By Jen Johnston, part 5 of the At Shelf: Signs blog series I like to think of flat shelf signs as the humblest of shelf talkers. They don’t jump out into the shopper’s personal space like aisle violators and they don’t dangle in the breeze like wobblers and wigglers. They get the job done without being overly flashy. … Read More
Wobblers wobble but they don’t fall down
By Jen Johnston, part 4 of the At Shelf: Signs blog series As an 80’s child, I think the title of my blog post is pretty “rad,” but if you don’t understand the reference, look here! As described in my previous post, you have many options when it comes to marketing your product at the retail … Read More
Get Out Your Wiggle(r)s
by Jen Johnston, part 3 of the At Shelf: Signs blog series I’m often telling my three- and one-year-old boys to “get out their wiggles” before a long car ride or bedtime. Today I’m here to tell you when it is appropriate for you to “get out your wigglers” or more appropriately when to use wigglers on … Read More
Shelf Signs 101
by Jen Johnston, part 2 of the At Shelf: Signs blog series This is the second post in my series on shelf signs. In my first post, I discussed the benefits of having shelf signs as part of your pull-through strategy, and I shared an amazing statistic: shelf signs can increase product sales a whopping 65%! … Read More
Shelf Signs = Dollar Signs
by Jen Johnston, part 1 of the At Shelf: Signs blog series I read some interesting stats last week. 9 out of 10 consumers purchase items not on their shopping lists.1 57% of shoppers spend more than they plan.2 81.3% of all consumers are influenced by ads on shelves.3 However, the most exciting stat I … Read More
Make an impact with at-shelf POS materials
by Jen Johnston Previously I introduced you to the three general categories of POS materials – that is, the promotional items you can use in-store to influence purchases. Effective at-shelf materials can greatly influence what product a shopper picks up. There are many options for promoting your brand at the shelf. Besides making sure your … Read More
Reserve some marketing dollars for POS materials
by Jen Johnston POS is an acronym that refers to the point of sale, which is “the point at which a customer makes a payment to the merchant in exchange for goods or after provision of a service.” In other words, it’s when money changes hands from shopper to retailer. POS materials are promotional items … Read More
Hope, faith, or just plain proof …
by Julie Bonnell While there are numerous ways to classify products, sorting them by what a consumer believes or their state of mind, helps us view differences between products in a unique manner. Here are three experiential product clusters based on consumer beliefs: Hope: “I hope this will make me prettier, smell nicer, look younger, … Read More
Hey, Brand Manager: Should you sample doctors?
By Jen Johnston, part of the Influencing Healthcare Providers blog series In my previous posts, I’ve talked about why it’s important to reach out to healthcare professionals (HCPs) and how to do so, choosing a group of HCPs to mail, and what to say to them. But I haven’t really covered sampling. In my opinion, sending … Read More
Hey, Brand Manager: Do you know what to say to doctors?
By Jen Johnston part of the Influencing Healthcare Providers blog series This is my fifth post in a series about doctor detailing. I most recently discussed choosing a specialty to target and what to consider when making a decision about mailing to healthcare professionals (HCPs) regionally vs. nationally. In this post, I will go over how … Read More