Kraft Heinz is suffering from a number of self-inflicted wounds, from underinvestment in its brands to a failure to adapt its portfolio to modern tastes, leading to a parlous financial situation.
By Mark Ritson
The biggest direct-to-consumer brands still only achieve around half the search volume of established competitors, according to exclusive data from Google, but the fastest risers are catching up quickly.
The number of direct-to-consumer brands is ballooning, as are predictions of the traditional FMCG sector’s demise, yet people underestimate the resilience and capability of the established giants.
FMCG firms are using their brand equity to up prices, but in a tough consumer economy, will it win or lose them revenue?
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In the first of a new series looking at brand-building best practice in B2B, we speak to CMOs at companies including KPMG, QuickBooks and RS Group about brand diagnosis and positioning.
CMOs from Channel 4, Chelsea Football Club and Octopus Energy discuss the trends impacting marketing’s top job, from reputational control to growth and tenure.