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5 lessons millennials can teach you about wine

5 Lessons Millennials Can Teach You About How to Brand Your Wine

Millennials, the largest generation in the U.S., drink a lot of wine. A study by the nonprofit Wine Market Council found that they drank 42% of the wine in the U.S. in 2015. That came to almost 160 million cases of wine! Their interest in wine has made quite a splash[…]
Luxury Packaging in Marijuana

How Marijuana is Making the Leap from Illegal to Luxury

Mary Jane is here to stay. It’s hard not to notice that marijuana is being legalized in more and more places throughout the U.S.. It was first legalized in Colorado and Washington in 2012, with Oregon, Washington D.C., and Alaska following soon after. 27 states now allow medical marijuana, as well.[…]
Nutritional labels are changing

How the FDA is Changing Nutrition Labeling and Why it Matters

Did you know that the nutrition labels in the U.S. haven’t changed for 20 years? In the past 2 decades, scientists and researchers have made a lot of discoveries about how different ingredients affect our health, and the FDA is finally requiring package labels to reflect that research. Nutrition label changes[…]
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The Gift of 3D

In the month of gift giving and holiday spirit, many of us are looking for inspiration. Inspiration for what gift to give, inspiration for the New Year and inspiration on what drives us in life. For many of us, what drives us is our family, our spirituality and/or our career. For[…]
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The Merging of Food and Technology: Become a Digital Foodie

What was once considered an odd couple, food and technology, has turned into a delicious marriage. With a click of the button on Eat24, you can receive a meal from your favorite restaurants or have FreshDirect deliver your groceries. One works with ingredients and the other with images. With digital marketers[…]
Should I use preservatives in cosmetics?

Should You Use a Preservative in Your Cosmetics?

“I want to create a product with no chemicals or preservatives.” We’ve heard this so often from entrepreneurs and companies we’ve lost count. Perhaps you’ve aspired to do this with your product line. The problem with this statement is that all cosmetics have chemicals, for example water is a chemical. Of[…]
All Aboard - Stowaway Cosmetics

All Aboard: Stowaway Cosmetics

The beauty industry generates approximately $60 billion in sales each year. Competition for customers is fierce, and getting noticed is vital to the success of a brand. Stowaway Cosmetics was founded by Chelsa Crowley and Julie Fredrickson, a beauty expert and a serial entrepreneur, who combined their strengths into a brand[…]
A-Successful-Product-Launch-Begins-with-the-End-in-Mind

A Successful Beauty Product Launch Begins with the End in Mind

Whether you are looking to add to an existing brand or are an entrepreneur that is excited to start building a brand, many businesses only focus on the beginning rather than the whole picture. The exciting start of anything can be somewhat overwhelming, but one must begin with the end in[…]
The Crowd Has Spoken

Trend Oracle: See What Has the Soda & Dairy Companies Nervous

Soda is part of the national fabric. Some would argue it is almost a subconscious marketing victory, given the billions spent every year by manufacturers to get the message out to the world by sponsoring events and obtaining celebrity endorsements. The truth is that soda has widespread appeal, is readily available,[…]
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A Feast for the Eyes: The Psychology of Color and Food Choices

Humans have been manipulating food colors since 400 BC. That’s why supermarket apples are waxed, dyed, and sold under flattering lights – the redder the apple, the sweeter and fresher we perceive them. Certain colors are associated with a flavor, which is hardwired from our primitive years when our brains relied[…]