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Our Thought Leadership
Strengthen your long-term strategies by incorporating macro trends and broader industry insights. In our blog posts we share our thought leadership on various aspects of the Consumer Experience Journey plus other topics to enhance your decision making.
The 7+1 phases of your Consumer Journey — Essential insights brands need to succeed
Identify the insights you need for 7 phases of your consumer journey to grow loyalty, ROI and sales. Transform your strategies for success.
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Feb 21, 20244 min read
The New Branding Battlefield: When Corporate Goliaths Meet Individual Davids
In the proverbial David versus Goliath battle of branding, David has not only found his sling but has also acquired drones, social media,...
uzmakrauf
Feb 7, 20243 min read
🔉 Podcast: Importance of Consumer and Market Insights
Uzma Rauf's "Consumer Insights Podcast" with Stravito delved into a variety of topics critical for marketers and insights professionals
uzmakrauf
Feb 2, 20241 min read
The Marketer’s Balancing Act: Short-Term Sales or Long-Term Brand Legacy?
Challenging market environments force business leaders to make tough choices on where to invest their ever tightening budget to drive...
uzmakrauf
Jan 22, 20244 min read
Selling Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) — 5 Brand Opportunity Areas
The pandemic accelerated digital sales with brands increasing their focus on selling Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) vs just through retailer...
uzmakrauf
Dec 18, 20231 min read
How Full-Funnel Marketing Metrics Empower a Seamless Brand Experience
Traditional marketing departments often suffer from self-imposed dichotomies: Brand marketers focus on big picture advertising campaigns...
uzmakrauf
Jul 31, 20234 min read
Decoding the Consumer Experience Journey: Your Key to Business Success
Is your brand attuned to the consumer's perspective? In an ever-evolving business climate where COVID shutdowns and rampant inflations...
uzmakrauf
Jul 19, 20233 min read
Trust drives Customer loyalty — 4 key factors of trust and how to measure them
Trust is critical to a company's success and if lost, often has financial consequences: A company loses 30% of its value when it loses...
uzmakrauf
Mar 1, 20232 min read
How well does your Brand Experience stand out?
Although many companies claim to prioritize the customer experience, not all customers may feel that this is the case. So, what sets a...
uzmakrauf
Feb 15, 20231 min read
“Luxury” brands continue strong growth in spite of economic uncertainty
Persistent inflation is driven by a mix of low supply and high demand. During the pandemic, people’s savings grew, most notably for...
uzmakrauf
Jan 26, 20232 min read
Want to invest in Influencer Marketing? Here are 7 ways to get strong ROI
Investments in Influencer Marketing continue to grow: eMarketer forecasts (Nov 2022) that companies will spend $5 billion on it in 2022,...
uzmakrauf
Dec 6, 20221 min read
Revitalizing legacy CPG brands to grow again.
Interesting case study underway, as Kraft Heinz, the world’s 5th largest food and beverage conglomerate tries to recover from its lack...
uzmakrauf
Nov 17, 20221 min read
To command a price premium, brands must focus on trust and actions vs just image
For consumers to be willing to pay a higher price for their products, brands must focus on strong consumer trust and demonstrate action...
uzmakrauf
Aug 16, 20222 min read
Luxury brands are prospering and expanding stores despite high inflation
The US consumer is somewhat bifurcated, and we are seeing different behaviors: Those on the lower income scale are starting to struggle...
uzmakrauf
Aug 10, 20221 min read
How are insurgent brands winning disproportionately in Consumer Products?
Bain & Co define Insurgent brands as those with sales of $25 million+ and outgrowing their category 10 X. Their research (Mar 2022) found...
uzmakrauf
Aug 2, 20222 min read
To better sell to Black consumers, understand their heritage
Where people come from and grew up eating and doing, matters to them. Most ethnic groups have strong buying preferences tied to their...
uzmakrauf
Jul 7, 20222 min read
How Apple's iPhone transformed the world
Apple’s iPhone, launched 15 years ago (Jun 29, 2007), has transformed the world – how they evolved it to become our world in our pocket...
uzmakrauf
Jul 4, 20222 min read
Brand and capability building are often overlooked as strong business KPIs
To achieve strong business ROI, it is critical to get the right evaluation metrics established upfront. This helps ensure investments...
uzmakrauf
May 24, 20221 min read
Sustainability is a growing driver of brand choice - Fashion has opportunities across life-cycle
Sustainability is a growing driver of brand choice for Consumers, particularly youth. But most industries have a long way to go to...
uzmakrauf
May 19, 20222 min read
Brands need to prepare for sales impact as inflation drives people to defer, reduce or trade down
COVID related concerns are thankfully slowing, and consumers feeling more comfortable re-engaging in activities they had stepped away...
uzmakrauf
May 12, 20221 min read
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