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CPG Innovation Insights

Monthly trends, category shifts, and research best practices.

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AI-powered research for CPG

Turn consumer truth into concepts worth building in six weeks.

From insight discovery to validated, opportunity-sized concepts. Twelve research services, five-day turnarounds, one portal to manage it all.

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Trusted by leading CPG & FMCG brands

  • Mondelez
  • Newell Brands
  • Clorox
  • Nestle
  • Colgate
  • Church & Dwight
  • Mondelez
  • Newell Brands
  • Clorox
  • Nestle
  • Colgate
  • Church & Dwight

12 Research Services · From $7k · Delivered in 5-14 Days

Know what consumers want before you commit.

Find the opportunity. Size the prize. Drive the decision.

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Strategy & Innovation
1

Consumer Insight Discovery

Surface unmet needs in your category.

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2

AI Concept Creation

Generate and screen concepts at scale with AI.

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3

Synthetic Testing

Get a directional read in days, not weeks.

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4

Opportunity Sizing

Quantify the prize before you commit.

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Go-to-Market & Activation
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Ad & Creative Testing

Know which creative will land before you spend.

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2

Packaging & Shelf Testing

Optimize shelf impact and purchase triggers.

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3

Volumetric Forecasting

Project volume and revenue before launch.

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4

Brand Health

Track where you stand vs. the competition.

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Not sure where to start?

Tell us the decision you're facing. We'll recommend the fastest path to a defensible answer.

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The 6-Week Sprint · Insight to Handoff

Or run the full process, from consumer truth to a brief worth building.

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Weeks 1-2

Consumer Insight

Surface emerging demand signals from real consumer behavior.

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Week 3

Idea Generation

AI-assisted concepts grounded in what consumers actually want.

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Weeks 4-5

Concept Testing

Validate appeal, purchase intent, and differentiation, fast.

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Week 6

Opportunity Sizing

Quantify the prize before you commit resources.

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The handoff: a development brief your team can build from.

Validated, opportunity-sized, and ready for your team to build.

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Sample engagement · a resealable storage bag

1,284 demand signals clustered from real reviews, search, and social, grouped into 6 demand spaces.

Raw signals

“the zipper never really seals”“freezer burn ruins leftovers”“won't stand up on its own”“I want a plastic-free option”“leaks when I lay it flat”“too flimsy to reuse”“hard to open with wet hands”“the label smears off”“marinades leak everywhere”

Demand spaces by share of voice

#Demand spaceSoV · Mentions
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Leak-proof sealing

24%

103.5K

2

Freezer & freshness

19%

81.2K

3

Plastic-free & sustainable

16%

68.4K

4

Durability & reuse

13%

55.1K

5

Easy open & handling

11%

47.3K

6

Stand-up storage fit

7%

29.8K

Your Research Portal

Browse, hire, and track all in one place.

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Browse & hire

Pick a service, submit a brief, and get a proposal, or hire directly and we start the same day.

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Message & collaborate

A shared thread per project. Ask questions, share files, and stay aligned without chasing emails.

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Receive deliverables

Download reports, review findings, and leave feedback. Everything lives in your portal.

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Choose testing with humans or synthetic panels.

We recommend human respondents for later stage research. For early stages, synthetic panels perform similarly to people at a fraction of the cost and time, so you can test repeatedly.

Human and synthetic research

Real consumer behavior

Demand signals from what people actually say, search, and buy - not prompted surveys.

AI-assisted ideation

Concepts grounded in evidence, generated and screened at a scale no human team can match.

Validation you can defend

Appeal, purchase intent, and differentiation - measured and defensible.

Sized before you spend

Know the prize is worth chasing before development commits a dollar.

Bring us your hardest question.

Tell us the launch you're most afraid to get wrong. We'll come back with a point of view on your category and a path from insight to validated concept in six weeks.