by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
As consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) brand building advisors with real-world experience on how to build a successful brand, we are taking a special interest in the formidable challenges governments and private companies face in trying to manage the distribution of the... AND HOW DO I GET IT TO THE MARKETPLACE?
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Discovering Business Opportunities in Problems We are often approached by young folks who ask us, “What business should I go into?” – as if there was the realm of all possibilities. We assume by this question that these folks have not decided to “follow their... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Are new brands getting squeezed out of the packaged goods markets? It seems like every day there’s some new merger to further consolidate the production, distribution and retail channels. The markets are getting monopolized by a few big players with hundreds of... “MY IDEA IS SO GREAT, I’M GUARANTEED SUCCESS!”
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
We see too many entrepreneurs falling in love with their products and kidding themselves into believing that their idea itself is all they need to make them a screaming success. Warehouses are filled with great commercial products that never got to store shelves.... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Contributed Article
When we took on the building of the Barefoot Wine brand, we really didn’t understand the problems we would have to overcome to be successful. We had no idea how long it would take, the opposition we would face, or the enormous hurdles we had to clear in compliance,...