Consumer behavior changes fast. Your CPG strategy should keep up.
Understand the consumers driving your category. GWI delivers the human insights CPG brands need to track shifting preferences, identify white space opportunities, and win at shelf and online.
Stay ahead of shifts you can't afford to miss
In CPG, small shifts in shopper behavior can reshape entire categories overnight. Consumers switch brands faster, rethink value, and move seamlessly between retail channels. Trends like sustainability, convenience, and price sensitivity don't just emerge - they directly impact what gets picked off the shelf.
GWI gives CPG teams instant access to globally representative consumer data across 50+ markets, so you can understand what drives purchase, loyalty, and switching, and make smarter decisions with confidence.
Track brand health and competitive positioning
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See exactly how consumers perceive your brand compared to competitors across key metrics like awareness, consideration, purchase intent, and loyalty.
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GWI's brand tracking shows you where you're winning, where you're losing ground, and which levers to pull to strengthen your position.
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Monitor brand sentiment in real time and catch shifts before they impact sales.
Spot unmet demand & turn it into your next winning product
Launch products consumers are actively looking for. GWI reveals unmet needs, emerging preferences, and gaps in the market across food, beverage, personal care, and household categories. Validate product concepts, test positioning, validate underserved segments in your category, and prioritize innovation based on real consumer demand (not assumptions).
Understand what drives discovery, choice and repeat purchase
Map the entire shopper journey from awareness to loyalty. GWI shows you where consumers discover brands, what influences their decisions, which channels they prefer, and what drives repeat purchase. Whether you're optimizing for retail, ecommerce, or omnichannel, you get the shopper insights you need at at every stage - from first impression to repeat purchase.
Make faster decisions with Agent Spark
Agent Spark, our human insights agent, gives CPG teams instant access to consumer data through natural language. Ask questions in plain English and get accurate, actionable answers in seconds. Whether you're in the GWI platform, ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot. No waiting for research reports. Just insights, instantly, wherever you work.
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Why CPG brands choose us
Understand your category - at global sclae & in depth
GWI covers every major CPG category (food, beverage, personal care, household, pet care) with the depth you need to understand category-specific behaviors and the global scale to track trends across 50+ markets. Whether you're a beverage brand expanding into Asia or a skincare line defending share in Europe, we give you the consumer intelligence to compete.
Beyond purchase
Point-of-sale data tells you what happened. GWI tells you why. We reveal the attitudes, motivations, lifestyle patterns, and media habits behind purchase decisions. You get the full picture of your consumer (not just transaction history). This means you can predict future behavior, not just react to past performance.
Move at the speed of your category
CPG operates on tight timelines. GWI is designed for that pace. Run custom analyses in minutes. Agent Spark answers complex questions in seconds. And our dataset updates quarterly, so you're always working with fresh consumer signals (not stale research from months ago). When your category moves fast, your insights move faster.
Go deeper with custom research - without starting from scratch
Need to go deeper on a specific audience or product concept? GWI's custom research recontacts our Core respondents to give you bespoke insights synchronized with our existing dataset. You get the depth of custom work with the context of our global platform. Perfect for testing new concepts, validating innovation, or understanding niche segments.
Building a premium spirits brand
Tequila Avión partnered with GWI to understand tequila drinkers and identify opportunities in the premium spirits category. Using GWI's data on alcohol consumers, lifestyle preferences, and brand perceptions, Avión gained the human insights needed to position their brand, refine messaging, and target the right audiences across key markets.
Got questions? We’ve got answers.
What CPG categories does GWI cover?
GWI covers all major CPG categories including food and beverage (alcohol and non-alcohol), personal care and beauty, household products, pet care, and health and wellness. You can analyze consumer behaviors, brand preferences, purchase drivers, and lifestyle patterns across categories. Plus, our GWI Alcohol add-on provides even deeper insights for beverage brands.
How is GWI different from purchase data or panel data?
Purchase data shows what consumers bought. GWI shows why they bought it. We reveal the attitudes, motivations, media consumption, and lifestyle factors that drive purchase decisions. This means you can predict future behavior and understand the "why" behind the "what." GWI is globally representative survey data, not a closed panel, so you get broader market coverage and deeper attitudinal insight.
Can I track my brand's performance over time?
Yes. GWI's brand tracking capabilities let you monitor brand health metrics (awareness, consideration, purchase intent, loyalty) over time and compare your performance against competitors. With 15+ years of consistent questioning across 50+ markets, you can identify long-term trends, spot emerging threats, and measure the impact of your marketing efforts.
How quickly can I get insights from GWI?
Instantly. Agent Spark gives you natural language access to GWI data in seconds. Ask a question like "What drives Gen Z to choose sustainable beauty brands?" and get an immediate answer. For deeper analysis, the GWI platform lets you build custom audiences, create charts, and run cross-tabs in minutes (not weeks). Our dataset updates quarterly, so you're always working with fresh consumer signals.
Can GWI help with new product development?
Absolutely. GWI helps you identify unmet needs, validate product concepts, understand target audience preferences, and test positioning before launch. You can analyze what features matter most, which claims resonate, and how your concept compares to existing products in the category. Many CPG brands use GWI to de-risk innovation and prioritize their product pipeline.
What markets does GWI cover for CPG insights?
GWI covers 50+ countries, including all major CPG markets: US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Japan, China, India, Brazil, Australia, and more. You can compare consumer preferences across regions, identify expansion opportunities, and tailor strategies to local markets with globally representative data.
How does Agent Spark help CPG teams specifically?
Agent Spark removes friction from insight discovery. Brand managers can ask "How do Millennials perceive our sustainability messaging?" and get instant answers. Innovation teams can query "What flavors are trending in the energy drink category?" Sales teams can pull competitive intelligence for retailer presentations. It's designed for speed and accessibility, perfect for CPG teams that need answers now (not after a three-week research project).
Can I use GWI for shopper insights and retail strategy?
Yes. GWI reveals where consumers shop, what influences their in-store and online decisions, how they discover new products, and what drives loyalty. You can understand omnichannel behaviors, optimize retail partnerships, and identify which touchpoints matter most in your category. This helps you win both at shelf and in the digital aisle.
Power your CPG strategy with human insight
Stop guessing. Start knowing. GWI gives CPG brands the consumer intelligence they need to launch winning products, defend market share, and stay ahead of shifting consumer preferences.
Track brand health and competitive positioning in real time
Identify white space opportunities before competitors
Understand the full shopper journey from awareness to loyalty
Access insights instantly through Agent Spark, anywhere you work