A Sampling of Our Clients’ Success Stories
The MEGA-Tee® Story
High Concrete Group LLC manufactures high-quality precast building components for use in challenging construction projects for structures such as parking garages, commercial buildings and sports arenas. They have been in business for nearly 50 years. Parking garages are often built with 40-ton Lego™-like blocks made of pre-stressed concrete. These are big, heavy and commoditized. Bill Clayton, President of High... High Concrete Group LLCwww.highconcrete.com
Western Union finds new ways to use the Voice of the Customer as a compass for future opportunity
Western Union has been an industry giant in the money transfer business for over a century. Since its inception in 1851, Western Union has been at the forefront of the advancement of communication technology and money management. Operating in over 200 countries worldwide, it... Western Unionhttp://www.westernunion.com
The Hershey Story
In the mid 1980’s the Hershey Company needed to develop a truly long-range product vision to drive R&D innovation projects. The challenge was to invent the Kiss for the year 2000! Developing ideas for a time more than 15 years away allowed the team to invent beyond the needs of the 1983 consumer and beyond the candy-making machinery... Hersheyshttp://www.hersheys.com
New Checkpoint Bag Saves Time and Hassle
Targus, the world’s largest business bag supplier approached Innovation Focus to uncover the hassle with frequent laptop users. We discovered dozens of problems worth solving but not surprisingly we heard loud and clear… “I hate taking my laptop out of my bag at security.” The need was obvious. Targus had the capability to design a... Targushttps://us.targus.com/
Discovering a space to develop a new to the world product
Melville Bissell invented the patented “carpet sweeper” to solve his wife’s cleaning hassles in 1876. Today, Bissell has continued the tradition of solving real world problems with ground-breaking solutions. Bissell wanted to continue their strong tradition of leadership in their industry. Their task was to invent the future of the deep... Bisselhttp://www.bissell.com
Fiskars Sustainability
Fiskars is a 360 year-old-company that has continually adapted and expanded into an international organization. They understand that in order to stay relevant in a changing world, you need to stay connected to your customers and anticipate the needs of tomorrow. The Fiskars Garden Tool division decided to look at what could be next in their industry. They chose Innovation... Fiskarshttp://www.fiskars.com
The American Pharmacists Association Foundation brought the research from the Ten City Challenge to life using LIFEbytes Online™
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation, a charitable nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., works to design solutions to medication use problems in America. The APhA Foundation is affiliated with the American Pharmacists Association, the national professional society of pharmacists in the United... APhAhttp://www.aphafoundation.org/
Emerging from a Perfect Storm of Market Pressures
What does the senior leadership team do when a third generation precision parts manufacturer has done all the re-engineering it can to stay in business in the face of market competition? National Bearings had leaned and outsourced as much as they could and still call themselves a manufacturing company That’s the point at which Innovation... National Qualpecwww.qualpec.com
Beneo Palatinit introduces their specially engineered sugar to the United States of America
Beneo Palatinit is a member of Südzucker Group, one of Germany’s largest food conglomerates and Europe’s largest sugar producer. Beneo Palatinit develops, manufactures and markets ISOMALT, the only sugar replacer made from sugar. In 2005, Beneo Palatinit introduced Palatinose into the European market where it has had success as... Beneo Palatinithttp://www.beneo-palatinit.com/en/Homepage/
Knouse Foods Updates Apple Sauce To Meet The Needs Of Boomers
Knouse Foods, owners of the Musselman’s brand, is one of the world’s largest apple processors. In January 2008, Knouse Foods approached Innovation Focus to develop a portfolio of products for their new product pipeline that included products targeted specifically at the Boomer generation. The challenge was how to update their classic... Knouse Foodshttp://www.knouse.com/
WD-40, The World's Most Useful Product, finds new ways to solve needs big and small.
WD-40 can be found in 83% of American households and in over 160 countries worldwide. This product has been an integral part of daily work for the professional tradesman, hobbyist and homeowner for over 50 years. WD-40 approached Innovation Focus to help them reinvigorate the brand. They... WD-40http://www.wd40company.com/
How do you find new ways to create, prepare, and serve stunning desserts in some of the busiest restaurants in the world?
Rich Products, the original innovator behind non-dairy whipped topping has been helping restaurants around the globe prepare stunning meals and desserts for nearly 70 years. Rich Products was looking to break the code in the area of dessert creation, preparation,... Rich Productswww.richs.com
DuPont-Merck discovers how to successfully launch their ‘New Era” product in months rather than years
DuPont- Merck Pharmaceutical Company has conducted important research in cardiovascular, radiopharmaceutical and central nervous system products. Their tireless approach to research in pharmaceuticals has made them an industry leader. It’s 1995. DuPont-Merck has just discovered a revolutionary breakthrough in the treatment of alcohol dependence. The makers of... DuPont-Merckhttp://www2.dupont.com/Phoenix_Heritage/en_US/1991_detail.html
Bridging the gap between next generation consumer products for children and early educational literacy
Clickstart, from LeapFrog, is an award-winning, child-sized wireless keyboard and mouse with appropriately designed games that interface with your television. Clickstart™ simultaneously introduces core preschool competencies and basic computer skills to give children an advantage into organized education, LeapFrog Enterprises, is a category leader in both Preschool Electronic... Leapfroghttp://www.leapfrog.com
Teledyne Waterpik Uses the Voice of the Customer to Reinvigorate their Product Line and the End User
Since its founding in 1962, Teledyne Waterpik brand has become synonymous with the world’s top personal and oral healthcare products. Teledyne Waterpik invented the first massaging showerhead but the product line was steadily losing value and market share as competitors began entering the same space.... Waterpikhttp://www.waterpik.com
Focusing Creativity to Build the Perfect Name and Story for a Healthy Alternative to an Italian Favorite
New World Pasta is the leading branded dry pasta manufacturer in the United States and Canada. Made up of a family of trusted and established brands like Ronzoni™, this company is dedicated to the pursuit of innovative and healthy new products to satisfy even... New World Pastahttp://www.newworldpasta.com
