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

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

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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

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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

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Digital

January 22, 2019

How to Make the Best Investment in Social Media in 2019

Veteran social media strategists know from experience that what’s true one week may not be the next in this sometimes turbulent digital marketplace. Luckily, we’re tuned in to all the twists and turns of the biggest social platforms, serving up the most important updates your food brand needs to know.…

Bre Rodriguez, Social Media Supervisor

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Food PR Foodservice

November 29, 2018

Successful LTO Menu Strategies You’ll Want to Consider This Year

With Pumpkin and Peppermint mania upon us, we’re reminded of how a short-term menu offering provides instant excitement at our favorite restaurants. Limited-Time Offers (LTOs) are a powerful tactic to reengage loyal customers as well as reach new ones. The positive impact of an LTO menu on traffic and same…

Emily Nordee-Rogers, PR Director

Digital

October 16, 2018

The Food Brand’s Guide to Facebook Watch & IGTV

Since its launch in 2005, YouTube has owned the video content niche on social media. That’s changing, if Facebook has any say in the matter. In the quest to expand their internet empire, Facebook has turned its attention to video content with two recent product launches in 2017 and 2018:…

Bre Rodriguez, Social Media Supervisor

Digital

September 25, 2018

Facebook and Instagram Changes: 5 Things You Need to Know

Just when you think you’ve locked in a social media strategy that works for your food brand, the social media giants change the game yet again. Facebook and Instagram made some recent social media updates to their notoriously mysterious algorithms. As they begin to take effect, we know they will…

Carina Ost, Social Media Supervisor

Digital Food Campaigns

May 10, 2018

Why Food & CPG Brands Should be Using Instagram Stories

If you find it hard to keep up with the latest in social media, you’re not alone. Social trends, strategies, and standards move lightning-fast, but as a food brand in this space, rest assured — not all bandwagons are worth jumping on. Truthfully, unless your key demographic is Gen Z’ers,…

Bre Rodriguez, Social Media Supervisor

Social Media Marketing