Taking Back Innovation: Your Toolkit to Countering the Macroeconomy | Highlight
Taking Back Innovation: Your Toolkit to Countering the Macroeconomy
- Tariffs
- Innovation Strategy
The Highlight Reel: Countering the macroeconomy - YouTube
The Highlight Reel: Countering the macroeconomy
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In a volatile CPG landscape, consumer research is the route through the chaos to clarity — practical ways to counter panicked headlines with data-backed confidence.
What you’ll learn
- Tariffs and supply chain shifts don't have to stall the innovation pipeline.
- Consumer research provides a clear-headed alternative to reacting to headlines.
- Real-world tactics from Highlight's Customer Development team for staying decisive under volatility.
In the wild world of CPG, success is never guaranteed. But in a landscape shaped by tariffs, supply chain shifts, regulatory updates, and more, consumer research can be your route through the chaos to clarity. Head of Customer Development Carly Shira shares real-world tactics for overcoming the noise of panicked headlines and injecting your product development process with the confidence that data can bring.
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