SixB Labels is beyond grateful for another year of Graphic Excellence (GraphEx) Awards recognitions and partnership with the Printing Industries of America (PIA), showcasing some of our favorite projects. In this blog we weave in as much humility as possible, highlighting our awards with homes to inspire readers' future labeling projects. Part of our family business’ third generation and siblings Jonathan and Jacob Bakhshian represented us at the ceremony themed "The Wizard of Print" at their Emerald City.
In today’s crowded marketplace, your product’s label is your silent salesperson. It's what draws attention, communicates quality, and separates your brand from the competition. Two popular finishing techniques, foil stamping and embossing, are trusted ways to take a label from standard to standout.
At SixB Labels, we’ve spent decades helping clients customize labels that don’t just function—they impress. If you're considering label enhancements, this guide will help you understand the differences, benefits and best uses of foil stamping and embossing so you can make the right choice for your product.
In 2025, the emphasis on eco-friendly labeling has intensified, driven by environmentally conscious consumers and stringent regulatory standards. At SixB Labels, we have long championed sustainable practices, offering solutions like biodegradable labels and FSC-certified paper to align with both compliance requirements and customer expectations.
Since 1979, we at SixB Labels have been passionate about creating innovative labeling solutions. From labels and barcodes to labeling products, we’ve seen how trends shape the industry. In 2025, the world of label printing is set to be more exciting than ever. Here are the top trends that every business should know to stay ahead of the competition.
Client Spotlight Series — Starting in 2023, we had the opportunity to meet Alma Y. Guiterrez and continue to work with her on the design and printing of labels for her new product line, Vibrant Living Therapeutics. For which the products focus on Women's Intimate Wellness and Menopause Care. We have since learned that Alma brings four decades of experience in the Pharmacy Industry, which fuels her enthusiasm for this new venture. In all, we believe the VLT brand, Alma's experience and our shared labeling process would be a worthwhile blog post here for other businesses and brands to reflect on for their next project.
For 2024, SixB Labels has been awarded four Graphic Excellence (GraphEx) Awards: Best of Category for Flexo/Hot Stamp — In-Line Finishing Combination Print; Best of Category for Tags & Labels — Digital, and Two Awards of Recognition for Tags & Labels — Digital. These print awards are bestowed by the Printing & Imaging Association of MidAmerica, a regional division of Printing Industries of America (PIA), covering Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. Hundreds of entries are submitted in such categories as brochures, calendars, packaging, labels, et cetera. As members in good standing with PIA, the SixB Labels family will always be excited and happy to receive custom label printing awards from this body, knowing that these awards are designed to honor craft, customer service and contributions to the printing industry. This blog post highlights SixB Labels' 2024 PIA honors with a deeper look at each award-winning label.
The PANTONE Color Institute has delivered another shiny new gift to the public, in the form of their announcement of the 2024 PANTONE Color of the Year: PANTONE 13-1023, Peach Fuzz. PANTONE made the official announcement of their newest choice on December 7, 2023. Advertisers and marketers, graphic designers, as well as manufacturers and sellers of products from cosmetics to home goods, from clothing to specialty tea blends, would do well to take note.
Bar codes are very much our lifeblood here at SixB Labels Corporation. We print them, test and verify them, sell them and consult on their production and application. We also sell the label software and the label hardware to allow you, the client, to produce and use them successfully. As sellers and consultants, we can offer you a variety of equipment to support bar code production and we aim to advise our clients on what would be their best purchasing decisions.
Fizzy as a cascade of sparkling pink Champagne, buoyant as the pink balloons some might choose for a little girl's birthday party, the latest news has been full of the resounding success of Warner Brother's Barbie movie. With global ticket sales, it is rapidly on track to gross a billion dollars. Of course, the film has a built-in audience of women, and people of all genders, who loved the Mattel toy as children. And much of that audience was hungry for cinematic fare that catered to their tastes after a steady diet of action/superhero franchise movies. But a really important factor had to be the creative marketing campaign that saturated the media, eight months in the making, and the visuals that made it so potent.
We are exceptionally proud to share our accomplishments in the printing industry, and even more so when SixB Labels wins Graphic Excellence (GraphEx) Awards. This print award is bestowed by the Printing & Imaging Association of MidAmerica, a regional division of Printing Industries of America (PIA), covering Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. Hundreds of entries are submitted in such categories as brochures, calendars, packaging, labels, and much more. As members in good standing of PIA, the SixB Labels Family will always be excited and happy to receive custom label printing awards from this body, knowing that these awards are designed to honor craft, customer service, and contributions to the printing industry.