Transforming your syndicated data into business insight
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 […]
In a recent post, I illustrated the most common usage of Total Points of Distribution (TDP) – as a substitute for % ACV in velocity calculations. In this post, I’ll share another one of my favorite ways to leverage the TDP data metric, which is explaining sales trends. If you aren’t familiar with TDP, read […]
TDP (a.k.a. Total Distribution Points) is my favorite syndicated data measure. Why? Because distribution is fundamental to any business question. Therefore, it’s a great place to start when looking for answers. And TDP is the broadest, most flexible way to examine this crucial dimension. If you are looking at individual UPCs, you don’t need TDP – […]
This is the sixth and final post in my series on quantifying the impact of business drivers on sales volume. The first post in the series explains more about when you would want to do an analysis like this. A volume decomposition analysis allows you to explain why your volume changed by allocating the total […]
This is the fifth in a series of posts on quantifying the impact of business drivers on sales volume. Please review these posts first to get more context: Part 1 – Overview of this very useful analytical technique that helps answer the question Why did our volume change? Part 2 – Impact of Distribution Part […]
We’re delighted to have guest contributor Scott Sanders, share his expertise with CPG Data Tip Sheet readers. Scott’s contact details can be found at the end of this article. Of the four Ps of marketing, price has the most power to transform a company’s revenue and profit. The best way to kickstart a pricing discussion is […]
