by Melissa Simmerman | Jun 5, 2024 | Brand Strategy, Ecommerce, Innovation, Packaging Design
Connected Packaging and the Future of Brand Storytelling Before the pandemic, marketers would often ask us: do people really use QR codes? It made sense when QR codes were relatively new and untested, and scanning something with your phone’s camera was still...
by Melissa Simmerman | Apr 25, 2024 | Brand Strategy, Packaging Design, Prototyping, Sales and Influencer Kits
Influencer Kits, PR Boxes, and Sales Kits: The CPG Brand Tool You Should Be Using There are four buzzwords around Kaleidoscope these days: Sales and Influencer Kits. They aren’t new, but increasingly our client partners are asking for them, and for good reason....
by Melissa Simmerman | Mar 27, 2024 | CPG Trends, Packaging Design, Thought Leadership
CPG Trends Foodservice Packaging The Forgotten Frontier Melissa SimmermanDirector, Strategy March 28th, 2024 Recently, we met with the marketing team of a new food brand in a space that basically blew our minds: cultivated meat. It’s not plant-based—it comes from real...
by Melissa Simmerman | Sep 6, 2023 | Brand Strategy, Inspiration, Packaging Design, Thought Leadership
Strategy How To Make Better Decisions For Your Brand Melissa SimmermanDirector, Strategy September 6, 2023 Whenever we tell the story of our partnership with Fairlife—back when it was an emerging startup and before it was acquired by Coca-Cola—there is one anecdote...
by Melissa Simmerman | Jul 19, 2023 | Brand Strategy, CPG Trends, Inspiration, Packaging Design, Sustainability
Sustainability The Environmentally Friendly Packaging Strategies Brands Can’t Ignore Melissa Simmerman Director, Strategy July 20, 2023 Who else thinks it’s extraordinarily wasteful to open a single-use plastic bag, only to find more single-use plastic bags...
