I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with measuring brand awareness, especially aided awareness. What a CPG marketer really wants to know is how to get their brand noticed at retail.
Sep
1
Is brand awareness a useful research measure in an era of digital and shopper marketing?
In: behavioral economics, branding, digital marketing, market research, marketing, retail, shopper insights, shopper marketing, social media
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Jul
27
What if it all STARTS with the purchase?
In: advertising, behavioral economics, market research, marketing, retail, shopper insights, shopper marketing, social media
5 Comments
Traditional marketing theory tells us that the purchase is the successful outcome of consumer-directed messages that create awareness which begets interest, desire, and action.
what happens when that is wrong? What does marketing do when it STARTS “store back” with the purchase? Based on shopper insights research, I believe that, for grocery products, over half of first-time purchases are unplanned;
Jun
7
Evolving the marketing research agency
In: advertising, market research, research, research transformation
1 Comment
marketing research account teams should offer strategic thinking and branded solutions and be in the business of synthesis, deploying their creativity on ideas that drive client’s business. Be focused on value creation, embrace and use data and analytics to elevate work, and be collaborative.
May
13
It’s about being an agent of change for the whole organization. Inspiring better business futures is what we do. Research and insights is just our fastball. As Donna Goldfarb from Unilever said when asked what her job is, “I sell soap”.
Apr
26
Six must have-s for insights to create business value
In: market research, research transformation
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