Facebook and Twitter. Its primary users are women 25-44, and research shows women trust friend recommendations on Pinterest over many other sites. [read more…]
Nashville Wraps has teamed up with our vendor Distant Village Packaging to help one bright young girl attend college who would not have been able to go otherwise.
Distant Village Packaging is an award-winning sustainable design firm that produces handmade packaging from natural materials. They work with remote villages around the world to create jobs for talented artisans who believe sustainability and innovative design can co-exist. [read more…]
There is nothing like opening gifts, especially when there is more than one to open. Gift-wise, more is better! Whatever your business, there is a profitable place for gift towers in your marketing plan.
Towers don’t have to be a tall order. Let’s look at small ones to start, and then I’ll tell you how to build tall ones, with some creative ideas for filling them. [read more…]
Nashville Wraps’ popular folding presentation boxes have become a great addition to many of its gourmet customers’ packaging. These one-piece rigid boxes store flat and fold together in a snap, closing via the attached grosgrain ribbon ties. Customers love the clear windows and the fact that the boxes are available in 3 sizes and rich gourmet colors. [read more…]
Recently I went on a hiking trip with a friend in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. I hadn’t been on that particular trail since I was 16 years old. I kept saying that I remembered the trees being bigger and more of them. My friend said it was just my memory embellishing the forest across 43 years. We do have a tendency to remember things being bigger/better from childhood, but I was pretty certain of what I remembered from 1969. [read more…]
Nothing dresses up a gift quite like a simple bow. We’ve posted a few how-to’s showing how to tie a fancy bow, but the simple bow deserves some love too. We’d like to share a few tricks for tying a perfect, straight bow every time – it IS possible! And by the way, if you have them, fabric scissors are best for trimming the ends. [read more…]
When Penny Parker left her 35-year career in the professional beauty industry in 2004, she decided to treat herself by attending a local culinary school’s pastry program. Soon she realized her city of Cleveland was pretty much a “cookie wasteland” and that she could fill that need.
Penny settled on a niche area of cookie and brownie gifts, specializing in corporate gifting. “The business community typically has the funding to send large quantities of gifts as part of their marketing, branding and customer appreciation efforts,” she commented. [read more…]
We’ve heard it on the news and seen it in our shops; and even at Wal-Mart, there is more talk and more products with that distinctive red, white and blue label. Not only is there a revival beginning of American-made products, it is refueling our economy. We told you so! [read more…]
When an EF5 tornado hit Southwest Missouri May 22, 2011, one 12-year-old girl knew she had to make a difference. Tabitha Neuenschwander, a Joplin native, saw the tornado devastate the home of her older brother. Since then, she has spent her time raising money for the victims.
Because Tabitha didn’t initially know how to help, her mom Lesli asked her, “What would you miss most if you lost everything?” Tabitha’s immediate answer was, “My pets!” So she focused her fundraising efforts on helping kids who lost their pets get new ones to help comfort them during this tragic time. [read more…]