The largest and most comprehensive processing and packaging trade show of 2016 is coming to Chicago’s McMormick Place and BLUE is going to be there. On November 6-9 BLUE will be exhibiting at PACK EXPO INTERNATIONAL 2016. Massive in scale, PACK EXPO will feature 2,100 exhibiting companies, host ... Read More
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Matt Gordon on July 13, 2016
Mergers and acquisitions are complicated. If you’ve ever taken part in one, you know that getting both companies on the same page can be both messy and time consuming. In many cases there isn’t an adequate system in place to pave a smooth road so that both companies can transition in a quick and ...
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Matt Gordon on June 21, 2016
On May 20, 2016 the FDA finalized the requirements for the new Nutrition Facts label for packaged goods. Primarily aimed at educating consumers with new scientific information about the potential health risks associated with certain diets, the new label format will offer a number of helpful ...
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Matt Gordon on June 20, 2016
Your company’s digital assets are a crucial part of your business. Each one costs time and money to make, and is a hard-working part of your brand identity. And digital assets can have a long lifespan. They can be used and reused any number of times on packages, labels, advertising, point of ...
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Matt Gordon on June 14, 2016
With the increasing rate at which regulations have been changing, there is a good chance your company could be faced with mass packaging changes in short periods of time. If you find yourself in this position, here’s a great example to follow.
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Matt Gordon on June 13, 2016
As 1WorldSync Annual Users Group winds down, BLUE’s Washington, DC adventure continues, as we’ll be exhibiting at GS1 Connect 2016 from June 1-3. A stellar event that brings together businesses, trading partners and GS1 Standards experts, this year’s conference focuses on the ways in which ...
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Matt Gordon on June 13, 2016
We’ve been busy making our presence felt at both domestic and international conferences this spring, and as flowers are beginning to bloom back home in Chicago, the BLUE road show continues. On May 31 – June 1 we’ll be enthusiastically rolling into Washington, DC to attend the 1WorldSync Annual ...
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Matt Gordon on June 13, 2016
Hot on the heels of our high profile appearance at the Henry Stewart DAM Show in New York, BLUE will be exhibiting at another renowned East Coast event: HOW Design Live in Atlanta. Taking place from May 19-23, HOW Design Live is an inspiring annual event that brings together some of the most ...
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Matt Gordon on May 26, 2016
Highlights from Marketo’s Marketing Nation Summit On May 9-12, BLUE’s Marketing Coordinator Mahira Buljina and Content Writer Matt Gordon journeyed to the glitzy bustle of Las Vegas, Nevada to attend Marketo’s 2016 Marketing Nation Summit. Per the theme of this year’s event: “Tomorrow’s Marketer,” ...
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Matt Gordon on May 11, 2016
We’re excited to announce that BLUE will be travelling to Dusseldorf, Germany to exhibit at drupa 2016. Taking place May 31 – June 10, drupa is the world’s largest printing equipment exhibition and only takes place once every three years. This years’ event, titled “Touch the Future” will place a ...
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Admin on April 29, 2016
We’re getting ready to paint the Big Apple BLUE. Members of our team will are making the trip to New York City to exhibit at this year’s Henry Stewart DAM show on May 5 and 6 at the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel. The Henry Stewart DAM Show brings together the brightest thinkers and leading-edge ...
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Matt Gordon on April 21, 2016
A seismic shift is about to take effect in the consumer goods marketplace, and companies who stay ahead of the curve are going to gain a significant advantage. In response to increased consumer interest in product ingredients, many of the leading food, beverage and consumer product companies have ...
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Admin on March 23, 2016
Pharma companies who fail at the labeling process are at serious risk of failing as a company. Lost revenue from missed shipping deadlines are a tame example of the potential consequences of a flawed process. That’s because mislabeled pharma products are dangerous! They can lead to ...
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Admin on March 17, 2016
People have the ability to easily monitor many aspects of their lives. By employing their own personal army of technology, perhaps consisting of a Nest Learning Thermostat, a Fitbit, MyFitnessPal, a Hum device, Class Dojo, Facebook and Twitter, individuals receive streams of information about the ...
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Admin on February 25, 2016
To drive efficiencies from the retail supply chain requires an improvement in the amount of control over the process, quality of communication between retailer and agencies and manufacturers, and insights that can be acted upon to produce more margin. The priority is to get a better perspective ...
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Admin on January 13, 2016
There is a lot riding on the artwork and labeling process for companies trying be successful in today’s fast-moving global marketplace. And getting the process right means having the best software to manage complex information effectively. Whether you manage brands at a pharma or consumer products ...
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Admin on January 7, 2016
Partnering with an Artwork Management System (AMS) has a number of advantages, including making the process more efficient, getting your product to market faster and dramatically reducing packaging errors. But partnering with BLUE, the experts in artwork management, can actually have some ...
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Admin on December 8, 2015
The running back bursts through a hole in the defensive line, ball tucked tightly under his arm, the hash marks beginning to blur as he gains momentum. He sheds one tackle, then two, as his eyes gaze wildly at the end zone he sees that the path is obscured by defenders, but he remains determined to ...
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Admin on December 2, 2015
Getting different results than the ones you’re used to usually requires some subversive thinking. While many people are comfortable with the status quo, those who excel are constantly looking for new ways to improve the way they go about doing things. Sometimes this results in changing the way ...
