Nike: When Perception Outpaces Product
Nike is God's Favorite when it comes to marketing. Yet, their stock has fallen to its lowest earnings multiple of 10+ years. All during an Olympic year. What’s off?
Merchandising Aspiration Into F&B Brands
True story: a fake pearl necklace sells for $211,000 and makes the sucker who bought it $26,000,000.
And it’s a strategy you can replicate in CPG.
The 20 Year F&B Trend Cycle
What consumer trends are next in F&B? The old is about to become new again.
Small Scale, Big Flex
Emerging CPG brands, don’t by shy about your small-scale manufacturing.
F&B Fortune Telling: Brand Design
If you work in F&B, study emerging fashion. What’s the connect?
F&B Fortune Telling: Cardamom
If cinnamon is the skinny jeans of spice, cardamom is its slouchy denim sibling. Do with this information what you will.
Embrace Stupid
Chances are, your industry peers are reasonably smart. What if you tried doing something fellow smart folks would dismiss as stupid?
Potatoes + Positioning
Potatoes hold product positioning wisdom. Here’s what you need to know.
Conscious Constraints
Most companies focus their messaging efforts on appealing to the conscious mind: rational thinking and logical reasoning. They’re losing out.