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Lori Coleman

Lori Colman is the founding partner and co-CEO of Colman Brohan Davis (CBDmarketing.com), a strategic branding and integrated marketing firm in Chicago serving national and global companies in the natural food and ingredients sectors. Lori speaks internationally on natural products marketing topics, enlightening her audiences with new strategic insights and trend data while championing the consumers' point of view. Founded in 1988, Colman Brohan Davis is included as a "Top Agency" on BtoB magazine's national agency ranking list. Contact Lori at lcolman@cbdmarketing.com.

04/26/2012

Determining the ROI of PR, Social Media

It's tough to determine ROI without first setting goals for your social media outreach; increasing awareness, building relationships and improving efficiencies are only a few of the considerations.
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03/30/2012

Have You Been Slimed?

The "pink slime" phenomenon illustrates how social media is changing the game from a consumer marketing perspective.
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01/11/2012

Hold on, my fridge just texted me

Smart appliances aim to help users with food quality and food choices.
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12/16/2011

What's Your Approach to Holiday Feasting?

How do normally healthy folks in the nutrition industry balance moderation and excess during the holidays? ...
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11/17/2011

Opportunities in Private Label

As stores have invested in building their brand reputation, they've seen a corresponding uptick in consumer interest; how can you get in on this? ...
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11/10/2011

Family Farming vs. Industrial Agriculture

Consumers are increasingly alienated from food production, and their concerns about nutrition, food safety and sustainability reflect this distance.
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09/27/2011

Fads, Trends, Niches, ‘Things’

Anticipating where a new product launch fits within different categories of marketplace value can set appropriate expectations for “success." ...
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09/13/2011

The Sustainability Consortium, Two Years Later

While Wal-Mart’s initiative might not have made the great strides it hoped for, the Sustainability Consortium and other related programs are pushing manufacturers to make strides in sustainability.
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07/19/2011

Campbell Presents … Soup & Sodium

As Campbell’s ups the sodium levels in its Select Harvest soups, financial analysts are pleased, but is it really in the best interests of consumers? ...
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07/06/2011

Marketing Man-Made Meat

Can marketing really make the world drool for man-made meat? ...
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