Sales Drivers

Drive brand sales at retail stores and online. Measure your merchandising and optimize your circular performance. Grow your brand share and volume.

VOLUME

The More The Merrier

2% of shoppers drive 80% of sales. Catalina helps retailers and brands drive efficient volume, generate incremental sales, and eliminate waste and subsidy, in five steps:

  1. Target high-potential, frequent brand and category buyers.
  2. Deliver engaging, omni-channel messaging.
  3. Sell at the threshold goal in a single shopping trip.
  4. Reward shoppers with cash-back on their next trip.
  5. Measure shopper behavior and redemption to gain valuable insights.
PENETRATION

Hit Your Target

Shoppers ignore 93% of items sold in-store. Catalina helps retailers and brands find the highest-value buyers and escalate their buy rate (and returns) over time, in five steps:

  1. Target your highest-potential brand buyers.
  2. Deliver engaging, omni-channel messaging.
  3. Reward shoppers with escalating incentives in real-time.
  4. Boost buy rate with a digital media overlay to reach 
 shoppers between trips.
  5. Measure shopper behavior and redemption to gain
 valuable insights.
EFFICIENCY

Walk And Chew Gum

26% of ads are wasted on the wrong strategies. Maximize the impact of every marketing dollar by reducing waste and over-subsidization, and expanding reach without expanding your budget. Catalina helps drive efficiency with these tools:

  • Post-Purchase Suppression: Block previously converted shoppers from future media to reduce waste.
  • Tiered Offer Values: Use historical purchase pricing to tailor offers and convert shoppers more efficiently.
SHARE

Stake Your Claim

Grow your share of wallet by increasing trips and baskets with individual shoppers through long-term engagement:

  • Identify and Model Shopper Behavior
  • Deliver Personalized Engagement
  • Reward Cross-Category Purchasing
  • Defend Against Defection

Convert even more shoppers by personalizing your circular offers to each buyer across all channels.

TRIAL

Stand Out From The Crowd

Activate trial and repeat programs in real-time.

  • Stand out to shoppers who will have the most impact on new item performance.
  • Trigger omni-channel media around supporting store locations.
  • Accelerate growth of new items based on real-time results data.
LOYALTY

Tried And True

Activate loyalty programs in real time.

  • Identify defector model shoppers and target loyal buyers at the most risk of leaving a brand.
  • Deliver retention-driving incentives.
  • Measure via test and control as well as overall ROI.
  • Understand buyer motivations and churn rates.
PERSONALIZATION

Make Your Business Personal

Extend the reach of your retail paper circular into digital channels, and deliver the most relevant content and personalized weekly deals to shoppers based on their past purchases. So you can stay top-of-mind with your best shoppers throughout the week, before and after their shopping trips.

E-COMMERCE

Ad to Cart

Catalina offers a comprehensive set of solutions for retailers, brands, and agencies to understand e-commerce behavior, measure campaign impact, and target shoppers with media driving to online purchase.

You can also target shoppers from outside Catalina’s network with media to accelerate purchase at a variety of major retailers, including Walmart, Amazon, Target and pet e-commerce retailers.

Insights

See our Sales Drivers solutions in action.

Grocery Inflation Moderates in Q1 2025

Yahoo Finance reports on Catalina's latest Shopping Basket Index showing continued moderation in US grocery price inflation and associated pricing on 10 popular categories. Read the detailed findings.

Price Hikes Vary Across 10 Popular Categories as Grocery Inflation Eases in Q1 2025

Catalina’s Q1 2025 Shopping Basket Index, which tracks the aggregate average price changes of 10 common grocery product categories, shows grocery price inflation in the U.S. continued to cool in the first quarter of 2025, with a few tariff-related exceptions.

Grocery Inflation Moderates in Q1 2025, Catalina Shopping Basket Index Shows

Catalina’s Shopping Basket Index reveals grocery price inflation cooled in the first quarter of 2025, dropping to 2% overall compared to the previous year. While most categories show moderating inflation and some frozen food prices have declined, staples such as deodorants, coffee, and soft drinks are experiencing upward pricing pressure. Data shows that potential tariff-related cost increases on imported goods may quicken price hikes in specific categories.

How to Optimize CPG Budgets for Q2 Growth

Catalina’s Adam Van Beck shares how CPG brands can navigate Q2 2025’s market volatility. He says marketers can optimize budgets and maximize ROI amidst inflation and tariff uncertainty by leveraging advanced data analytics and precise targeting. He also explains why agile marketing and retailer-agnostic solutions are the best ways to navigate these dynamic times and reach high-value shoppers effectively.

Sequential Marketing: Why This Trend Is Red Hot for CPGs in 2025 – and Beyond!

Catalina shares how sequential marketing can help CPGs deliver specific brand objectives and increase personalization across media channels.

How to Capture the Next Generation of Wine Drinkers

The Table Wine category is transforming, presenting both challenges and opportunities for growth this year. Insights from Catalina's Shopper Intelligence Platform reveal five key strategies to capture the next generation of wine drinkers, from focusing on new buyer acquisition to capitalizing on the rise of premiumization and emerging categories. Learn how to navigate this dynamic landscape and cultivate lasting brand loyalty.

Snacking Trends for the Big Game

Big game snacking trends are in! According to Catalina’s Shopper Intelligence Platform, football lovers will serve fewer chicken wings and more pepperoni on their buffet tables along with select lighter beverages and bites.

NYE Fizz Forecast: CPG Premixed Cocktails and Non-alcoholic Options Steal Spotlight

As the New Year approaches, understanding consumer beverage preferences can help brands and retailers capitalize on the latest trends. Premixed cocktails and non-alcoholic options are gaining popularity, while traditional choices like craft beer and champagne are losing ground, according to new data from Catalina’s Shopper Intelligence Platform.

Q&A: 9 Common Questions Agencies Ask About Catalina

As the original Retail Media Network and pioneer of 1:1 personalized media, Catalina is a natural partner for agencies serving consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands. Here are nine key questions advertising and media agencies frequently ask us about our capabilities.

CTV for CPG Brands: A New Era of Targeted, Measurable Marketing

Brands are increasingly shifting media dollars to Connected TV (CTV) because it offers more precise targeting and tracking of campaign performance than linear TV, according to Jenna Bennett, VP, Digital Media Sales & Strategy. She explains how Catalina’s BuyerScience platform can further enhance CTV’s power by adding more context to contextual targeting in real-time.

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