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Influencer Boxes
Bespoke influencer Boxes manufactured to order, with material and finish chosen around how the product ships.
- Minimum order
- 100 units
- Production
- 3–5 business days
- Construction
- folding carton
- Delivery
- US, UK, Canada, Australia
No obligation
Ask for a quote
Name, email, phone and what you are packing. Attach artwork if you have it. We reply with a specification and a written price, usually within one business day.
What influencer boxes have to cope with
Influencer Boxes hold a seeded product plus tissue, a card and whatever else is meant to come out on camera in sequence. That is the starting point for the specification, because a magnetic or ribbon-pull closure that opens in one movement, with no tape anywhere on the visible pack. Ship it inside a plain outer if it needs transit protection.
In service they are used for seeding campaigns filmed by the recipient, where the unboxing is the deliverable and there is no second take.
Where influencer boxes are actually used
Influencer Boxes are specified for seeding campaigns filmed by the recipient, where the unboxing is the deliverable and there is no second take. A magnetic or ribbon-pull closure that opens in one movement, with no tape anywhere on the visible pack. Ship it inside a plain outer if it needs transit protection.
- Seeding campaigns filmed by the recipient, where the unboxing is the deliverable and there is no second take
- Shelf display in specialty retail
- Subscription and gift sets
- E-commerce inner packaging
The substrate for influencer boxes
Rigid board with a magnetic closure. This is one of the few categories where the presentation genuinely justifies the cost.
The options we would consider for this format are below; a magnetic or ribbon-pull closure that opens in one movement, with no tape anywhere on the visible pack. Ship it inside a plain outer if it needs transit protection.
- 12pt SBS paperboard
- 14pt SBS paperboard
- 16pt SBS paperboard
- 18pt kraft board
- recycled CCNB board
Printing influencer boxes
The inside of the lid is on screen for longer than the outside. Print it.
Offset lithography, Digital press, Flexography are all available for this format. Run length usually decides which is cheapest: digital removes the plate cost on short quantities, offset and flexo overtake it at volume.
Finishing influencer boxes
The inside of the lid is on screen for longer than the outside. Print it.
Each finish below is a separate pass on the press or the finishing line, which is why they are quoted individually rather than bundled.
- Gloss lamination
- Matte lamination
- Soft-touch lamination
- Spot UV
- Foil stamping
- Embossing
- Debossing
- Aqueous coating
Sizing influencer boxes
Generous rather than tight, commonly 10 × 8 × 4 in, because the reveal needs room and a tightly packed box films badly.
Send the contents rather than a box size. It is specified like a shipping carton, when the entire commercial purpose is how it looks and behaves while being opened on video.
What moves the price
Four things drive a quote more than anything else: the quantity, the print route, the board grade and the number of finishing passes. Dimensions matter too, but usually through how efficiently the shape nests on the press sheet.
Prices start from $0.30 per piece for large-volume orders. If a cheaper route exists we say so at quoting rather than after the invoice.
Getting artwork press-ready
Supply artwork on the dieline we send you, with 3 mm bleed past every trim edge and all text held 4 mm inside the fold lines.
Supply a print-ready PDF or vector file with fonts outlined and images at 300 dpi. Our prepress team checks every file before a proof is issued. The check that catches most files is type sitting too close to a crease, which is easier to move at layout than at proof.
Ordering influencer boxes
Send the product dimensions, the quantity and your deadline. What comes back is a board grade, a structure, a print method, a lead time and a written price — not a number on its own.
A dieline template follows, sized to your product. Prepress checks your artwork against it and issues a proof; nothing runs until you sign that off.
Testing the fit first
Ask for an unprinted sample if the question is fit, or a printed prototype if the question is colour. They answer different things.
Sample costs are normally credited against the production order.
Reference
Influencer Boxes at a specification level
| Product | Influencer Boxes |
|---|---|
| Category | Promotional Packaging |
| Construction | Die-cut, creased and seam-glued |
| Board thickness | 12pt – 18pt depending on product weight |
| Ships as | Flat-packed, glued one seam |
| Materials | 12pt SBS paperboard, 14pt SBS paperboard, 16pt SBS paperboard, 18pt kraft board |
| Printing | Offset lithography, Digital press, Flexography |
| Finishes | Gloss lamination, Matte lamination, Soft-touch lamination, Spot UV, Foil stamping |
| Minimum order | Minimum order is 100 units on any format, and unit cost falls sharply as the quantity rises. |
| Lead time | 3 to 5 business days after artwork approval |
| Shipping | Across the US, UK, Canada and Australia |
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Set what you know, leave the rest. Everything here travels with your request, so nothing gets retyped.
- 100-unit minimum
- 3–5 day production
- Free dieline
- No obligation
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What you get
What survives the journey
The dimensions that matter
Generous rather than tight, commonly 10 × 8 × 4 in, because the reveal needs room and a tightly packed box films badly.
What tends to go wrong
The recipient has to fight the tape open on camera, and the first ten seconds of the video — the part that gets watched — is someone struggling with a box.
Where it has to work
Specified for seeding campaigns filmed by the recipient, where the unboxing is the deliverable and there is no second take.
What decides the job
A magnetic or ribbon-pull closure that opens in one movement, with no tape anywhere on the visible pack. Ship it inside a plain outer if it needs transit protection.
This format sits in our promotional packaging range, alongside 4 other made-to-order formats.
Answers
Influencer Boxes: questions buyers ask
Specification, minimums and lead times for influencer boxes.
Should the mailing label go on the presentation box itself?
No. Ship it inside a plain outer carton and keep the presentation box clean. A courier label, tape and handling scuffs on the box that is about to be filmed undoes the reason for buying it.
How exactly can you match our brand colour?
On offset and flexo we hold the ink formulation, which gives a tight match run to run. Digital has a wider tolerance. If exact consistency across repeat runs matters more than short-run economics, we will quote the litho route.
Can you produce a small press or seeding run?
Yes. Minimum is 100 units on any format, which suits a seeding wave well. Give us the send date rather than asking for a lead time and we will work backwards to the latest artwork approval that still lands.
Do influencer boxes arrive flat or assembled?
Flat and glued along one seam, so they pop open on your packing line. That keeps freight cost down considerably compared with a pre-assembled structure.
Can you match packaging we already use?
Send the current specification or a physical sample and we will quote to match it rather than proposing an alternative you would then have to re-approve internally. A physical sample tells us more than a specification sheet — board caliper and coating are usually described loosely and measured exactly.
Where do you deliver?
All 50 US states, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, on the same timeline everywhere: 3 to 5 business days of production after artwork approval, then 5 to 7 business days in transit. Every run is made to order and shipped directly to your address rather than pulled from stock, so you receive current production rather than whatever has been sitting in a warehouse. Freight is costed separately by weight, volume and destination. If you are shipping to a fulfilment centre rather than your own address, send their receiving requirements with the order — pallet height and labelling rules are usually fixed and refusals are expensive.
Can I order influencer boxes in a custom size?
Every run is cut to your dimensions — there are no stock sizes here. Send the product measurements rather than a box size and we will build the folding carton around them, then send a dieline template you can design onto.
What happens after I approve the quote?
We issue a dieline template sized to your product, prepress checks your artwork against it, and a proof comes back for sign-off. Nothing runs until you approve that proof, and folding cartons then take 3 to 5 business days.
Can you hold the specification for repeat orders?
Yes. Once a first run is approved we hold the board, structure, dimensions, print method and finishes against your account, so a reorder references the same specification exactly rather than being re-derived. That includes the ink formulation, which is what keeps a brand colour consistent between runs rather than drifting a shade each time.
Do you offer recycled or recyclable options?
Recycled grades are available across most of the substrates we run for folding cartons. Recycled content, kerbside recyclability and certified compostability are three different claims though, so tell us which one you intend to print.
What file format should I send artwork in?
A print-ready PDF or a vector file, with fonts outlined and any raster images at 300 dpi at final size. We supply the dieline to design onto, and prepress checks bleed, safe area and crease clearance before issuing a proof. The dieline we supply carries the crease positions, so keeping type clear of a crease is easier to solve at layout than at proof.
What is the minimum order for influencer boxes?
A flat 100 units on any format. Most folding cartons in this range are quoted from 100 units upward because unit cost falls sharply above that, but the minimum exists so you can validate a structure first.
Next step
Quote Influencer Boxes
Send the dimensions and quantity you need. We reply with a full specification and a written price, usually within one business day.