From approved art to in-hand. One flow.
Print, QA, kitting, and fulfillment run as one accountable program, by the team that already builds your comps and samples.
Every launch has a moment of truth: real packs land in real hands on the date that matters, or they don't. Short runs usually break in the handoffs between vendors. LaunchPad closes those handoffs. One brief, one version history, one PO covering design, print, and packout, and one team accountable for the last mile.
Where teams run it
Four jobs, one program.
Sales samples
Accurate, production-real samples in the hands of buyers and decision makers, matched to the finish the real product will carry. The sample on the table is the argument, so the meeting is about the product, not the mockup.
Sales and influencer kits
Kitting programs, including influencer kits, produced and direct-shipped on a fixed calendar. Well-executed kits put the product in the right hands and drive awareness, engagement, and purchase influence around a launch.
Market research and controlled production
Research stimuli produced in a controlled environment: blinded, variant-correct, repeatable, and photo-verified, so every unit is an accurate representation and each cell of the study measures the same truth.
Pilots and promo kits
Small runs that look and feel retail-ready, so you can seed demand and learn before committing to scale.
Service levels, not estimates
Proof you can plan around.
Finish matched to the decision
The finish is the decision.
Foil and hot stamp, emboss and deboss, soft-touch, spot UV, metallics, and textured substrates. The finish a decision maker feels in hand is the one that carries a redesign, so we match it on the comps and samples we produce in this flow. When a program needs a specialty finish at full production scale, we bring in the right production resources to match it.
Proof, not promises
Recent programs.
Two questions decide a sample program: does it land on the date, and is every unit right. Teams often come to us after a supplier has missed on one or both. Two recent examples.
A launch that had to land
More than 100 custom influencer kits for a major coffee brand's product launch, produced, assembled, and direct-shipped to creators against a demanding deadline. The kits were part of a launch that went on to drive over a billion social impressions.
85 SKUs, on the date
A sales-sample program spanning 85 SKUs with multiple structures and complex dyelines, delivered complete and on time. The client walked into every meeting with accurate, presentation-ready samples.
How a program runs
Brief to shipped, five steps.
"Leaders want capacity they can believe in. Not just speed. The confidence that the right pack arrives on the date that matters."
Bob Jennings, CEO, 3D Color"Confidence is a system. Clear work instructions sized for short runs. In-process checkpoints. A photo of record for each kit pattern or case. Single-BOM change control so everyone is looking at the same truth."
James Shirley, Director of Quality and LaunchPad, 3D ColorFor research and insights teams
Behind the study, a controlled production line.
Every sample produced in a controlled environment, blinded and variant-correct, built for repeatability so each unit is an accurate representation of the intended product. That is what protects the data.
3D Color
The physical proof behind the brands that win at shelf and on social.
Send the outcomes and the in-hand dates. You'll get back a feasibility check, a confirmed timeline with QA, and a single PO that covers design, print, and packout.
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Bob Jennings · bob.jennings@3dcolor.com