CONSUMER PRODUCT INDUSTRY PRACTICIONERS:

I have an extensive toolset for growing brand awareness, revenue and distribution.
See that in the STARTUP ROADMAP section of my website.

I have an extensive toolset for understanding, strategically positioning for, and tactically operating in web3.
See that in the WEB3 FOR CONSUMER BRANDS section of my website.



The KPIs for CPG  depend on the channels sold.

If sold direct-to-consumer, the top metrics I track include:

  1. Marketing spend;
  2. Message engagement rates (email, social views, social shares, hashtags, etc);
  3. Click throughs;
  4. Conversions;
  5. Average Order Value;
  6. Cost per click;
  7. Cost per visitor;
  8. Cost per order;
  9. Cart abandon rate;
  10. Cancels/Declines/Returns rates;
  11. Return on advertising spend (ROAS) or marketing efficiency ratio (MER);
  12. Lifetime value, calculated at least over 12-months, but can be also much sooner depending upon the product repurchase cycle.
  13. ROI

If sold in retail, the top metrics I track include:

  1. Units/door/week sold per retailer;
  2. Sales order change from 52-weeks prior;
  3. Weeks of inventory on hand that I have;
  4. Weeks of inventory on hand that the retail account has;
  5. Retailer weeks of inventory target number;
  6. Value of outstanding purchase orders;
  7. Product returns
  8. Retailer ROI and tradespend and penalties
  9. PO delivery on-time rate
  10. Out of stock percentage
  11. Logistics costs to revenue ratio

My background is consumer product and CPG startups through low 9-figures in revenue, so I cannot speak to the top metrics tracked for larger CPG’s. I would think they track the above plus additional ones.

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