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Hitting the sweet spot
The new sugar tax in Malaysia is set to spur innovation in the beverage industry, providing consumers with more choice than before.
A travel guide for marketers to effectively engage with eco-tourists
A new group of travellers has emerged, eco-tourists, and they are eager to align themselves with brands that reflect their sustainability and environmental preservation values. This group of travellers actively to take steps to minimise their environmental and social impact in the way they travel....
A Digital Giant Awakens
Marketing has evolved over the last several decades from marketing to many, marketing to some and now marketing to one. With advancements in technology and the growth of digital media and addressability, precision marketing is now a reality.
Battle of the Brands: Consumer Disloyalty is Sweeping the Globe
Only 8% of global consumers are committed to the brands they purchase. That’s an alarming stat, and it highlights the challenge brands face as they seek to engage with consumers and retain them.
Brands increase trust—and prices—through sustainability
Products that are environmentally friendly and use recycled packaging resonate most strongly with consumers. This is good news for all marketers seeking to connect with sustainability minded consumers.
Small But Mighty: Seizing Untapped Opportunities in Southeast Asia
Looking across Southeast Asia, buoyant economic factors coupled with strong consumer confidence levels are fueling consumers’ willingness to spend, resulting in solid overall FMCG growth in the small but mighty region.
Consumer Disloyalty is the New Normal
A whopping 46% of consumers tell us they are more likely to try new brands than they were five years ago; a clear signal to a trend we should expect to intensify. Yet we see few signs that adjustments have been made to marketing initiatives or innovation pipelines to match these numbers.
Combating the Long Tail with Data Science
You don't have to look far to see rapidly growing or already mature 'disruptors' in retail and manufacturing, but the long tail of market disruption goes way beyond that in today's age of consumer disloyalty.
Webinar: How to Launch More Incremental Innovations
In this webinar, we highlight our collective learning and wisdom on 'How to Launch More Incremental Innovations'. Showcasing examples from local markets in multiple regions, we present local factors that play out in favour of incremental growth and also hotspots where failure risks lie.
Popularity of the Premium: A Look At Singapore’s Retail Scene
In Singapore, a positive monetary outlook is displayed. About 50% of Singaporeans believe they are better off than five years ago and with rising affluence among Singaporeans, locals have become attuned to premium products and are looking to more avenues to consume them.
My Relationship with a Biscuit Pack
My experience with the orange pack of biscuits is typical of how shoppers interact with product packs. Packs catch the shopper’s attention at the “Zeroth moment of truth”—when the shopper is in front of a screen. They then catch the shopper’s attention in front of the shelf—that’s the...
How Will the CBD and Cannabis Craze Impact Drugstore Businesses?
While it’s still too early to predict the future impact of legal cannabis on the mainstream U.S. retail market, we do know that demand and consumer interest is present and certainly growing.
Quality Data Equals Truth Sets, and Nothing Less
AI is enabling companies to better understand how consumers are shopping, why they shop and most importantly, predict what consumers will buy in the future. This is fundamentally shifting how companies explore product development cycles, pricing models and understandings of how to change the minds...