Incorporating Play Labs Using a Toy Convention to Test Educational Prototypes

Incorporating Play Labs Using a Toy Convention to Test Educational Prototypes

overview A manufacturer of educational toys was planning to attend a popular consumer toy convention and wanted to use the opportunity to test two toy prototypes. They approached C+R for help converting visitors to their exhibit into research participants. To meet the client’s needs, C+R conducted qualitative intercept interviews with a Play Lab component, which…

A New Brand Positioning With a Delicious Ending

A New Brand Positioning With a Delicious Ending

overview A large ice cream manufacturer acquires a start-up artisanal sorbet company with limited distribution and very little brand awareness. In anticipation of the sorbet’s national launch, the company needs to establish a differentiated brand positioning. But where will the sorbet shine brightest – among fellow sorbets, premium ice cream brands, non-dairy desserts? And, who…

Keeping Up with Brand Equity in a Portfolio of Brand Categories

Keeping Up with Brand Equity in a Portfolio of Brand Categories

overview Marketplaces ebb and flow. What was popular with customers a year ago, may not apply today. Competition changes; perceptions alter; and technology influences needs and desires. Companies run the risk of becoming irrelevant if they don’t proactively stay in tune with customers’ lives and in-check with the competitive landscape. One of C+R’s clients, a…

Leveraging Interactive Surveys for Packaging Renovation at a Major Office Supply Company

Leveraging Interactive Surveys for Packaging Renovation at a Major Office Supply Company

overview A major office supply company was preparing to embark on a packaging innovation initiative to modernize the look of their products in stores.  Due to a sudden rise in private label options and competing national brands entering the category, they wanted to develop new packaging that stood out on shelf and clearly communicated unique…

Building a Complete Brand Picture

Building a Complete Brand Picture

overview A state lottery needed a deeper understanding of the “path to purchase” lottery tickets and a broader understanding of their players’ behaviors and attitudes toward the lottery. To accomplish these two goals, they contacted C+R Research. OUR APPROACH Two Objectives, Two Surveys To meet the client’s needs, C+R conducted two robust online surveys: After…

Strategy Activation & Socialization for a CPG Brand

Strategy Activation & Socialization for a CPG Brand

overview To be successful in today’s marketplace, brands must know their consumers intimately. A CPG client came to C+R with hopes of revamping out-of-date consumer profiles. The client wanted to inspire their product development and marketing teams via deep insights about the brand’s buyers. Through a mixed methods approach, C+R’s researchers delivered not just deep…

Taking a Brand Health Tracker for an Established Kids Brand to the Next Level

Taking a Brand Health Tracker for an Established Kids Brand to the Next Level

overview For years, a well-known kids’ brand had conducted brand health “pulse checks” using Do-It-Yourself (DIY) surveys. They knew they could be getting more from their tracking efforts but weren’t exactly sure how. They needed an Insights partner with youth/parenting expertise – that’s where we came in. The brand approached C+R with a request to…