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Returns per pound spent on some in-store disciplines can trump contributions from DM and sampling - if marketers have access to top quality store-level data. Richard Lawrance says he can prove it
In-store activity can generate massive return on investment (ROI).
New in-store fixtures or display stands provide an average increase in sales of pounds 1.60 for each pounds 1 spent on the activity, according to new research from Information Resources International (IRI). In comparison, in-store sampling and direct marketing provide an average return of less than 20p in additional sales per pound spent.
According to the research, other relatively successful activity included the use of in-store merchandisers (people who go in-store to check and correct the fixture layout) and in-store posters, delivering pounds 1.36 and pounds 0.95 per pounds 1 spent respectively.
The research also shows that the closer an activity is to the point of sale, the better the short-term uplift - although more 'remote' media (such as television) will have a bigger long-term impact. ROI was also …