Amy Zitelman, Co-Founder of Soom Foods, joins the Real Food Brands Marketing Podcast to discuss building awareness and trial of the tahini category in the US market.  

 

In This Episode: 

How Amy and her sisters started Soom Foods  How Soom built awareness for tahini, a relatively unknown product in the US market  Why it’s important to have a diverse team with complimentary skill sets  How to find and build genuine relationships with influencers, including bloggers and award winning chefs  How Soom utilizes user generated content (recipes) in social media  How to build associations with adjacent food categories to bring awareness to your own product  How demos can help build your brand even if store traffic is slow that day  Why Amazon can help small food businesses build an online presence  How the Soom team uses social media to build something meaningful beyond sales  What single # skyrocketed their visibility on social media 

Resources: 

Soom Foods Website and Instagram  Real Food Brands Marketing Roundtable Facebook Group  Real Food Brands  Chef Michael Michael Solomonov -- Zahav restaurant and cookbook   

Amy Zitelman, Co-Founder of Soom Foods, joins the Real Food Brands Marketing Podcast to discuss building awareness and trial of the tahini category in the US market.  

 

In This Episode: 

How Amy and her sisters started Soom Foods  How Soom built awareness for tahini, a relatively unknown product in the US market  Why it’s important to have a diverse team with complimentary skill sets  How to find and build genuine relationships with influencers, including bloggers and award winning chefs  How Soom utilizes user generated content (recipes) in social media  How to build associations with adjacent food categories to bring awareness to your own product  How demos can help build your brand even if store traffic is slow that day  Why Amazon can help small food businesses build an online presence  How the Soom team uses social media to build something meaningful beyond sales  What single # skyrocketed their visibility on social media 

Resources: 

Soom Foods Website and Instagram  Real Food Brands Marketing Roundtable Facebook Group  Real Food Brands  Chef Michael Michael Solomonov -- Zahav restaurant and cookbook