Did you notice how many new vendors cold-called or e-mailed you in the last few weeks? Is it just me or is the world of shopper marketing exploding with new vendors and capabilities? Many shopper marketers are overwhelmed and annoyed by the constant...

If you ask ten shopper marketers what their mission is, you will likely get ten different answers. The lack of a common mission statement reflects the state of anxiety the CPG industry

Collaboration is at the heart of shopper marketing, but is it more than just a buzzword or a feel-good thing we do? Can collaboration become a critical capability that will propel your team further and make you a more agile and fierce competitor? We...

In my conversations with CPG executives, I sometimes hear shopper marketing being described as “a black hole of the enterprise.” This black hole absorbs energy and resources but cannot clearly articulate the value it delivers when scrutinized by...

In a beloved 1964 Christmas classic movie "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer," Rudolph meets a bunch of toys rejected by Santa. These oddballs are gathered in a sanctuary on the Island of Misfit Toys by King Moonracer, a flying lion. There, they can...

Is your desk buried in vendors' capabilities presentations? Did you stop picking up your phone because vendors inundate you with requests to meet and try their new marketing vehicles?

It's 4 pm on a Friday afternoon, and your boss just surprised you with a request to prepare for a Monday afternoon review with a VP of Brand X. Do you have the Brand X shopper marketing plans handy —

Are you considering a career in shopper marketing? Or, perhaps, someone said you would make a really good shopper marketer, and now you wonder why they thought so?