The Birth of Category Management
For the last 30 years, category management has been a key strategy within the sales and marketing functions of consumer goods industry. If we look back at the history of category management, we can understand how it came about and most importantly what its relevance is today.Read More
The Heart of Effective Shopper Marketing
Shopper marketing has the potential to transform the performance of consumer goods companies. Unfortunately this potential is being missed by many as whilst shopper marketing is becoming ubiquitous, effective shopper marketing is still too often elusive.Read More
Want to Build Shopper Understanding? Start with the Consumer!
Yes, I did say consumer. It’s not a mistake! Those of you who have taken a few of our courses will know that I am a strong advocate for understanding the differences between consumers and shoppers, so I guess this might seem strange. But I’ll say it again. If you really want to build your shopper understanding, you need to start with consumers.Read More
What is “The Age of the Shopper”?
By the end of the 1990s, consolidating retail and fragmenting media had put the traditional business model of consumer goods marketing under enormous strain. If the model wasn’t already at a breaking point by then, a number of profound changes in the last decade have brought it the rest of the way. Simply put, we are in the midst of a revolution in the way consumers and shoppers interact with the products they buy. Three dramatic changes have placed shoppers at the center of the equation in a way that leads us to believe that a corresponding revolution must take place in the way we market consumer goods.Read More
Examples of Shopper Marketing
Let's look at two examples, revealing that shopper marketing can work both inside and outside the store.Read More
Why Changing Shopper Behavior Is Critical
How much effort is put into considering how to influence someone to buy the product once it’s on store shelves?Read More







