by Jodi Hogerton | 03.16.18 | Branding, Content Marketing, Food, Marketing, Storytelling
by Jodi Hogerton | 03.16.18 | Branding, Content Marketing, Food, Marketing, Storytelling
Consumers are hungry for information. They want to understand everything they can about food—the entire food story. Consumers want to know what’s in what they’re eating, how it was prepared, where it came from, how it was grown, the values of the company that produced...
by Heidi McIntyre | 03.07.18 | Content Marketing
by Heidi McIntyre | 03.07.18 | Content Marketing
Once considered a buzzword, content marketing is here to stay having experienced double-digit growth for the past seven years. By 2019, it’s expected to have a net worth of $313 billion, according to the Global Content Marketing Forecast 2015–2019. This strategic...
by Jodi Hogerton | 01.26.18 | Content Marketing, Food, Influencer Marketing, Social Media
by Jodi Hogerton | 01.26.18 | Content Marketing, Food, Influencer Marketing, Social Media
#MerryEats Showcases the Power of Amplification Almost 10 years ago we established some of our first relationships with food bloggers. We shared products, while they did some reviews and hosted Twitter parties. From there, our work evolved into field tours, sponsored...
by Jodi Hogerton | 01.04.18 | Content Marketing, Marketing, Storytelling
by Jodi Hogerton | 01.04.18 | Content Marketing, Marketing, Storytelling
When I talk to companies about storytelling, I’ve gotten used to the same response—a skeptical look that says, but our product is too serious for that. Storytelling sounds like it’s for children. Storytelling doesn’t equate to fairy tales, although fairy tales are...
by Heidi McIntyre | 12.15.17 | Branding, Content Marketing, kids, Marketing
by Heidi McIntyre | 12.15.17 | Branding, Content Marketing, kids, Marketing
It all began with Mr. Potato Head. In 1952, he became the first toy advertised on television aimed directly at children which marked the beginning of kids “pester power”. Fast forward to this holiday season and you’ll find a wide variety of advertisements both...
by Melinda Goodman | 10.16.17 | Content Marketing, Marketing, Social Media, Storytelling
by Melinda Goodman | 10.16.17 | Content Marketing, Marketing, Social Media, Storytelling
From owned media and the proliferation of social media platforms the need for content creation is great and brands and marketers are kept busy as they work to constantly keep the pipeline full of interesting, timely and relevant content that is both on brand and...