

DigitalSocial
January 10, 2025
How Can CPG Food Brands Master Seasonal Price Fluctuations in Paid Social Advertising?
In the world of advertising for CPG food brands, the seasons bring more than just changes in weather. They usher in predictable fluctuations to the cost of capturing your audience’s attention via paid social media advertising. As the cost of advertising rises and falls along with industry-wide and category-specific seasons,…

Digital
June 17, 2024
Your Food Brand Website Isn’t an Ecommerce Engine — It’s the Driver for Brand Engagement
The consumer’s path to purchase just isn’t as straightforward as it used to be. Hybrid shopping — shopping in person and online — is now the norm. And if consumer packaged goods brands are to keep up with consumer behavior, they must re-evaluate their owned digital channels — their websites,…

Consumer Insights & TrendsDigital
You might be skilled at capitalizing on macro trends in the food industry, like healthy eating, certain sauces and condiments, or flavor pairings. Fast-breaking trends? Not so much. When you do identify a trend on social media, it feels like you’re late to the party. And by the time you…

Food Campaigns
As a marketing director of a commodity board or association, you may not have access to robust retail sales data — or at least not as much as you may like. Your team builds programs to promote the industry at large, so you may only be getting the bird’s eye…

Digital
Most food marketers know that sponsored product ads are tried and true, and Instacart is a boon to any CPG marketing strategy. Why? Because few e-commerce apps make it easier for marketers and retailers to market their products, or consumers to add products like yours to their carts. What you…

Consumer Insights & Trends
December 20, 2022
4 Ways to Reduce the Impact of Food Inflation on Consumers — Without Cutting Your Prices
To cope with spiraling food costs during the inflation crisis, consumers are doing two things. First, they're finding different, cheaper supermarkets, like Lidl, Dollar General, Food4Less and Family Dollar. This means higher-end retailers like Sprouts, Wegmans, Fresh Market, Harris Teeter and Publix are lagging behind in in-person visits. Secondly, consumers…

Consumer Insights & TrendsRetail
June 27, 2017
Millennial Dads Tackle Grocery Shopping
It’s been a long-standing convention that food brand marketing should be directed toward women – moms in particular – as females have traditionally been the ones purchasing groceries on behalf of their families. But with the rise of the Millennial generation and accompanying gender role changes, it’s time to rethink…