[ National Shopper Lab ]
UNDERSTANDING IN-MARKET CONSUMER PURCHASE BEHAVIOR
In today's consumer-centric marketplace, tremendous marketing value can be unlocked from simply knowing what people buy in food and drug outlets, and how they respond to new products and established brand marketing events. To accomplish this, the National Shopper Lab captures the actual purchase behavior of over 22 million frequent shopper card holders in the U.S.
In-store purchase behavior enables CPG and HBA companies to
- drive usage of their brands
- steal volume from the competition
- create successful new product introductions
- develop successful FSI, direct mail and digital coupon efforts
- activate advertising, trade deals, and consumer promotions that have lasting effect
- optimally compete
The National Shopper Lab information reveals consumers' purchasing from grocery and drug outlets and provides insights into who is buying and what is being bought. With the NSL you can optimize your businesses to satisfy the ever-intensifying demands of customers.
Behavioral analysis sourced with research-quality data
The National Shopper Lab consists of transaction-based, UPC-level purchase data from which a manufacturer can quantify purchase behavior. Over five million households have CVS loyalty cards, and close to 17 million shop at NSL-cooperating grocery retailers in the Northeast and Southeast U.S. The data's high research quality includes a three-year rolling purchase history with price and coupon redemption information. The demographic profile of these consumers is representative of the total U.S.
Our expertise provides consumer packaged goods and health & beauty aid manufacturers with the ability to uncover new growth opportunities via sophisticated behavioral analyses, including:
- shopper-card-based controlled store test assessment
- new product assessment
- buyer trial and depth of repeat
- buyer group analysis
- source of volume
- marketing mix
- long- and short-term effects of tactical marketing and advertising efforts
- assortment evaluations
Gaining consumer insight from in-market experiences
In particular, the National Shopper Lab enables manufacturers and retailers to identify consumers who were exposed to a specific marketing event. Due to the NSL's sheer size and available history, we can match consumers whose purchase data, prior to the marketing event, corresponds with that of affected consumers. This classic "test versus control" or "pre" versus "post" scenario makes it possible for manufacturers to determine the success of their efforts in building volume and share, as well as driving new or repeat buyers to their franchise and quantifying return on investment (ROI) for specific programs.
For consumer packaged goods, health and beauty aid manufacturers, and retailers to transform their marketing programs and in-store planning, the National Shopper Lab is a critical resource that quantifies what products people buy, their degree of loyalty, and the key purchase conditions underlying consumer decisions.
FEATURED INSIGHTS
- Digital vs. Traditional Coupons: Who Are the Users — and Are They Delivering ROI?
Neal Heffernan - Strong Trade Support Proves Key to Year 2 Success; Marketing Mix Needs to Vary by Category
Neal Heffernan - Coupons Span the Digital Domain: Coupons.com Redefines Promotion for the Digital Marketplace
Case Study - Bringing the Right Products to Market: Combining Custom Quantitative Research, Behavioral Insights to Get from Concept to Winner
Audrey Rosen & Neal Heffernan - Making Quality Real: Bringing an expert perspective to shopper insights
Neil Heffernan - Combining Creativity & Accountability to Make the Most of In-store Marketing
Ron Breeden and Al Halkuff - Discovering Untapped Value in Frequent Shopper Information
Pat Millea
ARTICLE AND PRESS RELEASE LINKS
- Digital Coupon Users Shop More, Spend More – MediaPost Research Brief, 4/2/12
- Digital Coupons Prove Stronger Than Print at Attracting New Product Users, But Lag in Generating ROI, 4/19/11
- Kroger Simplifies Digital Couponing – BrandWeek, August 11, 2010
- Mobile Video Advertisers Missing Opportunities to Connect With Willing Consumers – New Knowledge Networks/SRI Study
