Transform Trade Playbook

Getting to know the trade market

Our Trade professionals have been categorised into five audience personas. To effectively support our different customer groups, we recommend you adjust your approach with each customers to successfully service their unique needs, preference, and behaviours.

Our checklist opposite has been designed to equip you with a comprehensive understanding to help you make smarter decisions, reduce risk, and remain competitive in your dynamic market environment, to drive the right priorities and initiatives.​

​ Distribution overview ​ Distribution gaps by customer and location (white spots)​ Key accounts and customer health​ Opportunities for growth​

Market data​

Market intelligence reports​ Customer segmentation​ Primary research​

​Your business ambition​ Growth targets​

​ Competitor overview ​

Key Strategic Focus areas​ Growth enablers​

by brand, category, SKU​ Pricing Benchmarking​ Claims (Range review vs main competitor)​ Comms (Range review vs main competitor)​ Channel activation – in-store, customer engagement, services, incentives and loyalty​

​Speak to your team to find out where this information lives for your business.

​Category Insight​

5-10 year trend​​ Sales: value and vol​ume​ Margin​

ASP​(Average selling price)​ Mix of business​by brand​ Share of relevant market (Trade/ Category/product)​

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