Planning for the Holidays, Here and Abroad

The race to get a product made and shipped out is traditionally thought of as the race for the winter holidays. Small and big businesses alike want their products to be the thing to gift for the holiday season. However, with supply chain shortages and logistical challenges stacking up during the pandemic, the reality is that the race for December …

Welcome Letter

Welcome to the Product Refinery Blog! There are so many blogs out there today, and we know it’s easy to get lost around the internet with so much information available to us everyday, so we thank you for taking the time to join us as we explore what it takes ideas to get refined. At Product Refinery, we are always …

Designing For Use Cases

Great ideas that solve problems for consumers are ideal in the Consumer Packaged Goods space. There is often a better way to go about achieving an expected outcome. Whether it’s focusing on increasing the efficiency of the process, or it’s providing an aesthetically pleasing product, how consumers value goods always boils down to whether or not it solves their problem …

How to Engage Customers on a Shoestring Budget

The best ideas that become products build communities around them to keep the budget as low as possible and chum the waters for the market frenzy to come. Without the successful development of a community around an idea, product businesses never realize their full potential, and eventually are sold for peanuts, or close within a year of their launch. While …

Client Feature: Jenni Kowal – Self Care Adventure Cards

With the world shifting away from the traditional model of working the 9 to 5, more companies are relying on remote workers and individuals are able to afford more time to focus on themselves and their lives. In focusing more on oneself, a rising industry has taken center stage and focuses on bettering the quality of life for anyone willing …

Kong Sees Gorilla Sized Growth – Sponsors NASCAR

At Product Refinery we work with clients on a variety of projects. From innovative solutions for organization or creative products that make life a little easier, we don’t shy away from anything no matter the scope. And, as is the case with Kong Beer Bong, we definitely don’t shy away from anything that can guarantee a good time. From a …

What Is a Great Product?

It’s hard to know what will be the next big thing. Sometimes the next big thing is something that takes years to develop and build from start to finish, and more often than not the next big thing is a fidget spinner. No matter the scope, a great product doesn’t need to have millions of capital from a Venture Capital …

What It Takes to Build a Business

We all have great ideas. We have probably spent a couple of nights out late with a couple of friends tossing around the idea of why something isn’t better or different, and fueled by perhaps a pint of craft beer too many, we convince ourselves that we are holding on to a secret that could change the world. We conclude …