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Shopper Segmentation

Segmenting Shoppers: Not All Shoppers Are Contributing the Same to Your Category Performance

June 19, 2019 By Guest 4 Comments

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It’s a pleasure to feature this guest post from our colleague and fellow consultant Dan Wasser. Dan’s data expertise and savvy insights derive from long experience with syndicated data and category management in a variety of roles. You can learn more about Dan (and how to contact him) at the end of this article.  Robin […]

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Size of The Prize: How Much Is It Worth If Shoppers Buy ONE MORE TIME?

May 14, 2019 By Robin Simon 6 Comments

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This is the second in a series of posts on how to quantify the impact of improving the various elements of consumers’ purchase behavior. These purchase behavior analyses are based on household panel/shopper data (not POS/store data).  Take a look at these posts if you need a refresher on this type of data: Overview of […]

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Size of The Prize: How Much Is Another Point of PENETRATION Worth?

March 26, 2019 By Robin Simon 4 Comments

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This is the first in a series of posts on how to quantify the impact of improving the various elements of purchase behavior among consumers.  Some posts will focus on increasing sales for a manufacturer (probably more useful if you are in Marketing) and others will focus on increasing sales for a retailer (more useful […]

Filed Under: How To Answer Business Questions Tagged With: panel data, penetration, shopper data

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The State of eCommerce Data, Measurement & Analytics in 2018

December 6, 2018 By Guest 2 Comments

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We’re delighted to have guest contributor Sandy Skrovan, content marketing manager for Profitero, sharing her expertise in ecommerce intelligence. Please direct comments and questions directly to Sandy. Her contact details can be found at the end of this article. A flurry of activity this past year is transforming the eCommerce data, measurement and analytics landscape. As companies […]

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How to Calculate A Coverage Factor

March 12, 2018 By Robin Simon 6 Comments

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This is a follow up to this previous post that dealt with why you need to be very careful when comparing manufacturer shipments to retail sales (also called consumption or takeaway or POS data).  Once you are sure that 1. periods are aligned properly, 2. geography and product definitions are as close as possible and 3. […]

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Base Weighted Weeks (Part 2 of 2): What Will Happen to Sales If…

October 2, 2017 By Guest 6 Comments

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We’re delighted to once again have Mark Laceky, President of mLogic Consulting as guest blogger.  mLogic’s previous post explained one of their favorite measures, Base Weighted Weeks (BWW).  This follow-up post gives a concrete example of how to use BWW and includes an Excel-based tool that you can download and use yourself. Keep in mind that this […]

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We (Sally Martin and Robin Simon) first met in business school and bonded over our interest in geeky marketing stuff. Eventually we both started independent consulting practices. Now we’ve reunited to share with you some of what we’ve learned in our decades of experience working with syndicated CPG data.

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