MKTG 442 Final Flashcards
What is IRI
A company that provide powerful sales and shopper information - mainly to CPG, healthcare and retail companies
Intelligence data supplied (1)
- Market Performance & Strategy
- Consumer & Shopping
- Analytics & In-Market Execution
- Retail
- Data & Research
Intelligence data supplied (2)
- Basic Sales Data
- Consumer & Shopping
- Analytics & In-Market Execution
- Store Level & Merchandising Insights
- Attitude Link - New Product Research
IRI Diary Panel Data provides?
a full profile of useres that buy your product or your competitors product
EX: If Matrixx buys IRI Panel Data, what will they know
Zicam’s purchasing HH’s
* Skew Female
* White Collar/Managerial
* Affluent
* Well educated
How many consumer households continually provide information about their purchases
60,000
How do IRI Consumer panelists record all their purchases intended for personal, in-home use
They use in-home scanners
What information do consumers provide about their households
- What products they buy
- When and where they make purchases
E-Commerce Solutions
- Identifies how shoppers are behaving online
- Provide a 360-degree view of the e-commerce universe and its retailers
- Helps companies know exactly where to invest to drive growth online
How is IRI information collected
Clerk scans, UPC info price and quantity. Information is then stored in database. IRI accesses this information and then sell directly to companies that subscribe to IRI
Major IRI Categories
- Distribution type
- Region
- Time Frame
- Category/Brand Type
- Other Various Measures
Distribution Type
Multi-Outlet Geography
Multi-Outlet Geography
- Beyond traditional grocery, drug and mass merchandise coverage
- Now includes dollar and club channels, Walmart and military commissaries
Region Type
- Pacific West
- Mountain West
- Southwest
- Midwest
- Southeast
- Mid-Atlantic
- Northeast
Timeframe
- Generally 2 years available in database
- Broken into periods by Weeks
- Customizable periods
What are the time frames when broken into periods by weeks?
- 52 weeks
- 26 weeks
- 12 weeks
- 4 weeks
- Individual weeks
Category/Brand/Type EX
Category: OTC Cough/Cold/Allergy/Zinc
Brand: Zicam Cold Remedy Level
Type Level: Nasal Gel
Type Level: Oral Mist
Type Level: Chewables
What are the 4 measures?
- Dollar Sales Volume
- Unit Volume
- Distribution Metrics
- Pricing Metrics
Dollar Sales Volume
Unit selling price x total units sold
Unit Volume
The total number of actual units sold
Changes in sales volume can be
- Distribution related
- Velocity related
Distribution Related
- add more stores/subtract stores
- OOS/Inventory Related
Velocity Related
- Price
- Merchandising/Promotion/Advertising
- Awareness/Image
- Competition
All Commodity Volume (%ACV Weighted Distribution)
is a Distribution Variable
What is % ACV Weighted Distribution
- distribution, weighted by the size of the store
- adjusts for the fact that not all stores see same consumer traffic
Our story
a brief overview of the company history
Logistics
pallet weight, # cases per pallet, Bottle Price to Consumer
Growth Trends
a couple of charts showing the growth of teh oxygenated water category
Consumer Marketing Plan
showing a high-level overview of the ecosystem
What is Our Story, Logistics, Growth Trends, and Consumer Marketing Plan all part of?
Sales Strategy Architecture
3 tenets of demand generation
- PPC (Immediate Exposure)
- SMM (Ongoing Communication)
- SEO (Long Term Visibility)
PPC
Pay Per Click Advertising
What are the benefits of PPC
- Immediate Visibility in Search Engines
- Direct Demand Generation Channel
- Controlled Ad Messaging
- Ability to Test & Refine Campaigns Quickly
SMM
Social Media Marketing
What are the benefits of SMM
- Establish One-on-One Connections with Target Markets & Key Influencers
- Real-Time Feedback and Market Research
- Create/Enhance Relationships with Customers & Partners
SEO
Search Engine Optimization
What are the benefits of SEO
- Be Found Consistently in Trusted Organic Search Results
- Greater Leverage for Launching Future Content Marketing Initiatives
- Create a Platform for Testing New Marketing Opportunities
What is PPC?
Pay-per-click is the placement of a small “Ad” on the search results page for a specific keyword or keywords in return for a specific payment when a visitor actually clicks on your ad
How do you pay for PPC?
Pay nothing to appear on the results page per se; you only pay the amount you have agreed to (or bid for) when someone actually clicks on your ad and is taken to your Shutters web site
A PPC campaign is a quick way for what?
To drive sales to the brand’s web site in a cost efficient manner
What does PPC gain for the brand?
Top positioning for certain keywords
PPC is what? (4 answers)
Flexible, measurable, accountable and fully scalable
Why use PPC?
- Increase revenue
- increase overall visibility
- Capture leads
- Ensure prominence on the first page of search results
What is the single most popular PPC advertising system?
Google AdWords
The AdWords platform enables
businesses to create ads that appear on Google’s search engine and other Google properties
What are the elements involved in a PPC campaign
- Campaign
- Ad Groups
- Keywords Bidding
- Ads
- Placement
- Your Web Site/Landing Pages
- Quality Score
- Reporting/Google Analytics
Campaign
a set of ad groups (ads, keywords, and bids) that share a budget, location targeting, and other settings
Campaigns are often used to
organize categories of products or services that you offer
Your AdWords account can have
one or many ad campaigns running
Each campaign consists of
one or more ad groups
Ad Groups
contain one or more ads which target a shared set of keywords
Each campaign is made up
of one or more ad groups