Smoke Break - Episode 9: Using Data to Drive Pricing and Promotion Decisions
Episode Duration: 8 minutes
Join host Mike Hernandez as he reveals how to transform your store's data into powerful pricing and promotion strategies. Learn practical approaches to analyze sales information and make data-backed decisions that boost your profits.
Episode Overview
Master essential data analysis for:
- Sales pattern identification
- Customer purchase behavior
- Seasonal trend recognition
- Margin optimization
- Promotion effectiveness
Sales Data Utilization
Learn to leverage:
- Bestseller identification
- Time-based sales patterns
- Product pair recognition
- Stock depletion signals
- Customer price sensitivity
Strategic Pricing Approaches
Develop methods for:
- Time-based pricing strategies
- Seasonal adjustment techniques
- Competitor-aware positioning
- MVP product identification
- Margin-enhancing adjustments
Promotion Optimization
Master techniques for:
- Bundle creation based on purchase patterns
- Targeted customer segment promotions
- Time-specific special offers
- Strategic product pairings
- Promotion performance measurement
Performance Analysis
Create systems for:
- Promotion effectiveness tracking
- Margin evaluation by product
- Competitive analysis
- Customer response monitoring
- Trend identification
Store Owner's Action Item
This week's data analysis task:
- Review three months of sales data
- Identify top 10 products by volume
- Determine top 10 products by margin
- Compare the two lists
- Create targeted strategy for improvement
Resources Mentioned
- Visit cstorethrive.com for additional data analysis resources
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