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Almost every
manufacturer pays
slotting fee or listing
fee to have its product
placed o shelves.
Manufacturers found
more than just the
obvious promotional
discounts; its their
cumulative investment
that helps retailer to
be cheaper than their
competitor
Lower costs
Higher volumes
enable lower
for key suppliers
selling prices
Lower selling
prices drive
volume
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Cost or Investment….. ??
Cost
Investment
Retail Cost or Retail Investment
Really…?
Question:
How do you calculate ROI without knowing the margin of each manufacturer ... ?
Ans:
Spend 1000 GBP, we expect 4000 GBP sales…. Ahhhhhhhhh…..
Truth is ……..
ROI should be calculated based on incremental profit accrued from
the activity.
8.0% margin on average
Sales = 4000 X 8.0% = 320
Cost = 1000 400 % OR 32%
ROI = 320 / 1000 = 0.32 or 32%
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Three key components to help optimize ROI in todays
market…
Gross Profit – Cost of investment
ROI=
Cost of investment
If it was investment
Discussion
They find their marketing budget is whittled away by profligate guy of sales team
Shelves
This requires some rigorous thinking, but it has to start with fundamental notion that one invest
only in channels that have a high potential to deliver significant change in shopper behavior