Ever been on a long road trip? For me, the best part of the journey is taking pit stops in tiny villages, at the small ‘chai ki dukaan’ and digging into locally packed namkeen to munch with our hot chai. … Read More
Blogs
The Agony of Shivraj over Delayed Sales Data
“But why should it take that long?”, Shivraj asked the MIS guy impatiently. Shivraj Singh the ZSM at CoolWater, a 15-year-old soft drinks company, was sitting with his Sales managers and Nitin the MIS guy for a review. For every … Read More
Some FMCG brands disappeared because they didn’t do this one thing
If you are a Founder/CEO or a Sales Head of a CPG company you already know how painful it is to get your product assortment right across all the stores. And if you happen to have a high number of … Read More
Make your Merchandising reliable and smarter with FieldAssist Modern Trade Arsenal
“Good morning Sir. I’m at the store”, Swati smirked as she sent her ‘attendance selfie’ to Sumer Mathur, her manager, to show her presence at the outlet location. She worked as a beauty advisor for a make-up brand and was … Read More
In Talks With Experts Mr. Kartik Raina – The Man Behind the First Juice Brand of India and much more!
An MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies was just the stepping stone for Mr. Kartik Raina, who then held the helm for various national and international corporate setups, such as SmithKline Beecham Consumer HealthCare (now GlaxoSmithKline Consumer HealthCare), … Read More
Life of an MIS Coordinator in an FMCG Company
Gaurav suddenly jolted awake from a bad dream, drenched in sweat. He had dreamt that the glitchy SFA software deployed by his employer had crashed again, and the leadership team had again yelled at him for not presenting accurate data … Read More
Africa’s CPG Market Decoded: Challenges, Trends and the Road Ahead
Africa – The Rise of the Lions With the consumer expenditure expectations to cross $2 trillion by 2025, Africa now ranks among the fastest-growing consumer markets in the world. Its household consumption has exceeded its GDP in recent years and … Read More
How Technology-Driven Strategy can Spur Growth and Sales Force Productivity
Call it one of the best perks of being a hands-on CEO, but I get to travel the length and breadth of this great country – India. Big cities have a modern vibe, smaller cities exude a charm of their … Read More
Introducing FieldAssist Travel and Dearness Allowance
Shiva Kumar was very annoyed. This was the 3rd time in this year that his SOs had received incorrect reimbursement of Travel allowance from the finance team, and they had come grumbling to him. He totally empathized with their frustration. … Read More
Want To Crack The Kirana Trade ? We Got Your Back
One of the things I observed during the pandemic was the number of new brands I saw at the local Kirana stores near me; It was like the pandemic had actually spurred FMCG retail instead of slowing it down! What … Read More
Failures, Frustrations, Focus & Faith : The Journey of FieldAssist & its leaders
In a freewheeling discussion with the students and faculty of SOIL Institute, our CEO, Paramdeep Singh spoke about how FieldAssist was a pioneer in Sales Automation in India, and how today, we are the ‘preferred technology partner’ for our customers. … Read More
Sales Automation – Driving Sales Force Productivity in Indian Retail
A McKinsey & Company article declares that “ Unlocking sales-force productivity is one of the surest ways to make a breakthrough on revenue growth, but this is easier said than done”. We agree, especially in the context of the recent … Read More
Looking for the Perfect DMS? Ask these 4 Simple Questions
If you break it down to brass tacks, an FMCG company’s success can be gauged by the speed with which it reads the market, places the right inventory with its distributors who then supply stocks to the right shelves at … Read More
How far have you come? Retracing the exciting journey of SFA
When we introduced our SFA products to the FMCG Industry, its initial perception of automation and taking everything digital was different. The first baby steps of SFA In the first version of its evolution, SFA got lapped up by retail-oriented … Read More
How can our contactless SFA help you at this time of the Pandemic?
Let me take a moment to appreciate my clients. Trust me, as a Customer Success Lead, I breathe, sleep and dream of what my customers want and what I can do for them. You might be wondering why I am … Read More
5 Signs Your Sales Supply Chain is Broken
From brushing our teeth in the morning to sanitizing our home environment to making our favourite dishes for dinner, we are constantly surrounded by an orbit of FMCG products. I find it riveting how the evolving consumer demands have incited … Read More
Digital Sales Makeover: How the Beauty and Wellness Industry is going Glam with Sales Automation?
I just could not sleep that night. Tossing and turning over and over again, I could only see that hamper flashing in front of my eyes. I was sorely regretting not buying it, wondering, “What if it’s already sold out? … Read More
Is small getting BIG, with the right technology?
Know how Indian SMBs are using automation to increase the market reach: From being a land of a thousand villages and as many farmers, India is a natural incubator for enterprise, ambition and plenty of fire in the belly. Whether … Read More
FMCG Sector in the Light of Union Budget 2021: What Your Business Agenda should Look Like?
The Union Budget tabled by the Hon’ble Finance Minister of India earned a lot of appreciation from the major sectors across the nation for its direct addressing of the crucial sectors, like infrastructure, agriculture, healthcare, education, start-ups and Public and … Read More
Nightmares of a National Sales Manager
Well, let’s imagine you are in the business of supplying fresh fruit juices. They’re pretty perishable things, and I don’t know if you’ve ever experienced having a bottle of juice that’s stale and adulterated when you bought it at a … Read More
Why Rural Sales Is The Gold Dust That Mesmerizes The CPG Industry?
Ever been on a long road trip? For me, the best part of the journey is taking pit stops in tiny villages, at the small ‘chai ki dukaan’ and digging into locally packed namkeen to munch with our hot chai. … Read More
The Agony of Shivraj over Delayed Sales Data
“But why should it take that long?”, Shivraj asked the MIS guy impatiently. Shivraj Singh the ZSM at CoolWater, a 15-year-old soft drinks company, was sitting with his Sales managers and Nitin the MIS guy for a review. For every … Read More
Some FMCG brands disappeared because they didn’t do this one thing
If you are a Founder/CEO or a Sales Head of a CPG company you already know how painful it is to get your product assortment right across all the stores. And if you happen to have a high number of … Read More
Make your Merchandising reliable and smarter with FieldAssist Modern Trade Arsenal
“Good morning Sir. I’m at the store”, Swati smirked as she sent her ‘attendance selfie’ to Sumer Mathur, her manager, to show her presence at the outlet location. She worked as a beauty advisor for a make-up brand and was … Read More
In Talks With Experts Mr. Kartik Raina – The Man Behind the First Juice Brand of India and much more!
An MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies was just the stepping stone for Mr. Kartik Raina, who then held the helm for various national and international corporate setups, such as SmithKline Beecham Consumer HealthCare (now GlaxoSmithKline Consumer HealthCare), … Read More
Life of an MIS Coordinator in an FMCG Company
Gaurav suddenly jolted awake from a bad dream, drenched in sweat. He had dreamt that the glitchy SFA software deployed by his employer had crashed again, and the leadership team had again yelled at him for not presenting accurate data … Read More
Africa’s CPG Market Decoded: Challenges, Trends and the Road Ahead
Africa – The Rise of the Lions With the consumer expenditure expectations to cross $2 trillion by 2025, Africa now ranks among the fastest-growing consumer markets in the world. Its household consumption has exceeded its GDP in recent years and … Read More
How Technology-Driven Strategy can Spur Growth and Sales Force Productivity
Call it one of the best perks of being a hands-on CEO, but I get to travel the length and breadth of this great country – India. Big cities have a modern vibe, smaller cities exude a charm of their … Read More
Introducing FieldAssist Travel and Dearness Allowance
Shiva Kumar was very annoyed. This was the 3rd time in this year that his SOs had received incorrect reimbursement of Travel allowance from the finance team, and they had come grumbling to him. He totally empathized with their frustration. … Read More
Want To Crack The Kirana Trade ? We Got Your Back
One of the things I observed during the pandemic was the number of new brands I saw at the local Kirana stores near me; It was like the pandemic had actually spurred FMCG retail instead of slowing it down! What … Read More
Failures, Frustrations, Focus & Faith : The Journey of FieldAssist & its leaders
In a freewheeling discussion with the students and faculty of SOIL Institute, our CEO, Paramdeep Singh spoke about how FieldAssist was a pioneer in Sales Automation in India, and how today, we are the ‘preferred technology partner’ for our customers. … Read More
Sales Automation – Driving Sales Force Productivity in Indian Retail
A McKinsey & Company article declares that “ Unlocking sales-force productivity is one of the surest ways to make a breakthrough on revenue growth, but this is easier said than done”. We agree, especially in the context of the recent … Read More
Looking for the Perfect DMS? Ask these 4 Simple Questions
If you break it down to brass tacks, an FMCG company’s success can be gauged by the speed with which it reads the market, places the right inventory with its distributors who then supply stocks to the right shelves at … Read More
How far have you come? Retracing the exciting journey of SFA
When we introduced our SFA products to the FMCG Industry, its initial perception of automation and taking everything digital was different. The first baby steps of SFA In the first version of its evolution, SFA got lapped up by retail-oriented … Read More
How can our contactless SFA help you at this time of the Pandemic?
Let me take a moment to appreciate my clients. Trust me, as a Customer Success Lead, I breathe, sleep and dream of what my customers want and what I can do for them. You might be wondering why I am … Read More
5 Signs Your Sales Supply Chain is Broken
From brushing our teeth in the morning to sanitizing our home environment to making our favourite dishes for dinner, we are constantly surrounded by an orbit of FMCG products. I find it riveting how the evolving consumer demands have incited … Read More
Digital Sales Makeover: How the Beauty and Wellness Industry is going Glam with Sales Automation?
I just could not sleep that night. Tossing and turning over and over again, I could only see that hamper flashing in front of my eyes. I was sorely regretting not buying it, wondering, “What if it’s already sold out? … Read More
Is small getting BIG, with the right technology?
Know how Indian SMBs are using automation to increase the market reach: From being a land of a thousand villages and as many farmers, India is a natural incubator for enterprise, ambition and plenty of fire in the belly. Whether … Read More
FMCG Sector in the Light of Union Budget 2021: What Your Business Agenda should Look Like?
The Union Budget tabled by the Hon’ble Finance Minister of India earned a lot of appreciation from the major sectors across the nation for its direct addressing of the crucial sectors, like infrastructure, agriculture, healthcare, education, start-ups and Public and … Read More
Nightmares of a National Sales Manager
Well, let’s imagine you are in the business of supplying fresh fruit juices. They’re pretty perishable things, and I don’t know if you’ve ever experienced having a bottle of juice that’s stale and adulterated when you bought it at a … Read More