Focusing on store-level data enables CG companies to win in modern retail. Here, a member of Procter & Gambles Retailer Connect Program candidly reveals how the company is using POS data to identify out-of-stock/zero sales incidents and then act in store to fix those opportunities and drive sales.
Consumers are flocking to social media to have conversations about products and brands; conversations that more often than not aren't considered part of traditional TPM activities. Increasingly, the secret to running successful trade promotions will lie in integrating the rich data available across traditional TPM systems with the real-time social data streams that provide CG companies with direct insight into consumer mindsets.
Using Swoop, General Mills and Smart Balance are able to present consumers who engage relevant information they would normally seek in a secondary search.
A survey from NYU found that more than half of consumers called their experience of communicating with brands via social media "disappointing" or "mediocre." The survey measured sentiment across eight different industries to rate the best and worst in social customer service. Get the results here.
A truck covered with QR codes for several P&G products, including Bounty paper towel, Head & Shoulders shampoo and Iams dog food, will visit a dozen popular locations in the city throughout the month of June.
HP services and technology are being implemented to help Procter & Gamblekeep products moving on time, from production to shoppers carts in the retail store.
In this role, the new CMO is responsible for the LeapFrog brand and consumer experience globally, which includes consumer insights, product marketing, licensing, content development, marketing communications and public relations.