Channel planning: Don‘t stop at the door of the store
Sarah Ivey
Initiative Worldwide
With so many ways to purchase, channel planning needs to engage the consumer from initial awareness of product or service need through to transaction completion
Marketers estimate that, on average, 70% of purchase decisions are made in-store. Recent studies of post-recessionary behaviour tell us that one-third of shoppers will continue to compare prices, and one-fifth intend to trade down to cheaper brands. So the question is, why do communication plans continue to stop at the door of the store?
Communication plans are designed to imprint top-of-mind...