Marketing Tactics

The acquisition of SpiritClips offers Hallmark a new way to engage consumers in the digital world and a potential new channel of distribution for the brand.

The Target team at Hain Celestial Group Inc. was in a promotion rut. With a limited trade budget, they wanted to determine if they were spending those dollars wisely. And, if not, where those dollars could be better spent.

The company operates more than 1,000 selling points in the 19-million consumer Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro regions, where Sara Lee is already the retail market leader.

Content marketing has been embraced by brands like General Mills, and more consumer goods companies are joining the ranks everyday. P&G's recent switch in focus on digital marketing is a prime example of this colossal trend. Here is a list of our industry's top content marketers and links to their most successful ventures yet.

The executive once served as Gap, Inc.'s EVP and CMO where he was responsible for leading marketing strategy, retail store design, store experience and all consumer communication.

As a market leader in its region, StarBev provides Molson Coors with a great platform for growth and an excellent foundation from which to extend key brands, such as Carling, into Central and Eastern Europe.

To maximize growth opportunities, CG companies must think outside of the box. In 2011, CGT honored 15 companies that did just that with the 2011 Innovation, Business & Technology Awards. Click here to remember the standout technology and business initiatives that earned first-place accolades for Newell Rubbermaid, McCormick & Co., Kimberly-Clark, Goya Foods and Johnson & Johnson.

This strategic alliance leverages the MEGA Bloks brand and its expertise by bringing Mattel's most powerful properties to life in the fast-growing construction toy category.