New Manufacturers: Best Practices for Working with Sales Reps
Selling to customers across the country can be daunting. How do you keep your company top of mind for your retail customers, how do you track when your retail customer will need a reorder, and how do you keep them up to date on new products, specials, inventory, and...
Best practices and recommendations for freight forwarding in a world gone mad!
For years GPI has offered international freight forwarding as one of our many services. Our freight specialist, Erin Gagne, has been working tirelessly to manage what is currently a very challenging environment. The situation regarding delays and corresponding higher...
The Impact of China – Covid, Political, and Economic Issues
Anyone paying reasonable attention to economic and cultural events around the globe would certainly recognize that China has been occupying a very visible and impactful role. And during this period of worldwide pandemic recovery, China has been on center stage. There...
Designing a Game with Manufacturing in Mind: A conversation between a new inventor and a manufacturer
Join the staff of GPI for a Nonepub hosted discussion about numerous topics to keep in mind when designing your next game. Get insight on: Packaging Designing with retail in mind Digging into game specs Tooling – custom vs sourced items...
Talking Freight With GPI
What a year 2021 has been (so far, we are only at the halfway point)! With the heavy FREIGHT topic dominating conversations, we thought it may be helpful to address the question WHAT PATH DOES MY PRODUCT TAKE FROM THE END OF THE PRODUCTION LINE TO THE FLOOR OF MY...
Freight Woes Continue But Glimmers of Hope Are Beginning to Appear
As we make our way to the 2021 halfway mark, freight continues to slowly deliver to destinations, but not without difficulties. Here’s what we’ve been seeing this month in the state of freight Asian Ports Container shortages and rolling sail schedules continue to...
A Word (or 900) with GPI’s Art Director – The Color Question
“So, Ryan,” you may begin... “Question: How do you approach color when designing a game package for a client? Where do you start…where do you end? How will I know what the consumer responds best to? Is there a science to it?” Ahh, and what a great question that is,...
TALKIN’ TOYS: GPI IS YOUR ONE-STOP SHOP
This interview is reprinted from The Toybook's Toy Report May 12, 2021 For more than 40 years, GPI Inc. (Grand Prix International) has been the best-kept secret in the toys and games industry. The company is made up of a team of experts to provide custom manufacturing...
The Roachy Fund Announces Recipient of 2021 Scholarship
The Roachy Fund is pleased to announce Harrison Brooks has been awarded the 2021 Roachy Fund Scholarship. The Fund reviewed numerous applications from many very talented young people and felt Harrison embodied the spirit and energy of the fund’s namesake, Alan Roach....
GPI and Dice, An Epic Love Affair!
The Beginning of the Affair (or Nerd Fest - potato, potahto) Dice. We just love dice. It’s been a long-standing love affair here at GPI, between us and dice. I mean really, c’mon, dice are awesome. If you see a big pile of dice, what’s the first thing you are...