What is Tradespend?

2018-12-08T14:07:07-07:00By |Categories: Downloads, Resellers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Tradespend is the amount that a manufacturer/vendor spends to promote a product in-store.  Typical in-store promotion vehicles include discounts/coupons and supporting ads in a retailer's circular. However, in the industry, tradespend is the term used to describe all the costs associated with selling to a retailer.  Here is a general list of [...]

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In-store advertising methods and strategies for a CPG company

2016-10-23T16:30:34-06:00By |Categories: Resellers|Tags: , , , , , , |

The available methods that I know of for in-store advertising methods and strategies for a CPG company, which vary by retailer, are as follows: Packaging (see here for all about packaging); Point-of-purchase: shelf tags, posters, flyers; Shippers, displays, stand-alone end-caps, and shelf displays; In-store looping videos; Price promotions: coupons displayed at shelf, in a retailer’s [...]

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What is the ideal metric to measure the effectiveness of a sampling initiative by a CPG / FMCG brand?

2016-04-08T21:23:09-06:00By |Categories: Resellers|Tags: , |

This is a question posted to Quora.  My answer is as follows. The best metric I use to measure the effectiveness of a sampling initiative by a CPG brand is to look at sales over the following weeks of the sampling event to determine if the baseline for sales has increased and is sustained. For example, [...]

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