Consumer Analytics

Because it's clear that homemade still matters, McCormick is collecting and sharing mealtime stories, tips and recipes from Americans who are cooking a meal with flavor and family at its heart.

Over the past decade, the food buying habits of Hispanics have begun to mirror those of American consumers as a whole, and U.S. marketers must be aware of various emerging trends if they seek to effectively reach the increasingly influential Latino consumer segment

CGT Editor Ali Ackerman Orr gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

In step with its target consumer, Mike's Hard Lemonade made the decision to trade in its historically TV-dominated marketing strategy for one that's 100 percent digital in 2014. This change will give the brand the opportunity to engage with its target consumers more frequently and be part of the two-way conversation.

It's a new world full of new consumers that need and want to be served in new and different ways. CGT's publisher Albert Guffanti sits down with Mark Osborn, Global Lead Consumer Products Industry Marketing with SAP, to discuss this new landscape of opportunity for today's consumer products marketers.

A recent digital couponing campaign proved fruitful for The Dannon Company, which is on a on a mission to evolve the way with which it engages consumers and encourage them to eat yogurt every day.

Marketing programs need to change. The opportunity is to execute test and learn strategies and to get good at listening.

When the company decided to launch its online channel, ONeill was determined to maintain that same level of observation and personalization across the Internet as it did in its brick-and-mortar stores even though it could no longer see its customers.