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Home » Industry News » POI Pulse March 5, 2018

POI Pulse March 5, 2018

Frito-Lay North America is a Step Ahead

Source: (FoodBizNews Feb 26, 2018)

“With the data we are collecting and the digital capabilities we are enabling for the frontline, we believe we can further improve how we plan our business, segment customers and stores and integrate in-store and online, enable on-device activation so that our consumers can find the right Frito-Lay product at the right time in the right store. Learn more

 

Most Meaningful Agenda for your growth and success – POI Spring Annual Summit April 11-13, Chicago – Learn eComm, RGM,  (including Amazon), Retail Execution from Pernod Ricard, J&J Land O’Lakes, PepsiCo, Mondelez, Barilla, Wells Enterprises, Tyson, Walgreen’s, Colgate-Palmolive, Church & Dwight. View the agenda register now.  For information, contact Mike Kantor at mkantor@p-o-i.orgor (914) 319-7309

 

Office Depot’s Big Bet on BizBox
Source: (Retail Dive March 1, 2018)The retailer is transitioning from a supplier of office supplies to a supporter of small business with a brash 14-store test designed to serve millennial entrepreneurs. It was important to completely transform the retail environment from a product-centric one to a more interactive space. Learn more

Who Else Will You See at POI in Chicago April 11-13

Register for this next world-class agenda,

Attendees already registered include:

Tyson Foods, Maple Leaf Foods, Proactive, Utz Quality Foods, Kraft-Heinz, P&G,  Reynolds, Beam Global Spirits, Nestle Purina, Henkel, Barilla, Land O’Lakes, Sargento, Galderma, Tillamook, Schwan’s, Eagle Family Foods, Morton Salt, ACH Foods, ECOS Brands,  Keurig-Dr. Pepper, Parmalat, Diageo, Jack Links, Furlani Foods, Fererro, MTD Products, Nestle, Mondelez, Mrs. T’s, Wells Enterprises, Starbucks, Kimberly-Clark, Mars, Barilla, SCJ, VitaminShoppe, Organic Valley, Delicato Vinyards, Del Monte, Daisy Brand, CLIF Bar,Clorox, SCA, Pinnacle Foods, Hershey, Coca-Cola, Brookshire Grocery, Ahold, Pacific Foods, Marzetti, Johnsonville Sausage, Califia Farms, Ventura Foods, RXBAR, Tyson Foods, FLNA, Edgewell, Grupo Lala, Whirlpool, Dole Foods, Unilever, Tree Top Foods, Welch’s, Snyder’s-Lance, Farmer John, General Mills, Pernnod-Ricard, Sargento, PepsiCo, Windsor Foods, Deoleo, L’Oreal, ACH Foods, Colgate-Palmolive, Walgreen’s, Hormel, Dean Foods, Constellation Brands, Blue Buffalo, Energizer, Borden Dairy, Bellisio Foods, Bimbo Bakeries,  Sysco, Nestle, Kimberly Clark, Johnson & Johnson, Perfetti Van Melle, Kellogg’s, JM Smucker, Church & Dwight, Keurig Green Mountain, Musco Family Olive, ConAgra,  Ainsworth Pet Nutrition, Rich Products,  and many others.  By now you should have received your invitation. If not, reach me today at mkantor@p-o-i.org

 

Turn ‘Data Exhaust’ Into Value
(Knowledge@Wharton 3, 1, 18)

On the B2B side, companies like John Deere have used IoT data to shift their business model. The average farm went from generating 190,000 data points per day in 2014 to a projected 4.1 million data points in 2020 fueled by the significant growth in sensorization of fields and equipment. By turning these data streams into insights and prescriptive analytics, or automated  decisions based on data, Deere moved from selling farm equipment to delivering ‘Precision Farming’ services, guided by their data advantage. Learn more

 

250+ Will Achieve Growth at POI European Summit 

Register for this next world-class agenda,

Delegates already registered include:

Beiersdorf, Arla Foods, Finlandia Cheese, SCJ,  Kellogg, Perfetti Van Melle, PepsiCo, Diageo, P&G, Delta Cafes, Perfetti Van Melle, Heineken, Essity, Pladis, Mars, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Dr. Oetker, Ferraro, Mondelez, J&J, FrieslandCampina, SCA, ABInbev, Wells Enterprises, Pernod Ricard, Lavazza, Kimberly Clark, Red Bull, Henkel, LEGO, General Mills, Hovis, SAB Miller, Lactalis, Carlsberg, Campari, and many more.  Register here

 

Kohl’s to Lease Store Space to Aldi and Others

Source: (CNBC March 1, 2018)

Kohl’s said Thursday it would bring discount grocer Aldi into as many as 10 stores later this year in a pilot test, as the retailer aims to scale down its real estate footprint and leverage space for others. Learn more

 

How Loyalty Marketing Can Survive in a Gen Z World
Brands will find huge differences across generations
Source: (Adweek March 1, 2018)

According to a report published by Ernst & Young, only 30 percent of Gen Z consumers see loyalty programs as a positive thing. In other words, having a loyalty program is not a differentiator. Learn more

 

Mondelez’ Future Strategic Framework

Source: (Food Business News Feb 21, 2018)

“Our top line is still not where it wants to be,” Dirk Van de Put, C.E.O.of Mondelez explained. “We need to adapt more quickly to the evolving needs of our consumers. We need to grow our Omnichannel presence even faster. And we need to improve our consistency of execution.” Learn more

Delivering Revenue Management Best-Practice via SaaS to Gain Trade Investment Insights – POI Webinar Series
Mark Horner, Director Sales & Strategy, Eagle Family Foods, will present the challenges that a successful, rapidly growing, and evolving Private Equity-backed CPG company faced managing its trade investments.
Mark will discuss how, working in collaboration with UpClear, they have delivered Revenue Management best-practices, which will bring significant business benefits through unprecedented insights into their trade spend. Learn more, and register for this complimentary webinar here

POI UpClear Webinar

In addition to this April’s Deep and Meaningful agenda, Manufacturers and Retailers arriving early on Wednesdaycan sign up for a POI Pre-conference Workshop for Consumer Goods (7 slots left): Insight Driven Promotion Effectiveness
During this facilitated Share Session we will look at how the trade and consumer promotion landscape is evolving, and intersecting, which insights need to be considered with processes, measurement, and share fresh thinking about what it might look like in 18 months.

This workshop agenda will include:

– Revenue management principles and processes across Sales and Marketing
– Utilizing integrated planning and budgeting practices that enhance go-to-market strategies
-Cross-functional platforms to drive improved insights that optimize the combined investments and results
– Impact of eCommerce on existing trade and revenue management processes
– How best-in-class companies are transforming their talent, tools and training for the future.

Participants in this session will have the opportunity to learn, discuss, and share

Facilitated by: POI + Strategy&
Contact Michael Kantor for more information at mkantor@p-o-i.org or as a Manufacturer or Retailer contact Susan McHenry at POI to reserve your place at this session as space is limited at susan@hrginc.net
As a manufacturer or retailer, you’ll also have the opportunity to register for the preconference session “Accelerating Digital and Business Transformation in the Consumer Goods Industry” with Kantar Consulting and Microsoft. In a world where demand has shifted and growth can no longer be assumed, technology and intelligence can ‘switch on growth’ for clients, categories and people, by helping consumer goods companies to drive transformational programs.

During this signature event participants will have the opportunity to learn about latest trends in the retail, shopper and technology landscape, understand how digital transformation of your company’s key commercial processes can help you achieve more with less, network with your industry peers and share your experiences. Learn more, and sign up here

Learn Best Practices with these leaders in Consumer Goods and retail…

 

View the rest of the agenda, and register today!
Have a sensational week!
Michael Kantor, CEO and Founder
Promotion Optimization Institute (POI) mkantor@p-o-i.org 
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