The only way a brand can grow is if a retailer supports its growth. If incremental
cases do not get to store level during key promotion periods, a brand cannot
expand - it will simply be out of stock. Superfridge participating retailers
understand the impact the program has on their sales; they see it in their own
sales data. Subsequently buying groups ensure additional product gets to each
participating store by over-riding the routine shipment patterns that have been
set-up in their computers, they often build Superfridge directly into marketing
communications with their stores, and they force-out additional cases to store
level in support of Superfridge events.
Virtually no other marketing program has the impact needed to cause retailers to
change week-to-week shipment or buying patterns. That's because any successes
achieved by other vehicles are "covered" by normal back room stock, which gets
replenished by the next normal shipment. If those programs are unusually
successful, they lead to temporary out-of-stocks - not necessarily more sales.
Superfridge gets more product into the system - and sells it through.
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