Many businesses have experienced a pivot at some point during their existence. For many, the pivot occurs after start up, as the brand finds a strong footing among its customers and competitors. For others, the pivot occurs after years of success lead to a downturn due to emerging technology or a simple lack of interest from consumers. Right now, almost [...]
The direct-to-consumer (DTC) model is on the rise, but it’s definitely not new. No, the DTC model has been around for some time, disrupting some of the biggest legacy CPG and beauty brands on the market. Consider the shaving industry, which was once ruled by Gillette. The $3.5 billion per year industry was turned on its ear by the introduction of [...]
Now that you’ve mastered marketing your food and beverage or CPG brand to Millennials, there’s another generation to decode. If Millennials were a big change from Generation X in their purchasing habits, then Generation Z will really confound you. Many of the characteristics are the same—including their use of technology and their support of socially conscious brands—but these characteristics appear [...]
Millennials are killing CPG brands. No, not really. This particular generation has been accused of killing everything from dining out to diamonds, so it only seems logical to blame them for killing off consumer packaged goods. The truth, however, is that Millennials don’t have a thing to do with the death of any industry or brand. In fact, they’re more [...]
