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Insights-driven marketing: Reshaping consumer market research

June 12 2025 By BMi Research market research, consumer insights, data-driven marketing, bmi research, customer engagement, brand strategy, predictive analytics, ai tools, digital insights, customer behaviour, roi, research innovation, qualitative research, quantitative research, marketing trends, loyalty, audience intelligence, strategic marketing, customer-centricity

In this digital era, consumers practically control brands' narratives through their uncensored brand comments, opinions, reviews and conversations on online platforms. This means getting into the minds of your consumers has never been more important. Insights-driven marketing that combines targeted market research and consumer insights is strategic, yields a significant competitive edge and centres around consumer need. Instead of asking what you...

No market research? You're throwing good money after bad

February 25 2025 By BMi Research market research, consumer insights, shopper behaviour, pricing strategy, campaign roi, bmi research, retail trends, product development, qualitative research, quantitative research, south african economy, brand strategy, competitor analysis, data-driven marketing, customer experience, strategic planning

In the current economic climate, every move your brand makes should be a strategic one. Campaign? In-store promotion? Run of the mill advertising? They should all be informed by market insights that tell you what your customers are thinking, and what your competitors are doing. There is no room for vanity campaigns in this economy. Every point of customer engagement, from mobile ads and broadsheets to on-shelf communications and pricing, should b...

Refreshing 2023 performance by ready-to-drink beverage sector

June 24 2024 By BMi Research rtd market, soft drinks, fruit juice, sports drinks, bmi research, beverage trends, consumer insights, promotions, packaging innovation, retail performance, economic pressure, sparkling juice, pet bottles, south african beverages, fmcg insights, market growth, shopper behaviour, beverage sector

The ready-to-drink (RTD) cold drink market, including sparkling soft drinks (SSDs), fruit juices and sports drinks, experienced positive volume growth in 2023, with SSD volumes surpassing pre-Covid levels, new research from BMi Research has revealed. Ready-to-drink sports drinks recorded the biggest volume jump, achieving almost double-digit growth, followed by SSDs, which grew at half that rate. Ready-to-drink fruit juices was the slowest perf...