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Know Your Measures: Pricing and Promotion

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What will happen when we raise our price? (How to Apply Price Elasticity)

September 12, 2022 By Robin Simon 11 Comments

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It’s almost impossible to read anything in the business press these days without coming across the term “inflation” and hearing about which companies have announced price increases this week. (In case you missed them, here are posts that we did on inflation:  from April and then a follow-up to a webinar we conducted in late […]

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The Case of the Missing Displays or…“I know we have more display activity than that!”

January 7, 2020 By Robin Simon 6 Comments

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Does Nielsen data say your brand is getting less Display support than you think you are (or that you’re paying for)?  This post gives many reasons why that commonly happens. Here is part of an actual email that we received from a reader.  See if this sounds familiar:  “I am the owner of a regional […]

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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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Base Weighted Weeks (Part 1 of 2): How Much Trade Promotion Support Are You Really Getting?

July 19, 2017 By Guest 2 Comments

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We’re delighted to have guest contributors Mark Laceky (President) and Mike Fridholm (SVP, Client Service) from mLogic Consulting introducing one of their favorite measures.  Keep in mind that this article is most relevant for use in more strategic planning and analysis, not necessarily for new users or with retailers.  Their contact details can be found at […]

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3 Ways to Kickstart Pricing Discussions with Visualizations

September 6, 2016 By Guest 9 Comments

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We’re delighted to have guest contributor Scott Sanders, senior consultant at Simon-Kucher & Partners, 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 […]

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All About ACV

June 10, 2015 By Sally Martin 28 Comments

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Earlier this year, we received a frustrated email from a reader. He wrote: “Once and for all, I would like to know exactly what ACV is. You hear several definitions depending on the site you visit. Then I would like to know how to calculate it, what it tells me, and why suppliers should care.” […]

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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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