Smartphone use during working hours is frowned upon in most businesses, especially when it involves outside contractors or field staff – such as merchandisers and marketing reps – or, even worse, store employees.
Big data is the word “du jour”. While being able to analyze large amounts of data and detect patterns, trends, and associations from such analysis might be beneficial for retail businesses, small manufacturers, distributors, and channels might feel like they are left out, since the cost of implementing Big Data can be prohibitive. However, recent cloud-based technology means software for retail execution has become easier – and more affordable – to subscribe and implement, opening the door of Big Data to small businesses.
Most retail manufacturers, distributors, and agencies have adopted digital tools for merchandisers to perform in-store activities. The advantages are clear, from having all data in digital format from the moment it is captured to the ease of scheduling and planning in-store tasks for reps.
Field marketing is mandatory when it comes to promoting retail channel sales. From product distribution to store auditing and sampling promotions, field marketing is the most certain way for CPG brands to tweak their message and get in front of the right customers. But with such and array of different activities being performed by sometimes …
Retail-focused companies, such as CPG manufacturers and sales and marketing agencies, face a real dilemma on whether to implement retail merchandising software. While there are some clear material benefits brought by the technology – such as the virtual elimination of paper forms – the costs can escalate for larger teams. Cloud-based merchandising platforms, however, brings in …
