Publishes The Future of Food Communications: Winning Share of Mouth in the Conversation Age
PARIS, July 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on the need for a transformative communications model in the modern food and beverage industry, MSLGROUP has unveiled Six Communication Drivers for Winning Share of Mouth in the Conversation Age. The drivers - distilled from the expert opinions of top food industry communications experts inside and outside the firm -- are supported by secondary research. They are outlined in the latest People's Insights Series, The Future of Food Communications: Winning Share of Mouth in the Conversation Age,which provides a deep look into future food and food communications trends.
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According to Pascal Beucler, Chief Strategy Officer, MSLGROUP, "in order to succeed in the conversation age, food and beverage brands need to rely on a contemporary mix of communications techniques from powerful visual stimuli to social influence at scale, as well build an attractive brand reputation, a brand narrative that delivers modern appetite appeal, a health and wellness story and a strong connection to culture."
MSLGROUP has organized the Six Communications Drivers into a new diagnostic tool that is the centerpiece of how it assesses and organizes the communications activities of food and beverage companies and brands.
"These drivers can help food and beverage brands profitably balance their communications," said Steve Bryant, Managing Director, MSLGROUP in Seattle and one of the global agency's top food experts. "They are the beginning of an important dialogue about how the latest communications practices, platforms and channels can be strategically deployed to maximize revenue."
Through opinion pieces from experts at MSLGROUP and in the food industry, The Future of Food Communications highlights key takeaways, which include:
- Food in the conversation age is about more than just food
Food choices and preferences today depend on a multitude of factors, including peer recommendations, personal ethical concerns, specific health needs, and cultural relevance, among others. Food companies need to understand and respond with precision engagement to effectively win share of mouth. - In the Fourth Industrial Revolution, food companies need to ensure trust
With increasing awareness of the broad impact of our food choices, consumers and activists are seeking and sharing information about what goes into their food. Proactive transparency are required to ensure consumer trust and advocacy. - Food brands need to be where the consumers are - literally and figuratively
Food habits have evolved dramatically - sit-down meals are increasingly replaced by on-the-go snacking. The connected consumers of today require brands to reach them where they are - physically as well as mentally. It's as much about accessibility as it is about strategic, timely communication. - Food companies need to carefully communicate the high-tech future of food
Technology holds great promise in food innovation, yet it is essential for the food industry to powerfully communicate the benefits, explaining new technologies, cultivating trust in unseen innovations, and popularizing new ways of eating, especially at a time when consumers value the apparent simplicity of natural, farm fresh foods. To successfully steer this conversation, food and beverage brands can highlight themes of transparency, innovation, personalization and mobility.
Summing up the report, Bryant concluded: "Consumers today seek a seemingly paradoxical all-natural, yet high-tech future of food. For marketers, that's a caution to revisit their communication plans, understanding what key factors now drive consumption and revenue."
To read 'The Future of Food Communications: Winning Share of Mouth in the Conversation Age'visit bit.ly/FutureofFoodComms.
About 'The Future of Food Communications'
'The Future of Food Communications: Winning Share of Mouth in the Conversation Age'is part of MSLGROUP's People's Insights project which shares views fromour global team of100+ strategicplanners, researchers and insight experts.Other titles includeThe Future of Employee (Re)Engagement, The Future of Reputation,The Future of Business Citizenship, The Future of Creativity, Data In. Data Out. Transforming Big Data into Smart Ideas, and A Chance for Change: The Tipping Point for Sustainable Business.
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MSLGROUP is Publicis Groupe's strategic communications and engagement group, advisors in all aspects of communication strategy: from consumer PR to financial communications, from public affairs to reputation management and from crisis communications to experiential marketing and events. With more than 3,000 people across close to 100 offices worldwide, MSLGROUP is also the largest PR network in Europe, fast-growing China and India. The group offers strategic planning and counsel, insight-guided thinking and big, compelling ideas - followed by thorough execution.
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