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!

Brand Madness Bracket

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