Since 1991, CE has helped clients create groundbreaking global brands, products & services.
BRAND & CATEGORY INVENTION
NEW PRODUCT INNOVATION
BRAND STRATEGY
HUMAN / CULTURE EXPLORATION
PROTOTYPING & INCUBATION
INNOVATION & CREATIVITY LABS
Our Approach
Our Approach
The consumer Immersion process & beyond
The consumer Immersion process & beyond
Twenty years ago, we pioneered the Consumer Immersion Process, where forward-thinking insights are informed by real time, real-world viewpoints & experiences.
Based in NYC, we've been conducting global consumer research for 20 years, and our partner network spans the world.
Our global Collective
Our global Collective
We collaborate with universities, leading-edge tech partners & more.
CE + UC Davis
CE collaborates with the Food Science and Technology Department to help young, budding food scientists learn how to think like marketers and identify insights and consumer-driven needs
CE + Semiovox
With our semiotic sister-agency Semiovox, we uncover the meanings & themes encoded in advertisements, product packaging, pop culture & beyond – helping us reveal new opportunity spaces for brand positioning, innovation & marketing
CE + SCAD
Through our ongoing relationship with The Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD), we bring tomorrow’s most creative designers and thinkers into the product and packaging design process
CE + LINC
By supporting NYC-based Literacy Inc., we help advance the education & lives of children in our community
CE + Tech Partners
With leading tech partners, we magnify our social media listening to uncover emerging microtrends – and what's driving what's trending
Future Forward Momentum
Future Forward Momentum
We track the trends that are shaping the future of your category, industry, audience and world.
Inquire about our proprietary reports, including CE Global Macro Trends, CE Global Food Trends, & CE Cohort Spotlights.