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

Twenty years ago, we pioneered the Consumer Immersion Process, where forward-thinking insights are informed by real time, real-world viewpoints & experiences.

Today, our cutting-edge tools & techniques include:

Based in NYC, we've been conducting global consumer research for
20 years, and our partner network spans the world.

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

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.