Back-to school is the second largest shopping season for retailers, following closely behind Christmas. While some shoppers and retailers may believe that back-to-school shopping is primarily comprised of pencils, binders and notebooks, the retailers who find the most success extend the scope of back to school readiness far beyond classroom supplies. Out of the 77 […]
Retailers and consumer brands deploy promotions every day in the form of circulars, coupons, FSI’s, direct mailers, digital offers and more. While promotions are becoming better personalized and more multi-touch, the ability to measure the effectiveness of them remains weak. The main reason promotional analysis is limited is due to the amount of data that […]
The ACA forced healthcare payers to engage with their prospects like true consumers and offer the experiences of online shopping and direct to consumer marketing. One of the most difficult online shopping experiences payers have been challenged to offer is pricing transparency. Blue Cross Blue Shield has emerged as a leader in the pricing transparency […]
Tableau, a data visualization company, recently released a report titled “How to Improve Healthcare Payer Operations with Data.” The report examines how payers are pressured to improve operational efficiencies, lower costs and drive new revenue, but can only do so with access to meaningful data insights. As a result, innovation-led payers are building agile software […]
Funding of shopper marketing and trade promotion is increasing, but with varied results, putting the pressure on shopper marketers and trade promotion managers to be performance-based. To achieve this, a greater focus on the elements of execution and the collection of insights into what is happening at the store level is required. In a publication […]
The growth of digital technology adoption has shaken every industry, but few industries have been impacted as deeply as consumer goods. Cited as one of the ‘least digital’ industries, with only $47 million spent on digital investments in 2014, the industry has been challenged to make the necessary shifts required to stay competitive and relevant […]
With consumers adopting online healthcare shopping behaviors at a rapid pace, a health insurers’s website has become the first point of contact between a health plan and the consumer. With this, it’s critical that a health insurer’s website provides prospects with insight into the company’s brand value and customer experience, which means delivering compelling content […]
Without the right tools, content and processes, healthcare sales representatives cannot perform to their maximum potential. The emergence of the omnichannel consumer has made many healthcare sales processes and tools outdated and ineffective. Most millennials don’t like to talk on the phone or even in person – they like to conduct their own online research […]
The CPG industry is in a state of turbulence. Smaller, more tightly focused companies are emerging and outpacing the larger players. Digital technologies are creating new ways for CPGs to connect with consumers. Center store is shrinking as consumers shift to produce-dominated diets. Online retailers like Amazon are delivering levels of service personalization and convenience […]
Over the past several years, sales have declined across the largest CPG companies at a startling rate. According to Nielsen, the 20 largest consumer packaged-goods companies suffered from flat sales last year, while smaller ones posted sales growth of only 2.4%. In order to address diminishing sales and evolving consumer shopping behaviors, CPGs have had […]