Component 1- Understand 3 key stakeholders 1st stakeholders your categories and brand 1. Importance of this stakeholder to Trade Marketing 2. Category segmentation 3. Gategory value driver: factor (s) add value to your category (ies) 4. Matching category and brands to customer insight(s) ⇐=== next session 5. Understanding a key goal (mission) of your category and overall annual marketing plan to meet that key goal