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Best Practices for The 3 Different Types of Store Visits

CPG KPIs & Reporting

Best Practices for The 3 Different Types of Store Visits

Melissa Sonntag

In the world of retail, store visits are critical to maintaining a strong in-store presence and ultimately making sales. but not all store visits are made equal. A store visit to conduct merchandising is far different from a visit made to negotiate with a retailer. 

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5 Things Field Teams Can Learn from Online Marketing

CPG Team Management

5 Things Field Teams Can Learn from Online Marketing

Jake Rheude

As much of marketing moves online, businesses consistently ask themselves how they can translate their once-offline marketing techniques to an online world. While field sales agents are asked to hunt..

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Pro Tips for Making Field Sales Teams Successful

CPG Team Management

Pro Tips for Making Field Sales Teams Successful

Matthew Brogie

This article orginally appeared on the OpenView blog. 

Research shows that a face-to-face request is34 times more effectivethan one made via email. Field sales representatives understand the value..

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Retail Execution 2.0: The Cycle of Continuous Improvement

Merchandising

Retail Execution 2.0: The Cycle of Continuous Improvement

Matthew Brogie

The retail industry is plagued by poor in-store execution, among a host of other external threats. IRI reports that out-of-stocks alone cost retailers $47.4 billion annually, in addition to the cost..

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6 Best Practices to Help You Ace Sales Territory Management

Territory Management

6 Best Practices to Help You Ace Sales Territory Management

Peter Thomson

You wouldn’t rush into battle without a plan of attack. 

The same holds true for developing your territory management strategy. You need to predict the moves of your opponents and fortify your..

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How to Conduct Smarter Store Visits That Drive Sales [Best Practice Guide]

Territory Management

How to Conduct Smarter Store Visits That Drive Sales [Best Practice Guide]

Melissa Sonntag

Store visits are an extremely important part of any team’s retail execution strategy. They provide an opportunity to collect important data insights about performance on the shelf, strengthen..

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What Is Retail Merchandising? (+3 Tips from Winning Brands)

Merchandising

What Is Retail Merchandising? (+3 Tips from Winning Brands)

Matthew Brogie

(This article originally appeared on G2: Source)

Brick-and-mortarretail isn't going anywhere. 

Despite the clamor surrounding the so-called retail apocalypse, studies show thatmore than halfof..

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Pro Tips For Using KPIs to Drive Performance

Packaging

Pro Tips For Using KPIs to Drive Performance

Victoria Vessella

As the adage goes, you can’t improve what you don’t measure. The use of key performance indicators (KPIs) across many different facets of business proves this point. Managers have come to rely on..

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Top Food and Beverage Industry Trends 2020

Packaging

Top Food and Beverage Industry Trends 2020

Maddie Davis

The food and beverage industry is rapidly evolving to stay in line with modern customer demands. As the year unfolds we’re seeing brands lead the way in innovation for improved products, product..

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3 Types of Retail Reports Your Reps Should Be Building Each Visit

CPG KPIs & Reporting

3 Types of Retail Reports Your Reps Should Be Building Each Visit

Melissa Sonntag

Having a strong retail presence is all about making your product attractive and available to shoppers in order to capture sales.  Consider this: up to 50% of consumers say they would switch to a..

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Sales Lift Calculation: Measuring Effective In-Store Promotions

CPG KPIs & Reporting

Sales Lift Calculation: Measuring Effective In-Store Promotions

Melissa Sonntag

CPG brands spend as much as 20% of their revenue on trade promotions, but nearly 6 in 10 promotions don’t break even, meaning most brands lose money on their investment at the point of sale. So how..

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