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Retail & Shopper Marketing

Deals Are Driving Back-to-School Shopping Earlier Than Ever

Back-to-school shopping is creeping into June, and the driver is deals. Budget-strained shoppers now pounce on a sale the moment they see one. Here's what the shift means for CPG brands and how to show up first.
Retail & Shopper Marketing

Just Launched at a New Retailer? How to Drive Trial

Landing the retailer is the easy part. Only about 15% of new CPG products survive two years. Here's how to drive trial, prove velocity, and keep your shelf space after launch.
Influencer Marketing

Does Influencer Marketing Drive In-Store Sales?

The old answer to whether creators drive in-store sales was a shrug. Now it's measurable. A look at why creator content moves product at the shelf, and how to build a campaign that proves it.
Retail & Shopper Marketing

Your Rebrand Deserves Better Than Retail Media and a Prayer

When you're rebranding or reformulating, the standard playbook fails. Brand awareness is premature, retail media captures demand you haven't created yet, and the mid-funnel is where you actually win.
Attribution

How to Prove Creator Content Drives In-Store Sales

Receipt data, location intelligence, and closed-loop attribution let CPG brands prove creator content drives real in-store purchases at the SKU level.
Retail & Shopper Marketing

The Mid-Funnel Gap Costing CPG Brands Real Sales

Most CPG budgets flow to awareness and conversion, skipping the consideration phase where shoppers actually decide to try your product. Creator content fills that gap, and the sales lift data proves it.
Retail Media

Retail Media Won't Create Demand for Your CPG Brand

Retail media spending keeps climbing, but for growth-stage CPG brands, it's a defense strategy masquerading as a growth strategy. Creator content creates the demand that retail media can only capture.
Marketing

How Chomps Became America’s Favorite Meat Stick: Lessons From a $660M Brand

Small food brands are quietly beating the giants — and Chomps is the clearest proof. Even though emerging brands make up just 2% of the U.S. food market, they drove 40% of category growth last year. One standout example is Chomps, which grew from $70M in 2021 to ~$660M today, far outpacing legacy players like Slim Jim.

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