When I worked in the CPG space, I thought I knew something about MarTech. MarTech startups popped up right and left, some of them pitched business to us, others made news because they were acquired by our retail customers or our media partners....

One of our newest clients called us in a panic recently. Apparently, one of his company's brand VPs is putting enormous pressure on him and his team to demonstrate where every single dollar they put into shopper marketing and e-commerce budget...

We recently conducted a survey which shows that the tools and systems used by the majority of our respondents are almost three decades old! 

Shopper marketers serve many internal and external clients, each with unique needs and business questions. As a result, shopper marketing practitioners constantly chase the latest information, often creating custom one-off reports and...

By now we have waxed lyrical about all of the very many frustrations that we know shopper marketers face.

Poor productivity. Complexity. Meetings. Dodgy spreadsheets. Disasters waiting to strike … We feel your pain!

Think of your workload and what needs to be accomplished in your work day. Now take that work day and cut it in half…

That’s the state of productivity in the CPG and retail marketing world.

What is the common thread that unites Mondelez, Merck, WPP, Beiersdorf, Auchan Group and Metro? All of them fell prey to the ransomware attack last summer.

The virus named Petya hijacked their computer systems and demanded a ransom payment....

When we talk to shopper marketers about their operations and the tools they use, the conversation often steers toward discussing TPM systems.  If you are new to shopper marketing, “TPM” acronym may mean little to you.

Industry veteran Olga Yurovski, with more than a decade of experience at Fortune 500 companies as a brand, product and shopper marketer, understands the frustrations of shopper marketers.

We have outlined these frustrations below, have a read and...

Depending on your brand’s situation, today’s rapidly changing retail landscape can either be exhilarating or a source of stress. As a former soldier who’s been on the “front lines” of retail & eCommerce for the past two decades, the changes are...