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From meh to must-have: How brands nail product optimization
June 13, 2025
In the boardroom, every product feels like a winner. Then (if you don’t do your research) it hits the shelf and you discover the truth. Food Navigator USA reports 80-85% of new CPG products fail ...
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AdMiration feature: Discover’s “Vintage”
June 12, 2025
For this week’s AdMiration feature, we looked at consumer response to Discover’s “Vintage” ad, which is part of their national brand campaign “Especially for Everyone” featuring award-winning actress ...
Blog Advertising
How consumers feel about the use of AI in advertising
June 11, 2025
As part of the advertising industry, we likely all have our own opinions about the use of AI. But do audiences care about brands using AI to produce creative? As part of our research into the state ...
Blog Advertising
The milk wars: Big dairy vs plant-based milk campaigns — who’s winning the ad game?
June 10, 2025
“Got Milk?” “It’s like milk — but made for humans.” “Only real milk is real.” Since the late 1990s big dairy and plant-based milk brands like Silk, Oatly and Kiki have battled it out to claim the ...
Blog Innovation
Innovation spotlight: Clawtails by White Claw
June 10, 2025
Welcome to Innovation Spotlight! Each month we’ll spotlight a brand that’s capitalizing on a current consumer trend with a new product innovation. This month we researched Clawtails, White Claw’s ...
Blog Innovation
The innovation secrets top brands won’t share —until now, with Janine Klimko
June 9, 2025
Janinie Klimko, Director of Product Strategy at Zappi, is an expert in brand innovation and consistently shares her expertise on successful innovation on LinkedIn through Innovation Spotlight. In ...
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How top brands use exploratory research to spot the next big trends
June 6, 2025
Consumer behavior isn’t just evolving, it’s changing at a dizzying pace. It’s #littletreatculture one month, and semaglutide-induced appetite shifts the next. Add economic pressures, channel ...
Blog Advertising
What consumers like and dislike about advertising today
June 5, 2025
As part of our research into the state of creative effectiveness in 2025, we wanted to learn what consumers look for in advertising today to better understand what they typically like or dislike. To ...
Blog Marketing
Mascots that built empires: What iconic characters reveal about enduring brand strategy
June 4, 2025
Mascots give brands a way to communicate and connect with audiences. They’re far more than just playful characters — they’re memory shortcuts, emotional anchors and vessels of brand consistency. But ...

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