The results of the report show how marketers can reach “split shoppers,” defined as consumers who shop multiple retail brands and locations to purchase everyday household items – even though those items may be available at one store. Eighty-one percent of
those surveyed said they were split shoppers, and they said they do that because they want to save money.
These 65 Startups Reimagine Shelf,
Product, Shopper Tracking, and More
Source: (CB Insights Blog April 14, 2017)
Dozens of startups aiming to help grocery businesses
improve their brick-and-mortar operations have raised funding. These startups offer products ranging from sensors to track shopper routes throughout the store, to virtual reality to design more attractive product displays.Learn more
POI European Pre-Conference Workshop for Consumer Goods: Trade Promotion Optimization (TPO)
Facilitated by: Nielsen
During this session, we will:
· Review foundational best practices in Trade
Promotion Optimization
· Discover TPO opportunities within your
specific brands
· Practice using predictive analytics in TPO
· Simulate events on your brands for price and
promotion planning
The number of participants in the TPO Workshop is limited.
Spots will be reserved on a first come, first served basis. Write to Susan McHenry at susan@hrginc.net to secure your spot at this
Pre-conference Session
Tesco, Food Prices, and the Discounters
Source: (Marketing Week April 12, 2017)
Dave Lewis, CEO, Tesco seemed to hint that should Easter work in the favour of Aldi and Lidl, Tesco’s brand messaging, which has been focused a lot on food quality over recent months, could revert
back to being more price-focused. Learn more
Why Retail Price Cuts Don’t Always Pay Off
Source: (MarketWatch April 17, 2017)
One study found that consumers often thought retailers
were cheaper or more expensive than warranted by the actual shelf prices. In other words, companies’ actual prices are often at odds with how consumers perceive their prices. Learn more
POI Research – Growth via Performance
Driven Merchandising™
Source: (Yahoo Finance April 6, 2017)
Early adopting consumer goods manufacturers, including adult beverage manufacturers, who go to market through a complex network of distributors, are now beating their competitors by directing their field force(s) efficiently to rapidly seize opportunities at the
store-level. For example, POI’s research paper includes a case study illustrating ROI of nearly $14M USD in a 3-month period. Learn more
Best ‘Customer Journeys’ Place Mobile
at the Center
Source: (Knowledge@Wharton April 14, 2017)
Millennials seldom watch TV ads. They adore YouTube stars more than Hollywood celebrities. And they love shopping online but aren’t as into visiting malls..Clinique, the iconic beauty brand, gets
this. When they launched their new line of products targeting millennials, the company decided to shake up makeup by making digital the “new beauty counter.” Learn more
More Graduates – POI Certification Class at SJU
Source: (POI Certified Collaborative Marketer)
Leading Companies are investing in their people for growth. This Class included candidates from Mondelez, K-VA-T, Nestle, Sysco, Fernandez Markets, Keurig Green Mountain, Topco, Hormel, Ventura Foods,
Constellation Brands, and others.
Your next chance to becoming a Certified
Collaborative Marketer (CCM) begins June 14-15, or December 13-14, 2017 at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA. Achieving the CCM allows you to think differently, and gain essential skills sought after by your company, and other successful CPG/Retail executive team leaders. Learn more and enroll today
POI Perspective
Thank you to all who contributed and attended POI’s Spring Summit, “Fusing Digital and Trade Strategies to Drive Mutual Growth.”
I continue to be humbled by the fact that you continue to choose the Promotion Optimization Institute in growing numbers as your source to engage, learn, and advance with your teams! If you would like access to the presentations please visit the link below.
We continue to hear
from you how you found it worthwhile, informative, and action-oriented
for achieving your goals.
“Thank you so much for this summit experience, I absolutely loved being a part of the panel, and the entire conference! Truly, this was one of the coolest weeks of my professional career!”
Danielle Lowe Manager of Trade Analytics & Insights
Nestle Prepared Foods, Pizza &
Snacking and Baking
“Thank you for another great
conference. The speakers were very good and the facilities are
excellent. Always a great venue to reconnect with colleagues and
meet new ones!
Congratulations!”
“I really enjoyed the POI Spring
Summit. Very interesting presentations and topical
information. Will you be publishing the session presentations on
your site? There were a couple I’d like to review again. Lot of information. Great event, thank you.”
“Thank you for having me as a
speaker at the POI April conference. It was a well put together event and very the sessions were very informative for me.”
“I cannot thank-you enough for
including me in the Chicago conference as a speaker. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and hopefully the feedback was positive on our
session.”
“As for the POI conference itself…
awesome. I am spreading the word here, so that next year, I hope we
have a couple more attendees from our company”
“I wanted to thank you again for
giving me the wonderful opportunity to attend the POI Summit. I learned
so much from the watching the presentations and creating the poster with Sean. I was able to connect with different people from across the industry I am about to enter in. This all occurred because of the your and the committee’s generosity. Please thank them as well for me. I look forward to becoming certified and staying connected with the POI
network”
Kristen
Attendees and POI Members may access the presentations here
If you have a relevant opportunity, list it in POI Pulse, reach us at info@p-o-i.org
Digital Analytics Manager, Europe
The Digital Commerce team is responsible for driving and influencing every
online sale of our brands either directly through accounts such as
Amazon, or indirectly with our account teams in Grocery, RTM and On
Trade. Our purpose as an industry leading team is to embed Digital
Commerce into the DNA of the business, delivering accelerated growth by
being relevant to today’s digital shoppers in key moments. Learn more
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