Shopper Marketing

Teachers know all about cognitive overload: students presented with too much information are unable to process what theyre hearing and end up learning less rather than more. This is a lesson that consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies could absorb as they monitor the performance of their trade promotions.

The new Pepsi Limon beverage made with a hint of real lime juice appeals to Hispanic flavor preferences.

Magnum Ice Cream and BCBGMAXAZRIA partner on Chocolate-scented wrap.

Effie Worldwide and the Path to Purchase Institute celebrated the winners of the 2015 Shopper Marketing Effie Awards on March 17 at the Shopper Marketing Summit. Thirteen campaigns received gold, silver or bronze awards after being judged best in class by several juries of marketing executives. We present summaries of the winning campaigns in the following case studies.

Brand owners must understand what is being said about their own brands, as well as their competitors' products, in order to succeed. These insights can then be used to respond quickly to both positive and negative online activities, so strategies can be developed to shape consumer perception. Here, two seasoned experts divulge the market strategies that can help drive business growth.

The collection of connections created when people tweet about popular brands can be analyzed and visualized to create a kind of aerial photo of the crowd.

Consumer goods need to be represented consistently, in potentially thousands of different places online. A new GS1 US standard, developed in collaboration with 18 companies, including Best Buy, Bing, CNET, eBay, Google, and Walmart, offers a common approach for listing and classifying products across all e-commerce platforms.

Campbell Soup Co., Camden, New Jersey

Ed Carolan has been named senior vice president of the newly formed division known as integrated global services.