TURNING INTELLIGENCE INTO INSIGHTS TO IGNITE GROWTHStrategist, sleuth & storyteller synthesizes diverse inputs to uncover and decipher what’s really on the minds of competitors, customers and consumers. I connect insights to value creation by crafting differentiated growth strategies, highlighting overlooked opportunities, optimizing portfolios, envisioning a category’s future and marketing/sales plans to win within it. I bring cross-category expertise from client, agency, consulting and start-up perspectives … trusted advisor who can find the underlying patterns others fail to see.BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTRainmaker and strategic partner to Big Heart Pet and Del Monte Foods for over 10 years with projects spanning Competitive Insights & Category Futures, Business Transformation, Innovation Center of Excellence, War Gaming, Best Practices, Positioning & Re-energizing BrandsSTRATEGIC FUTURE FOCUSChallenged #3 player to compete where they could win … provide thought leadership, NPD for burgeoning pet treats. Category landscape and competitive insights illuminated path forward and averted costly new product launch.BRAND STRATEGY, STRETCH, POSITIONING, REVIVALRedefined global snacking portfolio framework for Kraft/Mondelez to create bigger brands that spanned snack categories, leveraging food trends and extensive corporate portfolio. Stemmed share loss to adjacent competitors stealing customers.alysiabenninghoff@gmail.comSpecialties: Brand Management, Brand Positioning and Re-positioning, Business Intelligence Analyst, Business Development, Competitive Insights and Strategy, Consumer Insights, Creative Ideation, Expert Interviews, Gaming Facilitation, Integrated Marketing, Marketing Consulting, Market Research, NPD and Launch, Portfolio Optimization, Project Mgt, Proposal Writer, Public Speaking, Situation Analysis, Talent Acquisition, Training and Development, Trend and Knowledge Curation, Voice of the CustomerContact Infoalysiabenninghoff@gmail.com
Listed skills include Strategic Thinking, Marketing Strategy, Competitive Insights And Strategy, Brand Building And Portfolio Mnagement, and 25 others.