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Media

October 1, 2025

The Food Marketer’s Guide to Creating Breakthrough TV and Video Ads That Actually Drive Sales

Consumers encounter hundreds of video messages daily across traditional TV, CTV, streaming platforms, YouTube, and social media. Small to mid-sized food marketers investing in television and video advertising face a daunting challenge: How to ensure their ads actually break through. The advertising industry often responds with complex solutions. "Attention metrics"…

Justin Poe, VP/Media Director 0

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Media

September 15, 2025

The Protein Playbook: How CPG Food Brands Can Lead (Not Chase) the Protein Trend

Protein is the nutrition superhero of the moment. From health and wellness podcasters to TikTok influencers, protein is everywhere — and it offers a coveted health halo that's transforming everything from breakfast cereals and workout snacks to popcorn and even soda. This shift highlights how CPG food brands lead the protein…

Jessica Stampe, Account Supervisor 0

Media

September 23, 2024

Rethinking TV Advertising for CPG Success

You're facing a marketing dilemma. You want to scale and find new audiences, but your current media mix simply isn't cutting it. Your customers are trapped in a closed loop at the bottom of the funnel. Without television advertising, you struggle to fill the top-of-funnel with viable prospects. If you're…

Justin Poe, VP/Media Director 0

Digital

August 30, 2024

Finding an Authentic Influencer Fit for Your CPG Food Brand

The explosion of social media influencer marketing has opened up new frontiers for CPG food brands to connect with younger consumers. But as we know, navigating this space can be tricky. Younger audiences like Millennials and Gen Z are highly distrustful of traditional advertising tactics and overt corporate messaging. They…

Andrea Cade, Social Media Director 0

Digital

May 8, 2023

Food Marketers’ Secret Weapon: 4 New Instacart Features That Elevate Your Ad Tactics

Most food marketers know that sponsored product ads are tried and true, and Instacart is a boon to any CPG marketing strategy. Why? Because few e-commerce apps make it easier for marketers and retailers to market their products, or consumers to add products like yours to their carts. What you…

Tori Brumfield, VP/Director of Client Services 0

Media

January 25, 2024

7 Targeting Strategies Food Marketers Need to Know Now

These days, food magazines and grocery shelves seem filled with new products for very specific audiences—plant-based meat alternatives; allergen-aware cookies and snacks; sustainably-grown, aquaculture fish and shellfish. Luckily, thanks to the current digital media offerings as well as the shift to digital-like capabilities of more traditional media such as streaming…

Justin Poe, VP/Media Director 0

Digital

November 30, 2020

5 Ways to Keep Your Food Brand in the Social Media Conversation in 2021

As we say goodbye to 2020 — a most unprecedented year — social media food marketers find ourselves yet again in a tenuous position. We have to plan campaigns for the next year, set KPI goals and start negotiating contracts and partnerships. However, contrary to the hopes we had in…

Bre Rodriguez, Social Media Supervisor

Consumer Insights & Trends Digital Food Campaigns Media

November 23, 2020

3 Increasingly Popular Media Platforms Your Food Brand Should Investigate Right Now

The confluence of better technology and COVID-19 stay-at-home orders has caused new and improved media platforms to emerge, and they are experiencing unexpected growth. While some of these platforms were around prior to the pandemic, consumers now engage with available digital platforms more frequently to stay informed, entertained and educated.…

Lily Katz-Smolenske, Senior VP Media Director

Food PR Foodservice

October 9, 2020

Back to School: How COVID Is Affecting University Foodservice Operators and Food Brands

College campuses have historically been a gold mine for food marketers, if you managed to break into their supply chain. They are notorious for driving volume for food brands and being trend incubators. By that, I mean they have been a wonderful platform for brands to test new formulations or products…

Emily Nordee-Rogers, PR Director

Digital Food Campaigns

May 26, 2020

How Influencers Help Cultivate Food Trends

Anyone who has worked in social media marketing has been asked the million-dollar question: “How can we make our content go viral?” But this is a loaded question. The answer depends on so many stars aligning. While "going viral" isn't a good social strategy, we have developed a formula that…

Carina Ost, Social Media Supervisor