You are a knowledgeable expert in your industry. You are an experienced leader with a track record of success. However, the value of your expertise will eventually depreciate. Why? Your role as a leader requires you to continuously deliver results. You must find incremental growth opportunities and productivity improvements to deliver results. Your actions are… Continue reading How To Prevent Your Expertise From Becoming A Weakness
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From Commodity to Superfood – Lessons Learned from how Pulses made a Strategy Pivot
If you have been following the meteoric rise of Beyond Meat, you may have read the recent Financial Post article, Pulse of the nation: How Beyond Meat could turn this humble pea into Canada’s new gold. What you may not know is the backstory of how the Pulse industry positioned itself to become a key… Continue reading From Commodity to Superfood – Lessons Learned from how Pulses made a Strategy Pivot
Introduction to Design Sprints
You’ve heard about Design Sprints but you don’t actually know what they are and how to perform them. Find below an introduction to Design Sprints What is a Design Sprint? Design Sprints are a way to solve problems quickly, without having to build or launch a product or service. Originally created by Google Ventures the Design Sprint… Continue reading Introduction to Design Sprints
Pearl Strategy’s Key Takeaways from the AMA CMO Event
Pearl attended the AMA Annual CMO Series event yesterday and here are our Top 5 Takeaways from the informative CMO panel discussion: Great marketers are great problem solvers The most disruptive brands are obsessed with addressing customer needs and pain points. They leverage data and insights to define a relevant customer problem to solve. … Continue reading Pearl Strategy’s Key Takeaways from the AMA CMO Event
Pearl’s Top 3 Consumer Trend Picks Relating to Health & Wellness
Euromonitor recently released their 2019 Global Consumer Trends Report. Below we will review our top 3 picks and integrate them with insights from our 2019 Health & Wellness in Canada study. You can download the 2019 Health & Wellness in Canada study here. Growing Focus on Mental Well-being In Euromonitor’s global study, over 60% of… Continue reading Pearl’s Top 3 Consumer Trend Picks Relating to Health & Wellness
Adapting Your Innovation Strategy To The E-Commerce Reality
More and more shoppers are doing their purchasing both in-store and online channels and they are not mutually exclusive. Online food shopping, in particular, is still at the early stages in Canada, but definitely growing. Growth in technology is helping to move along adoption. Your organization needs to win online and in-store. Consider online as… Continue reading Adapting Your Innovation Strategy To The E-Commerce Reality
KraftHeinz Lost its Way. Why?
It’s time we got back to the business of building brands. After hearing that KraftHeinz stock lost 28% of its value, let’s hope that we’re done with deep cost cutting as the primary driver of value creation. Let’s get back to the business of building brands with great ideas and innovation. It’s obvious, many… Continue reading KraftHeinz Lost its Way. Why?
Picking a Lane on Innovation
Canadian consumers are more willing than ever to try innovation. And more than ever, innovation has become a key driver of growth for companies. But where do you start on your journey? Having the right inputs and stimuli are critical to “picking your lane” on innovation. Its starts with identifying the right opportunities that can… Continue reading Picking a Lane on Innovation
7 Steps to Creating a Great Customer Experience
Pearl attended the CMA Cx event in Toronto on May 8th that focused on how to optimize the customer experience. We’d like to share our key takeaways. Key Takeaways Make customer experience the accountability of everyone in the organization Share a single view of the customer Align customer experience strategy with brand strategy Build strong… Continue reading 7 Steps to Creating a Great Customer Experience
What Do The 2018 SIAL Innovation Winners Have In Common?
We reviewed the top 2018 SIAL Innovation Grand Prize winners. Pea Pops Roasted green pea snack INNOVATIVE QUALITIES: Technology, Manufacturing process, Marketing positioning, Merchandising Kitchen & LOVE Ready-To-Eat Vegan Meals INNOVATIVE QUALITIES: Recipe, Ingredients, Packaging Crickstart Cricket based protein bars. INNOVATIVE QUALITIES: Recipe, Ingredients While they all won for their respective innovative qualities listed above,… Continue reading What Do The 2018 SIAL Innovation Winners Have In Common?