The SFA Journey – OnDemand Webinars
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Retail Execution
White Paper: Retail Execution & Image Recognition – AFS and Planorama
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THE ELUSIVE COMPETITIVE EDGE FOR CONSUMER GOODS MANUFACTURERS Along with the typical trials of ensuring optimized product availability, visibility, and distribution in retailer stores, Consumer Packaged Goods companies now face new challenges caused by the digital disruption of the retail industry. On one hand, pure players completely redefine the way to approach shoppers as well
The Real Value of a Sales Force is to “Sell More” – Learn how?
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On-Demand Webinar: Machine Learning + Retail Execution = Supercharged Store Visits, Delivery and Data Insights
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Machine Learning is a highly effective way of applying historical data to a problem by creating a model and using it to predict future behavior. Over time, Machine Learning identifies patterns and trends that stakeholders can leverage to improve company performance. For Consumer Goods Companies with mobile field teams, Machine Learning can ensure reps, merchandisers and delivery
Three Ways to Thrive During the Retail Apocalypse
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The retail apocalypse is here, with experts issuing dire warnings that the fallout will hit its peak this year. The numbers certainly appear dismal – 12,000 stores in the U.S. are expected to close in 2018, an increase from roughly 3,000 closures last year, and 25 major retailers could file for bankruptcy.[1] But while there’s
POI European promotion Optimization Summit
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The POI event held in Hungary this year was a great success. This years’ Promotion Optimization Institute Summit had its practical focus on using data and analytics to drive additional sales and improve efficiency, as the business community is asking the question of how to leverage all this available information. Manufacturers had a focus on
AFS Technologies Retail Execution Solutions Ranked Best-in-Class in Three Categories; Merchandising, Guided Selling and Analytical Insights by POI.
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Recognized in 2018 Vendor Panorama for Retail Execution and Monitoring in Consumer Goods by The Promotion Optimization Institute (POI) Phoenix, Ariz – Mar 28, 2018 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is proud to announce its Retail Execution solutions have been ranked Best-in-Class for Guided Selling,
AFS Technologies Continues to be Identified as One of the Best Solution Providers of Critical Business Functions List in the Annual Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) Readers’ Choice.
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AFS is recognized for Customer Relationship Management, Trade Promotion Management and Retail Execution. Phoenix, AZ– March 21, 2018 – AFS Technologies, (AFS) the global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, has been voted into several categories of the “Best in Class” Top List of Business Solution Providers in the Annual Consumer Goods Technology
See More – Sell More – Perfect Store
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Smarter Execution, Delivered!
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Unleash new levels of productivity and growth by breaking down the silos between your customer facing merchandising, sales and delivery teams with a modern field mobility solution to support all your routes to market. Boost productivity and optimize operations across teams with a single solution Focus field activity by quickly responding to key insights translated into actionable
Category Management Conference – Driving Growth – Feb 28th, 2018
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Drive Future Category Growth With Insights Into Retailer Expectations & Shopper Behaviours For Profitable Category Management. Are you attending? Here’s the link Visit with AFS Technologies Andy Pryke, Senior Solutions Consultant, who will be speaking at 10:15am on the 28th. Click here to email Andy for an appointment! or Visit Phil Russell and Andy Pryke
AFS Technologies Recognized as a Representative Vendor in the 2017 Gartner Market Guide for Retail Execution and Monitoring Solutions for the Consumer Goods Industry
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AFS global deployments strive to help customers achieve success at the retail shelf as the selling space gets tighter. Phoenix, Ariz – Dec 20, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, today announced that the company has been recognized in Gartner’s 2017 Market Guide for Retail
Planorama and AFS Technologies announce a strategic partnership to bring real-time retail execution to CPGs
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Phoenix, AZ and Paris, France – October 20, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leader in software solutions for the consumer goods industry, and Planorama, the pioneer in image recognition for retail, have announced a partnership that will deliver a powerful, best-in-class retail execution solution to consumer goods manufacturers. Planorama’s image recognition technology will be integrated
The Benefits of Applying “The Perfect Store,” Big Data and IoT
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When AFS Technologies began working with Carlsberg Baltics, the main challenges were a brand with a number one position in a declining beer market and aggressive competition looking to buy market share. So we looked to focus on activities that would address our objectives: save time – becoming efficient and effective; manage ‘out of stocks’;
See How AFS and Microsoft Can Help You Achieve Digitally Transformed Retail Execution
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From embracing analytics to empowering field sales with better tools and information, Consumer Goods companies are using solutions from AFS built on the Microsoft platform to increase their capabilities in the marketplace and realize revenue potential. See how AFS and Microsoft can enable your organization to achieve digitally transformed retail execution and operate more effectively
AFS Technologies Voted in the 2017 Top Providers List in the Annual Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) Readers’ Choice.
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AFS is recognized for Customer Relationship Management, Trade Promotion Management, Retail Execution and Mobility. Phoenix, AZ– January 28, 2017 – AFS Technologies, (AFS) the global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, has been voted into several categories of the “Best in Class” Top List of Providers in the Annual Consumer Goods Technology (CGT)
Microsoft AppSource | AFS Retail Execution Solution Videos
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AFS Retail Execution, built on Microsoft Cloud technology, helps consumer goods companies operate more efficiently, deliver better-in-store executions, and gain insights for increased shelf share and profitability. The following brief videos illustrate how the solution can be used by Sales Associates, Merchandisers, Supervisors & Sales directors.
Five Attributes That Set Modern Retail Execution Teams Apart
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By Luke Shave, CPG & Retail Global Industry Marketing Lead, Microsoft Cloud & Enterprise Group; James Caudill, VP of Product Marketing & Channels, AFS Technologies on November 3, 2016 Suppose you’re a retail merchandiser who needs to check promotional compliance at five brick-and-mortar stores in your territory. This means prioritizing which stores to visit first,
OnDemand Webinar: Winning At The Shelf – Microsoft | POI | AFS
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Many consumer goods companies suffer from in-store execution challenges, which inhibit their sales growth and position them as less-than-optimal trading partners by retailers. Many have come to see retail execution as a cost of doing business instead of a competitive weapon that can deliver the desired sales growth. However, new capabilities have emerged across the
AFS Retail Execution Overview
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Learn how AFS Retail Execution can help you operate more effectively, deliver better in-store activities and gain market insights. Watch this video and see how easy it is to use this robust mobile solution to support many daily activities for the: Merchandiser Field Sales Representative Field Sales Operation Manager Sales Director
Myth: Retail Execution Applications Are Synonymous With Sales Force Automation
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Retail execution technologies are moving beyond the automation and audit function of field sales and merchandising to where they now provide functionality that transforms the way consumer goods companies manage retail activities. It’s moved from automating key priorities at the store to optimizing processes and expanding the ability to monitor key indicators such as category
Driving Innovation and Enhanced Value for Consumer Goods Manufacturers and Distributors in New Microsoft AppSource
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Last week, Microsoft announced the introduction of the Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft AppSource. We, at AFS, were excited when AFS Retail Execution was picked as one of 200 partners to be featured as part of the AppSource launch. Read the press release. The background on the new releases are that Microsoft Dynamics 365 is
AFS Retail Execution Software For Manufacturers Featured in Microsoft AppSource Store
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AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, announced their retail execution solution is one of the first apps to be featured in the new Microsoft AppSource, a new destination for business users to find and try out line-of-business SaaS apps from Microsoft and its partners. “AFS was pleased
Driving New Opportunities with Direct Store Delivery (DSD)
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Technology developments have the potential to redefine ‘business as usual’. In the right hands, powerful mobile devices, connected to high-speed networks, can drive innovative approaches so Direct Store Delivery (DSD) practices are crisply executed, store-aligned, and consumer-centric. Greater brand presence at the shelf showcases products for shoppers, strengthens category presentation, and accurately reflects strategies set
Positioning Your Sales Team to Win at the Shelf
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For manufacturers today, significant effort must be focused on “winning at the shelf.” Research—and retail sales numbers—prove that purchase decisions are influenced at the shelf more than ever before. Manufacturers are stepping up to take greater responsibility for the optimal presentation of their own products in retail outlets. This is seen as being vital to
AFS Technologies® Extends Digital Image Recognition Functionality to Support the Perfect Store in its Latest Retail Execution Release
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Newest version focuses on high efficiency, accuracy and improved user experience Phoenix, AZ – March 31, 2016 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, today announced the release of its upgraded AFS™ Retail Execution. The latest upgrade features several key enhancements to increase the efficiency, accuracy
OnDemand Webinar: Machine Learning and Retail Execution
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With all the data available these days, the decision making process at all levels has become a cumbersome task. Only few people in each organization understand the relevance of the information gathered and are able to define the strategy to follow to be successful at the shelf. With Machine Learning, the process of analyzing great
Beyond the Hype – The Real Role of Mobility in Consumer Goods
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A key aspect of mobility is to enable companies to process information as close to real-time as technology permits in order to support and facilitate rapid decision-making. Most companies know which information needs to be exchanged across associates, but only a few have a clear mobile strategy that is able to leverage a real-time architecture
AFS Technologies Voted in the Top Providers List in the Annual Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) Readers’ Choice.
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AFS is recognized for Customer Relationship Management, Trade Promotion Management, Retail Execution and Mobility. Phoenix, AZ– January 28, 2016 – AFS Technologies, (AFS) the global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, has been voted into several categories of the “Best in Class” Top List of Providers in the Annual Consumer Goods Technology (CGT)
OnDemand Webinar: Digital Image Recognition & Retail Activity Optimization: Achieving the Perfect Store Accurately and Consistently
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To survive in the current competitive consumer goods landscape, sales organizations are focusing their efforts on visiting the right retailers and executing the right activities, such as data capturing and trade compliance, in as little time as possible. AFS Technologies will show you how by using digital image recognition and retail activity optimization, you can
OnDemand Webinar: What Is Retail Activity Optimization?
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In this webinar hosted by CPGmatters in partnership with AFS Technologies, CEO – Joe Bellini talks about Retail Activity Optimization, which basically is the optimization of standard retail execution processes done every day – from call planning to the activities performed in stores. AFS WEBCAST Transcript: Retail Activity Optimization Welcome to another CPG Webcast, a service of
Accelerating Retail Activity – White Paper
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The “Perfect Store” is now closer than ever thanks to retail activity optimization. You’ll benefit from focus, actionable insights and automated decision-making when you integrate RAO into your sales strategies. A recent Gartner study of digital merchandising solutions concluded that best-in-class performance now results in 95% + accuracy, with results returned within 5 minutes. It
OnDemand Webinar: Helping Your Field Force Achieve the Perfect Store (Accelerating RAO)
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This AFS Webinar Series edition features industry leaders and subject matter experts in the Retail Execution industry. In “Helping Your Field Force Achieve the Perfect Store – Accelerating Retail Activity” AFS Technologies CEO, Joe Bellini discusses why Retail Activity Optimization (RAO) is such an important discipline to drive productivity at retail.
Perfect Store Results Within 5 Minutes
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Myth: Sales force automation (SFA) is the primary goal of implementing retail execution (RE) software. Rebuttal: The primary goal of implementing Retail Execution is to achieve the Perfect Store. Retail Execution processes drive the actions a sales force executes each day in the field from call-planning to in-store activities and shelf optimization. When RE
A Day in the Life of a Mobile Field Rep – Ensuring Sales Productivity.
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In the consumer products industry, the shift to mobility is having a profound effect—particularly among the field teams responsible for managing customer relationships and growing sales. Mobile applications are easy to use, and they can be easily integrated with other operational systems. They provide direct and fast access to information that can help the field
The Myth of Retail Execution
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MYTH: Retail execution is all about customized sales force automation and it’s a matter of picking the right mobile technology that will provide a uniform approach to all your needs, from translating your trade marketing plans to monitoring promotions into in-store activities. REALITY: When it comes to retail execution software solutions… one size does
Defining Retail Execution
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During the CGT Sales and Marketing Summit 2015 that took place in New York City on June 1-3, AFS’ Chris O’Connell presented the findings of a survey we conducted with Consumer Goods & Technology, called The Scope of Retail Execution. The purpose of the survey was to better understand how CGT readers are defining retail
Mobility Can Save the Sale
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Every consumer goods manufacturer loves a hot selling product—so do retailers and consumers, for they make it a reality. But a disruption in its availability can have an impact on missing a loyal customer, a sale or both. Mobility helps empower field sales reps to ensure this never happens. The job ‘retail execution’ plays in
AFS Retail Execution – a flexible and scalable solution to help you win at the shelf
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The AFS Reatil Execution solution offers functional depth developed with leading CPG organizations, large and small, around the world, on a highly flexible, configurable platform that allows rapid deployment and configuration without the need of customization. Top 5 Reasons why AFS Retail Execution can Empower Your Business: Advanced configurability/flexibility: AFS Retail Execution can be configured to work with
Helping your field force achieve the Perfect Store
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There is no doubt that a vigorously planned and executed Perfect Store plan can lead to retail activity acceleration. But “Perfect Store” is these days a very widely used term by different companies and industries. While everybody has a strategy which contains Perfect Store elements, there might still be elements which can improve it. Having tens