CBD consumers buy from a wide range of online and brick-and-mortar stores. To date, consumers have been shopping brand websites (31%), online retailers (24%), and natural foods stores (21%), plus cannabis dispensaries (31%). But we’ve reached a pivot point. Many convenience stores have embraced CBD and, thanks to the misadventures of Curaleaf with the FDA, […]
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An Understanding for New Entrants: The CBD Consumer Is Not Homogenous
When we speak with cannabis users, we like to dig a bit deeper beyond favored strains, go-to brands, and such. So when we polled 1500 CBD consumers, we were interested to find out much more than their thoughts on CBD. We wanted to know – beyond being a “CBD consumer” (at least for our April […]
How to Build a Culture Within Your Cannabis or CBD Business
Culture eats strategy for breakfast. It doesn’t matter how great your plans to introduce a new cannabis or CBD product to the market are if your culture weakens execution. Culture is how things get done around a company. Great leaders focus on the culture their leadership helps create as much as they focus on business […]
The Ultimate Guide to Marketing Your CBD Start Up Without a Big Budget
Let’s face it, as much as we all wish it was so, starting out really isn’t as easy as becoming an overnight sensation, especially with such a new industry. That simply doesn’t happen. When it comes to getting your name out there, startup marketing is a huge deal. But what can you do when you […]
How to Market CBD Products in the Sea of Uncertainty
There is a lot going on with the CDPH, FDA and anyone else who can burst a bubble about CBD. These “regulations” (term used very lightly) must be necessarily met in order to function properly as well as legally. What are these regulations and how can a CBD vendor become compliant? What is FDA and […]
How To Name A Cannabis Company
Believe it or not, I get this question a lot. The cannabis industry is getting more and more crowded, therefore, naming your product is super critical. Will people buy your product based on its name? Probably not. But can a bad product name turn your prospects off? Yep. And can a good product name contribute to […]
