This is an interesting Private Brand post from mommy blogger  “Mommy Mandy”. According to her blog she is a mother of three from California and Daymon Worldwide was one of her sponsors to the mommy blogging event, BLOGHER. As Private Brand begins to come of age it is nice to see companies using new media and the connections it can create with our core customers to build our Brands.

Take two and call me in the morning (Daymon Worldwide)
August 7, 2009 by Amanda

One of my sponsors for BlogHer 09 was Daymon is a company I support and have for years but never knew it! They are trying to get out the word about PRIVATE BRANDS – also known as STORE brands or Private Label products. Daymon is a marketer not a supplier. In other words we connect suppliers to retailers and then help the retailers, like a Stater Brothers or a CVS or a Ralphs market their store brands.

With the recession and the now frugal spending habits of more and more consumers, we are seeing a trend towards what many in the media call a shift towards “conscientious consumption”, embracing a “thriftiness” focused on value and quality, not quantity.

They want to spread the word that Private Brands are not necessarily “below” average. They are no longer the generic store brands of your grandmother’s youth. In many cases they are as good as or better than the national brands – at often 20% below the cost of a national brand.

Read the rest of “Take two and call me in the morning.”