American Packaged. - Industry Survey 2018

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* 1. Please fill in your details so we can contact you if you win

Name

Job title

Company

Telephone

Industry sector

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* 2. Please consider the following topics. For each, please state whether you consider them to be business critical, of relevance to your business or of no relevance at all.

	Critical	Relevant	Not Relevant
Sustainability	Sustainability Critical	Sustainability Relevant	Sustainability Not Relevant
New Packaging Materials	New Packaging Materials Critical	New Packaging Materials Relevant	New Packaging Materials Not Relevant
Packaging Design - Ease-of-Use	Packaging Design - Ease-of-Use Critical	Packaging Design - Ease-of-Use Relevant	Packaging Design - Ease-of-Use Not Relevant
Packaging Branding and Marketing	Packaging Branding and Marketing Critical	Packaging Branding and Marketing Relevant	Packaging Branding and Marketing Not Relevant
Supply Chain Transparency	Supply Chain Transparency Critical	Supply Chain Transparency Relevant	Supply Chain Transparency Not Relevant
Sourcing Raw Materials	Sourcing Raw Materials Critical	Sourcing Raw Materials Relevant	Sourcing Raw Materials Not Relevant
Security Enhancements and Counterfeiting Reduction	Security Enhancements and Counterfeiting Reduction Critical	Security Enhancements and Counterfeiting Reduction Relevant	Security Enhancements and Counterfeiting Reduction Not Relevant
Manufacturing Automation	Manufacturing Automation Critical	Manufacturing Automation Relevant	Manufacturing Automation Not Relevant
Combining Physical and Digital Packaging	Combining Physical and Digital Packaging Critical	Combining Physical and Digital Packaging Relevant	Combining Physical and Digital Packaging Not Relevant
Consumer Insights and Engagement	Consumer Insights and Engagement Critical	Consumer Insights and Engagement Relevant	Consumer Insights and Engagement Not Relevant
Brand Image and Reputation	Brand Image and Reputation Critical	Brand Image and Reputation Relevant	Brand Image and Reputation Not Relevant
Shelf-life	Shelf-life Critical	Shelf-life Relevant	Shelf-life Not Relevant
Latest Technical Innovations	Latest Technical Innovations Critical	Latest Technical Innovations Relevant	Latest Technical Innovations Not Relevant
Smart Packaging/Labelling	Smart Packaging/Labelling Critical	Smart Packaging/Labelling Relevant	Smart Packaging/Labelling Not Relevant
Automation	Automation Critical	Automation Relevant	Automation Not Relevant
Plastics Economy	Plastics Economy Critical	Plastics Economy Relevant	Plastics Economy Not Relevant
Speed to Market	Speed to Market Critical	Speed to Market Relevant	Speed to Market Not Relevant
Customization and Personalization	Customization and Personalization Critical	Customization and Personalization Relevant	Customization and Personalization Not Relevant
Recyclable and Reusable	Recyclable and Reusable Critical	Recyclable and Reusable Relevant	Recyclable and Reusable Not Relevant
Waste	Waste Critical	Waste Relevant	Waste Not Relevant
Switching to Bio-polymers	Switching to Bio-polymers Critical	Switching to Bio-polymers Relevant	Switching to Bio-polymers Not Relevant
E-commerce	E-commerce Critical	E-commerce Relevant	E-commerce Not Relevant
R&D	R&D Critical	R&D Relevant	R&D Not Relevant
Innovation	Innovation Critical	Innovation Relevant	Innovation Not Relevant
Packaging Procurement	Packaging Procurement Critical	Packaging Procurement Relevant	Packaging Procurement Not Relevant

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Are there any other topics that are important to your business?

Yes

If 'Yes' please provide details

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* 4. What are the top 3 challenges that you are facing as a business? Please provide at least one challenge.

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* 5. What topics/themes do you believe will have growing significance in the next 5 years?

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* 6. In your opinion, which is the most important new and disruptive technology shaping the packaging industry?

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* 7. What innovative packaging has caught your attention in the past 12 months?

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* 8. What are the top 3 differences in packaging between the United States, Canada and Latin America? Please provide at least one difference

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* 9. Since each State within the United States have different trends, laws, demands and issues therefore, do you focus more on regional or national packaging?

Regional

National

Both

None

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* 10. Which of these regions are you looking to invest in?

Europe

North America

South America

Asia

Africa

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* 11. Which products and solutions are currently of interest to you?

Packaging Process

Packaging Printing

Packaging Development and Innovation

Packaging Procurement

Packaging in The Supply Chain

New Packaging Materials

Packaging Design/Branding

Sustainability

E-commerce Solutions

Flexible Packaging

Self-life extension/ Self Stable Packaging

Smart Packaging/Labelling Solutions

Bio-plastics

Rigid Plastics

3D Printing

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Considering the products and solutions you have just highlighted, how much would you estimate that your organization intends to invents over the next year?

0 - $100,000

$100,000 - $500,000

$500,000 - $1m

$1m - $5m

$5m+

We do not intend to spend money in these areas

I am not aware of planned spending in these areas

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* 13. Which solution providers and/or product suppliers would you recommend?

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* 14. Please list 3 companies, organizations or individuals that you believe have achieved something noteworthy in terms of innovation within the packaging industry over the past year:

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* 15. Is there a particular industry leader and/or project you would like to hear about?

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* 16. To help us understand the operation of your organization, who sits above you in your management structure?

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* 17. If applicable, who sits below you in your management structure?

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* 18. Would you be interested in becoming a speaker at the 2019 summit?

Yes

I would like to discuss it further

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* 19. We appreciate that securing authorization to attend industry events such as Packaged can be difficult. Therefore please tell us the most important factor for you when deciding whether or not to attend an event.

The price of attendance

The seniority of the speakers

Case studies that solve the challenges you identified at the beginning of the survey

Number of days out of the office

Networking and the opportunity to establish new industry relationships

Other (please specify)

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* 20. Would you or a colleague be interested in finding out more about the 8th Global Packaged Summit 2019 (June 24-25 2019; Amsterdam, Netherlands)?

Yes

Not at this time

Thank you for completing the American Packaged. - Industry Survey 2018. We appreciate your time and look forward to sending you the industry report.