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February 13, 2020

Agency Jargon. Useless Soft Metrics. It’s Time for Food Agency BS Bingo!

We’ve all heard the saying, “If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with BS.” If you ever feel like your agency is leaning a little too heavily on the “baffle” side of this equation, then it's time for you to deploy the Food Agency BS Bingo Card. It’s…

Dennis Hardy, President / CEO

Consumer Research Rating EvansHardy+Young

Consumer Insights & Trends Food Campaigns

February 9, 2020

Who Cares What Your Customers Think. It’s How They Feel That Matters.

With a larger percentage of marketing budgets being spent on analytics YOY, you likely know more about your customers’ behaviors than ever before. Yet according to Brandwatch, more than 50% of marketers in 2020 feel they don’t have access to the right data that can help them know their customers…

Jessica Stampe, Account Supervisor

Why We Should Eliminate All Food Commodity Marketing Boards

Consumer Insights & Trends

January 21, 2020

Why We Should Eliminate All Food Commodity Marketing Boards

I have a confession to make. I hate food commodity marketing boards. You may find my opinion surprising, given that my firm has enjoyed a great track record of helping food commodity marketing boards accomplish their goals for over thirty years. I’ll explain my reasoning in a minute. But first, we need a…

Dennis Hardy, President / CEO

Food Campaigns

December 17, 2019

The Top Food Hashtag Holidays Your Brand Should Celebrate

When it comes to food holidays, your brand simply can’t afford to ignore them. We've all heard people complain that there is a frivolous food holiday for every single day of the year. While there is some truth to that (hello, Lima Bean Respect Day on April 20th), they are…

Carina Ost, Social Media Supervisor

Going out of Business Window Sign Grocery Store Forecast

Consumer Insights & Trends Retail

December 11, 2019

Grocery Shopping in 2031: Are you ready for a whole new world?

How will grocery shopping be different in 2031? Consider that the first iPhone was released just 12 years ago, and it has changed everything we do — from getting directions, booking travel, summoning a car, staying in touch with friends, reading the news, getting recommendations. You know what I am…

John Stranger, VP/Group Supervisor

New Food Ads for Quarter One of 2019 - Food Marketing EvansHardy+Young

Consumer Insights & Trends Food Campaigns

October 15, 2019

Your Fall 2019 Trends Update: Recent Food Marketing Creative

Fall is here, and with it comes pumpkin spice to make just about everything nice. The third quarter of 2019 saw creative food marketing and advertising capitalizing on the omnipresent annual trend in both humorous and attention-getting ways. In addition, the plant-based movement in fast food continued its momentum, even in the…

Kirk Evans, VP/Assoc Creative Director

hands holding plate of plant based foods

Consumer Insights & Trends Food PR Foodservice

September 20, 2019

Plant-Based or Not, Here is How to Join the Conversation

In the past year, sales of plant-based foods grew 11 percent, bringing the plant-based market to $4.5 billion, as reported in Forbes, July 22, 2019. What’s more, the number of new U.S. food and drink products mentioning “plant-based” grew 268 percent between 2012 and 2018, according to Mintel. Suffice it…

Andrea Schepke, PR Director

Top Creative Trends in Recent Food & Beverage Advertising

Food Campaigns

July 9, 2019

Top Creative Trends in Recent Food & Beverage Advertising

Current trends in food and beverage advertising are becoming increasingly dictated by millennials and their desires for transparency and accountability from the brands they patronize. The second quarter of 2019 saw several campaigns that speak directly to these concerns, including competing ads from Clif and KIND snack bars over the…

Kirk Evans, VP/Assoc Creative Director

Demystifying Twitter for Food Brands to Drive Results Food Marketing Social Marketing EvansHardy+Young

Digital

June 25, 2019

Demystifying Twitter for Food Brands to Drive Results

With its abundance of appetite appeal, glamour shots and videos of delicious foods, Instagram seems like the most natural fit for food marketers. Functioning in a similar way as traditional advertising, a powerful image on this platform is worth a thousand words. Twitter, on the other hand, is the antithesis…

Carina Ost, Social Media Supervisor

Food Marketing in the Attention Economy Food Advertising EvansHardy+Young

Consumer Insights & Trends Digital

June 18, 2019

Food Marketing in the Attention Economy

When it comes down to it, food marketers are dealing with the issue of consumer’s lack of time and attention. As more marketing spend shifts to digital, it’s important we learn to navigate today’s attention economy. Our digital platforms, perhaps most importantly our social networks, are built using a business…

Keith Butler, VP/Digital Strategist