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August 2020: Conversations Sparked by Coronavirus

In this issue of Smoke Jumpers, we cover various topics that invite you to challenge yourself, your team and your processes. First, we review the metrics for restaurants & grocery stores since the outbreak. Then, we breakdown how to use social media to advance consumer inisghts.

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Industry Icons: CPG companieshave stepped up and given back throughout the pandemic.
The Speed of Recovery: The 3 reports every foodservice manufacturer should run in order to better understand business.
Brand Trials & Loyalty: Demand soars... shelves empty. Take a look at the state of brand loyalty.

Past Issues:

March 2020 | Issue 9

Ecommerce is growing fast! You should create, syndicate and optimize your content to expand your audience.

Kraft Heinz Ingredients eliminated manual commodity pricing, and you can too!

Dec. 2019 | Issue 8

To succeed in an omnichannel world, CPGs must boldly go everywhere their customers are.

Learn how to eliminate manual effort when calculating the effective rate.

Sept. 2019 | Issue 7

Performance marketing is revolutionizing the way CPG promotions are planned, executed and optimized.

Learn about pricing and collaboration from a retailer's point of view.

June 2019 | Issue 6

More shoppers are searching for products on Amazon than Google.

One manufacturer uses PEA to cut trade spend without alienating the retail partner.

March 2019 | Issue 5

Why Jack Li of Datassential thinks companies need a master of foodservice data.

How Lactalis cut their open deduction balance by two-thirds.

Dec. 2018 | Issue 4

Advanced analytics allowed one manufacturer to correct non-commercial deal profitability.

The deduction management approach that will transform your business.

Sept. 2018 | Issue 3

Getting in the heads of our Gen Z consumers.

Conagara's six-week sweep - How they implemented dynamic pricing approval in their TPM.

June 2018 | Issue 2

Tackle zero-based trade in 5 easy steps.

How one manufacturer reduced pending dollars by 83%.

Why Steve Pattison, CFO at RSI, thinks synchronizing supply chain and trade management delivers a competitive edge.

March 2018 | Issue 1

Why Smithfield chose not to use SAP's TPM during their HANA implementation.

General Mills controls the cost-value equation with brilliant budgeting.

Is the end cap dead? Digital transformation is changing the classic promotion landscape.

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Blacksmith Applications is a SaaS technology company offering end-to-end promotion management (TPM), sales planning, promotion optimization (TPO) and advanced analytics solutions to CPG manufacturers of all sizes.

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Smoke Jumpers magazine is the first publication written by, for, and about CPG trade & tech executives.

August 2020: Conversations Sparked by Coronavirus

In this issue of Smoke Jumpers, we cover various topics that invite you to challenge yourself, your team and your processes. First, we review the metrics for restaurants & grocery stores since the outbreak. Then, we breakdown how to use social media to advance consumer inisghts.

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Past Issues:

March 2020 | Issue 9

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Dec. 2019 | Issue 8

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Sept. 2019 | Issue 7

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June 2019 | Issue 6

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March 2019 | Issue 5

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Dec. 2018 | Issue 4

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Sept. 2018 | Issue 3

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June 2018 | Issue 2

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March 2018 | Issue 1

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