THE DIGITAL DISCONNECT An Assessment of Where We Are and Where We Need to go in “Digital Coupons”
Your moderator: Mark heckman, principal of mhc…. Over 25 years of supermarket retailing experience as VP of Marketing at Marsh, Randalls-Tom Thumb and Food Industry Service Providers such as VRMS, Sorensen Research, and MARC Advertising
Barriers to Digital Couponing Lack of Technology Integration (In-store) –Load to Account –QR Codes –Locational Targeting Competing Value Propositions –Brands and Retailer still Vested in Paper Coupons and Traditional Promotions Dearth of Digital Content –Too few Digital Offers –Low Household Penetration Categories
Recent Developments More Retailers Adopting Digital Load to Account Technology More and Better Offers Populate Offer Banks Retailers Beginning to Integrate Digital Promotions into the Mainstream of their Marketing Mix
Let’s Define Some Terms Print at Home (PAH), Digital FSI, NET: – Coupons delivered digitally to the consumer on website for selection, but are printed on home printers to bring to store. Load to Card, Save2Card, Load to Account, Direct to Card, eWallet, eCoupon: –Coupons that are delivered digitally to the consumer on website or mobile device that are either selected or directly placed in the shopper’s account. These digital coupons are activated when shopper purchases the associated item and identifies themselves as the account holder at the point of sale. Clips: A digital coupon that is either loaded to card or printed at home
Where We Are Today* Approximately 1.35 billion PAH offers were printed in 2012 with 137 million redemptions Average redemption rates for PAH campaigns ranged broadly dependent upon category, trade activity, and face- value, but the average redemption rate was over 17%. *Inmar Shopper Behavior Study, April 2013
Where We Are Today* Approximately 27.5 million eCoupons redeemed through “open” digital media from 250 million digital “clips” Average redemption rate of eCoupons was 11.20% with an average face value of $1.23 Both PAH and eCoupons are increasing their presence at very strong rate year over year. *Inmar Shopper Behavior Study, April 2013
Retailer Support Active vs. Passive
Daytona Themed Event with Digital Coupons
Kroger Cart Buster – Select a Digital Coupon Just for You
ShopRite Targeted Clipped Digital Coupons
Commissary’s Provided In-store Support
INTRODUCTION TO THE PANEL
Today’s Panel Cheryl Black, COO, YOU Technology
Today’s Panel Brian Brinkley, CTO
John Caron, VP Marketing
Today’s Panel Bill Catania, VP Digital Solutions
Today’s Panel Henri Lellouche: GM Smartsource iGroup
Our Discussion Are We Truly Entering the Age of Dominant Digital Content? What Remain the Biggest Inhibitors to Digital Couponing Growth? Going Forward, How Do Our Panelist See the Future of the Coexistence of Paper and Digital? As Coupon Professionals, How Will our Skill Sets and Professional Activities Change with the Emergence of Digital?