Blog posts tagged with 'shark-tank'

At Digiwrap, we get it—life gets in the way of even the best-laid plans. When you need something personalized or customized, but you’ve waited until the last minute, it isn’t too late. We are able to not only personalize even the smallest quantity orders, but we are able to provide a quick turn time. If you are in the US, it is also a bonus our product is made in the USA—costs are low and delivery is that much quicker. In fact, we can deliver the highest quality of full-color prints in 7 business days or less, with an optional 2-day rush. How can we do it so quickly without compromising quality?

• Digital printing. Look to our name for a clue—“Digi” wrap means our products our printed digitally. Digital printing is a fast process, allowing us to produce high-quality color, in small to large quantities, fast.
• US-based, personal service. Digiwrap is an American company based right outside of Chicago. Our production and our customer service all happens at this central location, which allows for our fantastic turnaround time as well as an extra layer of personalized service. We make sure that you are happy with your order, and our many repeat customers are a sign to us that we are doing the job right.
• Our most exciting example: Shark Tank Open Casting Call. To illustrate the speed, read about how we landed a spot on Shark Tank a few years ago.

So do you have a logo you need printed on tissue paper or a gift bag for an event next week? Do you have a photo you need printed on wedding favor gift bags, and the big day is this month? Do you have a gift you’d like to give for a friend’s birthday in a few weeks and it just needs the perfect touch? It is not too late to place your order today! Order now.

On Saturday, Brad Boskovic and Charlie Williams, co-founders of Digiwrap, will be featured on Making’ It with Tommy and Todd, a national radio show that features powerful success stories and inspiring business advice and information. The show focuses on entrepreneurs with big dreams. We are happy to be featured!

On the 15-minute discussion, they talk about the “Aha!” moment that led to the creation of Digiwrap, how it felt to walk into the Shark Tank, and everything that’s happened since! Brad and Charlie offer advice to those who have big business ideas, tell great stories about Digiwrap and themselves, and have a lot of laughs with Tommy and Todd.

You can listen below:

We hope you enjoy!

Interested in purchasing custom-printed tissue paper? Order yours today!

We were so excited to appear on Shark Tank in December, where we made a successful deal with Kevin O’Leary. A few weeks after the appearance, we were surprised and delighted to see illustrator Gerri Findley’s drawing of our appearance. What an excellent way for us to remember our time in the tank!

We tracked down Gerri Findley to send her some tissue paper with a repeat pattern of her illustration and to learn more about what inspired her to take the time to create this incredible illustration.

We noticed during the search that she has drawn several of the people who have appeared on the show. So we asked, why Shark Tank?

“A few shows into Season 7 (2015-2016), a credit card protection named Signal Vault was in the tank and the sharks were circling. Lori Greiner confidently grabbed her pen and quickly scribbled $1,000,000,” remembered Gerri. “At that memorable moment I reached for my markers to quickly capture and post. I had been sketching pop culture, award shows, music people, and posting on Instagram.”

“A ❤️ appeared from @ODangHummus founder, Jesse, who would enter the tank the following week. After Jesse’s fantastic food pitch with outstretched arms he asked, ‘Who wants to snack!?!’ I was hooked again to capture that moment, and so began my season of Shark Tank sketching.”

Since then she has been drawing people who appear in the tank, and we are so happy to have been featured.

We asked what inspires her to draw. “People fascinate me and I love to sketch them,” said Findley. “And I add a smile. And a headline. I sketch what I see. A moment that tells a story. They’re quick sketches, and they capture a memorable moment or event.”

You can follow Gerri’s work on Instagram @gerrifindley, where she posts her incredible work. “I aim to delight,” said Findley. “The world needs more delight.”

You can get in touch with Gerri at GoDesign.com.

We have been so excited by the buzz for our products after our appearance on Shark Tank in December. We wanted to share some fun reviews we’ve received via Twitter for products from new customers and fans:

@gibbons74 wrote:

@DigiWrapIt this is the coolest thing going. Kids will be impressed with #Santa this year #SharkTank

We love the crisp photos Santa’s helper @gibbons74 chose to print on the custom photo gift bags for his kids! What a great idea—those kids will believe forever.

@ValerieThompson wrote:

Valerie’s T-shirt, stickers, cell phone wallet – $20.00 includes shipping! Loving my new shopping bags @DigiWrapIt

Now that is a custom package by America’s Queen of Speed!!

@Flametrooper420 wrote:

@DigiWrapIt turned out amazing, arrived FAST, and wasn’t expensive at all. One of the most impressive @ABCSharkTank products ever! #sharktank

We love this personalized gift bag, and hope the recipient was as happy as the smiley folks in the photo!

We were so in love with this custom illustration after our appearance, illustrated by @gerry_findley.

Stay tuned for more about the drawing and Gerri!

Thank you, everyone, for your business and reviews! We are so proud of our consistent extremely high ratings on Zazzle and are always happy to hear when customers love our product. Thank you so much for your support!

Interested in ordering custom tissue paper or gift bags? Order yours today.

This year we had the exciting experience of auditioning to be on Shark Tank. So many people who know are very curious about how we got on the show. Here’s our story of our successful open casting call!

For various reasons which you can read here, we didn’t make the final decision to go to the Open Casting Call until the night prior. We hatched a plan over the phone and our crazy journey began. We wanted to showcase our unique custom printed tissue paper as much as possible, so we actually printed our application on our tissue paper. When we handed it in on the tissue paper, the woman accepting the applications was baffled. It was fun to tell her that this was our product.

We were so excited to show the features we love most about Digiwrap—our tissue paper is custom printed in high quality, with bright and accurate colors, and the process is incredibly fast. Also, you can print just one sheet if you want.

So here is what we did to highlight those features:

Once we received our wristband, we took a picture in front of the building wearing the wristband.

Then we rushed to the office and designed a tissue paper using that photo.

We then printed the tissue paper and brought it with to deliver our one-minute pitch just a few hours later. Regular paper version and tissue paper version, handed it to them and they asked why it was on tissue paper. Give the one-minute pitch.

In the end, they must have been impressed because that’s where our chaotic journey into the Shark Tank began! Tune in to ABC on Friday, December 9 at 8pm Central Time to see the results!

We are excited to announce that we had the chance to swim with the sharks, and you can witness it on December 9 on ABC! Digiwrap will be making our prime time debut!

On December 9, tune in to ABC at 9/8C to see our appearance. We cannot disclose what happened during our experience, so you will have to tune in to find out. We can, however, give you a peek into how it came about! Charlie Williams, co-owner of Digiwrap, answered the most frequently asked questions about our chaotic journey into the Tank!

How did you decide to audition for Shark Tank?

My mother-in-law saw a commercial about an open casting call in Chicago. (She actually, quite hilariously, told me she was sending me a video about it—and it was actually video she took using her phone of her TV with the commercial playing.) This was one week and a half before the open casting call. Brad and I had joked about trying Shark Tank some day in the future, and since this was in Chicago, we briefly considered it. We were busy for that week and a half, though, and didn’t think of it again until the night before. That night, I spoke with my dad, who, unexpectedly, said we should go for it. I called Brad and we came up with a last minute plan. Read about the exciting successful Open Casting Call story.

How did you prepare to step into the Tank?

This all happened within 3 months. Open casting was in June, and filming was in September. We wrote and rewrote and rewrote several scripts for our pitch. We made sure we knew all of our numbers, concepts, our weaknesses and how we overcome them, analysis, breakdown—then we redid it all and rewrote it again and again. We prepped all this prep, but nothing can actually prepare you to swim with sharks…

Were you interested in any Shark in particular when you prepared your pitch? Or were you open to any?

We are asked this question often, and I have a hard time answering. My main thought going in was always that if the deal was right, we would make it. We would, of course, be thrilled with any good deal from any Shark.

What do you remember about stepping into the Tank and giving your pitch?

The whole thing is a giant blur. I remember very vividly a lot of the trip because it was a unique experience, but so many parts of it are fuzzy. I compare it the feeling to being an athlete in a game. Up until the second we walked on stage, we were nervous, excited, and amped up. And when we walked in, we just had to go with whatever happened. It felt like survival and reaction, because the sharks are sharks.

In the month since, certain things and moments have started to come back. I will remember, Oh yeah, I said this, or I did that. It’s been wild.

What was your first thought when you heard your experience would air?

We didn’t find out until a week and a half ago that we were scheduled to air—we were expecting more time! Since it was a surprise, I felt excitement, elation—and then panic. What have we done! This is just like going into the Shark Tank for us—we have no idea what to expect.

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On Shark Tank, entrepreneurs have the chance to stand in front of The Sharks, tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons, to give the Sharks a chance to invest in America’s best products and the entrepreneurs the chance to secure deals and funding to help maximize their business.

Tune in December 9 to see Digiwrap step into the Tank!