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Innovation & Brand Development

Innovation und Markenentwicklung

Many innovations fail not because of the idea itself, but because they lack relevance for the shopper and the moment of purchase.

Innobrands helps companies make brands and innovations successful.

Our Services

  • Innovation Strategies for Brands and Products
  • Evaluation of Innovation Ideas
  • Development of Shopper-Relevant Product Concepts
  • Innovation and Test Market Research
  • Trend Analysis
  • Idea Screening
  • Concept Testing
  • Packaging and Product Testing
  • Shelf Testing
  • Test Market Research Including Shopper and Consumer Behavior Analysis
  • Market Launch Support and Optimization
  • Post-Launch Validation and Optimization

Our Focus

Developing and testing innovations under real-world market conditions until they become innovations that drive trial and repeat purchase.

Key Offerings

  • Development of innovation strategies for brands and products
  • Systematic evaluation of innovation ideas
  • Development of shopper-relevant product concepts
  • Support and optimization of product launches

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Shopper & Consumer Insights

Shopper & Consumer Insights

Innobrands combines consumer research, shopper insights, and data-driven analytics to create an integrated understanding of brands, products, and purchasing behavior in the FMCG market.

Better marketing starts with a deep understanding of purchasing behavior and consumption patterns. That is why our research focuses on (implicit) methods that place behavior at the center of analysis.

Innobrands delivers:

  • In-depth shopper and consumer insights
  • Analysis of purchase decision processes
  • Optimization of the shopper journey
  • Development of effective POS strategies

1. Consumer Insights

Focus: Needs, motivations, brands, and product usage
Objective: Why do consumers buy? What role do brands, products, and consumer needs play?

Qualitative Methods

  • In-Depth Interviews
  • One-on-One Interviews
  • Focus Groups / Group Discussions
  • Ethnographic Studies (e.g., In-Home Visits)
  • Diary Studies / Mobile Diaries
  • Online Diaries
  • Online Communities / Insight Communities

Foundational Studies

  • Shopper & Consumer Usage and Attitude (U&A) Studies
  • Segmentation Studies
  • Segmentation Models
3 pillars model

Product & Innovation Testing

  • Concept Testing (including Monadic and Sequential Designs)
  • Product Testing (Home Use Tests – HUT)
  • Taste Tests
  • Naming Tests
  • Claims Testing
  • Innovation Screening
  • Concept Optimization

Pricing & Decision Models

  • Conjoint Analysis (Product and Price Optimization)
  • MaxDiff Analysis (Feature Prioritization)
  • Price Elasticity Analysis

Brand Research

  • Brand Equity Studies
  • Brand Image Analysis
  • Brand Positioning Studies
  • Brand Architecture Analysis
  • Brand Tracking
  • Brand Association Analysis
  • Driver Analysis (Key Drivers of Brand Strength)

2. Shopper Insights

Focus: Purchase decisions at the moment of choice and at the point of sale (POS)
Objective: How do shoppers make decisions in the actual purchase moment?

In-Store and Shelf Behavior

  • Shop-Along Studies
  • Focus Groups at the POS
  • POS Interviews and Surveys
  • Eye Tracking (at the shelf)
  • Shelf Tests / Virtual Shelf Tests
  • Test Market Research / Controlled Market Tests

Decision Logic & Structure

  • Consumer Decision Trees
  • Product Mapping

Digitale Shopper Journey

  • Online behavioral data across the shopper and customer journey

3. Advanced Analytics & Strategic Insights

Focus: Data integration, unconscious influences, and market understanding
Objective: Understand key relationships, identify growth opportunities and enable data-driven decision-making

Behavioural & Implicit Methods

  • Implicit Association Tests (IAT)
  • Implicit Brand Image Tracking

Market & Category Insights

  • Category Usage Studies
  • Usage Occasion Analysis
  • Need-State Analysis
  • Market Structure Analysis
  • Trend Analysis
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Competitive Benchmarking

Real-World & Digital Behavioral Data / Test Market Research

  • A/B Testing (e.g., Pricing, Packaging)
  • Test Markets (Regional and Digital)
  • Controlled Store Tests
  • Simulated Test Markets
  • Social Listening
  • E-Commerce Data Analysis
  • Loyalty and CRM Data Analysis

Strategic & Collaborative Formats

  • Expert Workshops
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Shopper Marketing & POS Communication

Shopper Marketing & POS Kommunikation

At the heart of every purchase decision are both the shopper and the consumer.

That is why we consider both shopper and consumer insights when optimizing shopper marketing and POS communication.

Innobrands Optimizes

  • Shopper Marketing Analysis & Optimization
  • Growth Strategies for Brands
  • POS Communication
  • Relevant Shopper Messaging Along the  Shopper Journey
  • Optimization of Secondary Placements
  • Secondary placements are among the most effective measures in retail. Experiments have shown that they can significantly increase sales, for example, a test of secondary placements combined with a price promotion identified a sales uplift potential of 59%, while secondary placements without a price promotion demonstrated an uplift potential of more than 190%. Read more in 33 Phenomena of Purchase DecisionsChapter 12
  • Packaging and Shelf Impact
  • Placement and Shopper Touchpoints in Retail
  • Activation Mechanics and Promotional Concepts
  • Shopper Navigation at the Shelf

So that brands succeed in the decisive moment.

Category Management

We help manufacturers and retailers achieve sustainable category growth.

Services:

  • Category Analysis
  • Development of a Category Vision
  • Category Stories for Retailers
  • Data-Driven Decision Frameworks

Objective: More relevance for shoppers – more growth for brands and categories

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Market Access and Expansion

Marktzugang und Expansion

Innobrands advises companies on the successful positioning of their brands and innovations in retail and supports them in strategically expanding their distribution.

Distribution & Retail Access

Many brands have strong products and innovations but fail to achieve their desired level of retail distribution.

Innobrands helps manufacturers develop compelling retail propositions for their brands and concepts and prepares them for strategic discussions with retail partners.

Services:

  • Development of compelling selling arguments
  • Creation of a clear category and growth story
  • Strategic process support

Objective: A clear and compelling positioning towards retail partners and stronger foundations for successful distribution

Route to the German Market

Innobrands supports international FMCG companies in entering the German market and strengthening their market position.

Services:

  • Market Analysis
  • Shopper and Retail Insights
  • Adaptation of Product and Brand Strategies
  • Go-to-Market Strategy

Example: Successful market entry of the Mutti Parma brand in Germany.

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Human Intelligence & Artificial Intelligence

Experience Meets Modern Technology

FMCG markets are characterized by rapidly evolving trends, fragmented target groups, and increasing demands from retailers. Successful innovation emerges where market signals are identified early, evaluated systematically, and translated into strategic action.

HI AI transforms complex market signals into clear decision-making foundations.  HI AI combines human intelligence and experience with the use of modern, customized AI tools.

 

Innobrands orchestrates the most effective methods and partners.

We bring together:

  • Scientific insights from purchase decision research
  • Extensive market experience
  • Modern analytics and AI tools

What Matters Most:

Technology supports decision-making – people remain in the driver’s seat.

Examples:

  • Retrieving information from real data sources (e.g., databases, web sources, and documents) to ensure fact-based decision-making
  • AI-supported web scraping
  • Moving beyond searching to systematically harvesting relevant information

We Continuously Evolve Our Portfolio:

  • Identification of relevant trends, market developments, and shifts in demand
  • Development of actionable concepts along the shopper and consumer journey

Our Tools

Innobrands Inno Track AI

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Identify innovations in the market. Understand competitive activities. Detect and assess trends at an early stage.

The functionality of Inno Track AI is based on two distinct but closely interconnected modules. Together, they form the core of the system: comprehensive monitoring of international innovation signals and their intelligent AI-powered analysis.

Module A – Innovation Data Collection: This module continuously and systematically captures signals related to new products, packaging, claims, ingredients, and competitor initiatives worldwide, storing them in a structured format. It provides the foundation for all subsequent analyses.

Module BInno Tool (AI-Powered Analysis): Based on the captured signals, the AI acts as a digital innovation scout. It independently performs analysis and synthesis tasks, generates reports, identifies patterns, sends alerts, monitors competitors, visualizes trends through radar dashboards, and derives indicative roadmaps. This transforms raw data into a continuous innovation radar that delivers actionable insights. By combining these two modules, the system not only documents innovation but also actively interprets and prioritizes it. While the tracking module serves as the system’s “eyes and ears,” the AI functions as its “brain,” translating a vast number of global signals into orientation and decision-making insights.

Innobrands Topic Pilot

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Understand topics. Classify narratives. Identify future opportunities.

We analyze social listening and media data to identify which topics, needs, and narratives are gaining relevance in the market.

This creates a deeper understanding of:
  • Which topics are becoming increasingly relevant
  • Which consumer needs are shaping the market
  • Where new communication and innovation opportunities are emerging

Results:

  • New innovation and growth opportunities
  • Relevant communication platforms
  • Strategic guidance for brands and innovation

Innobrands Market Dynamics

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Understand demand. Assess market dynamics. Anticipate future developments.

We analyze search behavior and market dynamics to show how demand and trends are evolving.

Our analyses help companies to:
  • Better identify shifts in demand
  • Understand trend dynamics and seasonality
  • Prioritize market opportunities strategically

Results:

  • Transparency on market and demand developments
  • Strategic guidance for decision-making and timing
  • Visibility of relevant growth opportunities

Typical Applications

AI & Data Intelligence is used across a wide range of project situations, including, for example:

Trend & Topic Radar
Identification of new innovation and growth opportunities

Category & Demand Dynamics Check

Assessment of demand developments and market potential

Growth Opportunity Assessment
Identification of white spaces and strategic growth opportunities

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Innobrands supports FMCG companies in successfully guiding innovations to purchase decisions and achieving sustainable growth for both brands and categories.

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