Did you notice how many new vendors cold-called or e-mailed you in the last few weeks? Is it just me or is the world of shopper marketing exploding with new vendors and capabilities? Many shopper marketers are overwhelmed and annoyed by the constant...
Shopper Marketing #1 Mission: Bust the Brand-Sales Silos
If you ask ten shopper marketers what their mission is, you will likely get ten different answers. The lack of a common mission statement reflects the state of anxiety the CPG industry
Slack Community: Modern Networking For Shopper Marketing Pros
If you work in CPG or Retail industries, chances are you’ve never heard of Slack. Here at Shopperations, we’ve tried many apps that came and went over the years, but few have become our favorite and caught on like Slack.
6 Ways Open Shopper Marketing Collaborators Get A Competitive Edge
Collaboration is at the heart of shopper marketing, but is it more than just a buzzword or a feel-good thing we do? Can collaboration become a critical capability that will propel your team further and make you a more agile and fierce competitor? We...
7 Ways A Shopper Marketing System Of Record Will Boost Your Team Productivity
You have an app for everything in your personal life, and you probably can’t image what you’d do without a few of them (Spotify, Snapchat, Calorie Counter and Alexa to name a few). Yet you still use old-school, messy systems and spreadsheets when it...
5 Signs Your Shopper Marketing Organization Is A Black Hole
In my conversations with CPG executives, I sometimes hear shopper marketing being described as “a black hole of the enterprise.” This black hole absorbs energy and resources but cannot clearly articulate the value it delivers when scrutinized by...
Top 10 Trending Keywords At 2017 Shopper Marketing Summit
In the crazy world of shopper marketing, busy professionals often wonder: what are the important, long-term trends to pay attention to vs. the fads that become a flavor of the month but quickly go back to obscurity?
Is Your Shopper Marketing Agency Watson to Your Holmes?
5 Best Shopper Marketing Collaboration Apps
Collaboration is at the heart of shopper marketing. Shopper marketers are the connective tissue between brand and sales, between manufacturer and retail strategies, between the headquarters and the field teams, and between multiple brands in their...