Müller and Missed Opportunities

Four to five years ago, PepsiCo and Müller partnered to take the US  yogurt category by storm.  Müller, the name in yogurt throughout much of Europe, was bringing their sidecar cup design across the pond and using PepsiCo’s US retail expertise to steal share from an already hostile and dynamically changing yogurt category. Fast forward…

Perceiving is Believing

When it comes to product ingredients, thinking about how consumers perceive them can be more beneficial than solely focusing on “proven” health benefits. In his article Identifying Health Ingredients, Keith Nunes discusses how Canadean, a market research company, conducted a global survey asking consumers to evaluate 100 common ingredients. Respondents were asked to rank ingredients…

Online on the Rise

The internet is a ubiquitous presence in our everyday lives that demands more and more of our attention over previous, traditional media sources. Jayson DeMers predicts that since our eyes are constantly glued to screens, businesses and advertisers will begin to maximize the ways in which they reach consumers by targeting marketing strategies specifically to the way we consume…

Does “Selling Out” Mean What It Used To?

In the world of business, the acquisition of smaller companies by larger corporate entities is commonplace. While often a smart business move for both parties, the risk of alienating customers and losing a brand’s founding identity is a strong concern. When Kellogg’s acquired Kashi in 2000, Kashi was allowed its autonomy for a short while…