News & Knowledge
Interesting things about the packaging industry, retailing dynamics, consumer trends and NOA’s insight
Ten pieces of paper trivia
We all need paper, we all love paper, but the team here at NOA suspects the average person takes it for granted. So, in honour of paper, here are some little known facts about what the Cambridge Dictionary defines as “thin, flat material made from crushed wood or cloth, used for writing, printing, or drawing on”.
Being scared, but doing it anyway!
Appearing on a national shopping channel, viewed by thousands of people and talking expertly about hedgehog homes was not on the bucket list of “must do’s” for NOA’s MD Neil Osment. In fact, it seemed so far out of his comfort zone as to be little more than a spec on the horizon.
But by employing some of the coaching techniques he uses with NOA clients, Neil got through the experience and learnt a fair few things along the way.
In this article he writes about what he learned, and how his experience can be applied to packaging businesses across the globe.
January Packaging Newsletter
Want to get the best out of people? Want help in motivating your team? NOA delivers accredited coaching and mentoring for business professionals – which also includes workshops, masterclasses, training, webinars and presentations. Read our January newsletter…
All change in retail – and consumers are dictating the terms
In the world of retail, consumers are the Gods. What they do and what they demand has to dictate what retailers must do and must change, and by the same token must also dictate the direction that new packaging formats must take.
Projected global growth of the corrugated market is equivalent to the size of the U.S. corrugated market today
Global corrugated demand has grown at an average of 3.3% per annum from 200 billion square meters (bsm) in 2011 to reach almost 236 bsm in 2016. Future growth is forecast to average 3.0% for the next five years, resulting in a global market of 273 bsm by 2021. Find out more of the highlights from our research here.