Round 1 is LIVE! The 3rd Annual CPG Brand Madness Tournament is very exciting given the recent changes among multiple social platforms in the past year. The social reach of each brand’s influencers differs at the speed of ever changing algorithms and product launches. Given the data already gathered using Mavrck’s Fan Grader, it is apparent that some of these CPG brands do not only have a stronger social presence, but even stronger influencers. These influencers are what ultimately inspire some of our early picks for tournament winners.
There are strong competitors within each division. Statistically speaking, some of these competitors are neck and neck. However, a brand’s fans are only as strong as their engagements, which typically becomes the tie breaker. This becomes the case with Mr. Clean winning the Home Division, Dove cleaning out the Beauty Division, and Wellness coming out as the underdog of the Pet division. Otherwise, there are clear leaders with strong social presences and a team of fans who are just as mighty. Gillette, Pop-tarts Lunchables, Kraft Mac & Cheese, and Oreo are all strong picks to power through the competition.
The most exciting parts of any tournament are the upsets, and it’s up to the influencers to determine who will become the underdog. Luckily, points aren’t earned based on the number of fans a brand has, but how engaged and influential those fans actually are!
Play on, vote on, and help your favorite brands beat the competition!
Home vs. Family Division
Mr. Clean
Clorox
Rubbermaid
Glad
Wayfair
Kohl’s
Calphalon
Kitchenaid
Dollar Shave Club
Gillette
Bai
Odwalla
Coca-cola
Maxwell House
Graco
Safety 1st
Breakfast vs. Lunch Division
Poptarts
Kashi
Chobani
Fage
Eggo
Hungry Jack
Bolthouse Farms
Nespresso
Smuckers
Welch’s
Lunchables
Applegate
Jif
Peter Pan
Tostitos
Lay’s
Beauty vs. Pet Division
Origins
Burt’s Bees
CoverGirl
Neutrogena
Estee Lauder
MAC Cosmetics
Dove
Olay
IAMS
Pedigree
Meow Mix
Friskies
Milk Bone
Purina
Kibbles ‘n Bits
Wellness
Dinner vs. Dessert Division
Tyson
Perdue
Kraft Mac & Cheese
Velveeta
DiGiorno
Annie’s Homegrown
Lean Cuisine
Healthy Choice
Hostess
Entenmann’s
Chips Ahoy!
Oreo
Dreyers
Haagen Dazs
Pillsbury
Tollhouse