Tapping into the Forces Shaping the Future of Our FMCG Market — For Growth
The story of FMCG in Belgium has remained relatively unchanged during the past few years: growth has continually declined due to ongoing pressure on price and promotions, price gaps with neighboring countries and a consistent demand from Belgian consumers on getting a good deal.
Why You Must Take the Product Out of the Lab Before Launch
Product innovators and marketers spend an exorbitant amount of time and effort perfecting their products before they bring them to market. So, how do they know when the innovation is ready for launch?
The Path to Agile Innovation in a CPG World
Many CPG marketers are looking to use agile innovation, but Nielsen research has found that lifting an approach that works quite well for many technology companies may have less successful outcomes in CPG. To be successful, marketers need to adapt the agile development steps of design,...
Five Reasons To Prioritize Sustainability In Your Brand Playbook
To do it right, companies need to invest in truly understanding their consumers and embed sustainability into their brand’s foundation. Authenticity comes through the end-to-end integration of sustainability into your processes and complete transparency with consumers along the way.
Why Small Brands are Stealing the Spotlight
There’s been a lot of buzz around small brands right now. Smaller brands want to be the next best thing and big brands want the growth of small brands.
How to Reach, Engage and Measure Today’s Empowered Consumer
Today, access to information is unprecedented, consumers are empowered to make smarter buying decisions and marketers have amassed immense quantities of data about consumers. Technology has transformed many industries permanently, but perhaps none as much as marketing.
Three Common Causes of Innovation Failure
Looking across thousands of product launches using Nielsen BASES' rich database, we’ve observed three common causes of innovation failure that often don’t get the attention they deserve.
Maximizing Your Brand's Global Growth Potential
When it comes to growth, it’s hard to ignore what we’re seeing in emerging markets. In fact, they’re currently generating two-to four-times the FMCG growth of developed markets. But just because the big picture boasts big opportunity doesn’t mean capitalizing on the right opportunities is...
Best Practices for Launching Durable Goods Innovations
Given today’s competitive landscape, brands that leverage proven go-to-market strategies will likely be more successful than those that simply move forward without careful thought and preparation.
Making Innovation Work: Three Tips for Taking 'Jobs to be Done' from Theory to Practice
What do dental chews for pets, adult incontinence undergarments and sweetened light beer have in common? On the surface, absolutely nothing. A closer look, however, reveals that each solved a specific "job to be done."