FMI Webinar: Lead From Where You Are!

Webinar Description:  This 60-minute interactive online seminar (the third of 3) will reinforce leadership concepts and activate a "Skills at Work Challenge" to test new leadership behaviors. During the webinar, participants will be introduced to their second Skills Challenge. If you miss the live version on August 6, you can view the on demand version. […]

Emerge Smarter: Protect Your Intangible Assets – Branding, Labeling, Certifying & Partnering with Gus Spheeris

Many emerging brands realize an intellectual property risk existed for their business after it was too late. Join us for this interactive call with Gus Spheeris, FMI Emerge mentor, and attorney. He’ll share common intellectual property (IP) challenges emerging brands face, and how to maneuver them. He’ll also cover how to evaluate potential business partners, […]

Emerge Smarter: How To Win Your Buyer Meeting with Mathis Martines

Buyer meetings can seem daunting, but with practice and preparation, approach your next buyer meeting with the knowledge to succeed. Leveraging his experience as a category manager for Kroger and The Fresh Market, Mathis Martines helps brands prepare for their next buyer meeting, by understanding what a category manager needs to know in order to […]

Emerge Smarter: Packaging Matters, with WestRock

Packaging plays a central role in the experience your consumers have with your product and brand.  Packaging protects and preserves your product.  It communicates your brand values and critical product […]

Emerge Smarter: Leveraging Qualitative Research to Grow Your Brand with Stephanie Louie

There’s lots of focus on using quantitative research such as POS and panel data to understand your category, the competition and sales performance for your products.  And, surveys are used constantly to get consumer insights.  But, do you know how best to conduct and use qualitative research to drive sales and grow your business? Stephanie […]

Emerge Smarter: Successfully Navigating Amazon with Cambria Copeland

In the crowded online marketplace that is grocery retail e-Commerce, Amazon has had a stronghold as a retail giant. It can be overwhelming to navigate the world of selling on Amazon, so a full understanding of Amazon’s strategy is useful. Cambria Copeland, FMI Emerge mentor and Senior Director of Business Management at Beekeeper Marketing, will […]

Emerge Smarter: Understanding & Activating Influencer Marketing with Leigh Thornberry

In the age of social media, influencer marketing has made its way to the forefront of product advertising and companies are devoting more time and effort to the strategy than ever before. Influencer marketing allows brands to locate and advertise directly to their target audience. More and more companies are propelling their brand through social […]

Natural Products Expo East

Natural Products Expo is all about connecting. Connecting brands with buyers, entrepreneurs with investors, and experts with those striving to learn more. And then we take a step back to see how we are all connected by an industry driven by enthusiasm and passion. What kind of connections will you make this year in Baltimore? […]