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Our talented team know how to excite, inspire and engage. With backgrounds in events, entertainment and travel, we’re full of ideas for amazing prizes and unforgettable incentives!

At Fulcrum, we all come to work every day because we have a shared love of travel and delivering once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

Our team meetings are buzzing with fresh ideas, brand new experiences and glowing feedback from our travellers. We know what makes a great incentive, we have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the best experiences around the world, and we have an ever-expanding ‘little black book’ of the most exclusive suppliers in the business.

In addition to our creative ideas and experience, we know that our clients value our expertise and dedication to solving problems rather than creating them. Prizes and incentives are our world, but we understand that our clients have other priorities, so we make sure we’re delivering our ideas on-time, on-budget and on-brand. We thrive on tight deadlines, logistical challenges and creating perfectly tailored solutions, without the headaches!

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As a leading marketing Agency, we’re immensely proud to work with brands and agencies across a huge range of sectors and industries, giving us an unrivalled breadth of experience.

we have created and fulfilled prizes for promotions and activations across the world.

Our aim: help our clients achieve their goals through our experience and expertise, taking the stress and hassle out of prize fulfilment.

We work for both direct brands and agencies, often in collaboration or with other specialist agencies and partners. Many of our clients have existing assets – from festival tickets to sports hospitality – which we help them to build into the best possible prize packages. Others want to create unique, eye-catching marketing and btl content around their prize winners. We can deal with winners from any country and in any language; we can provide a full btl management service; we can even source camera crews for content capture.

Whatever your brief, we’ve got it covered.

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Driving sales and performance through tailored, flexible incentive programmes

With pressure always on to drive sales and performance, sales incentives are an essential part of rewarding achievement within many companies. From internal staff reward programmes to dealer and channel incentives, there’s no better way to create a happy, engaged and motivated workforce.

Our main goal is to understand your people and what makes them tick. From hundreds in a call centre team to a small on ground sales team, a clear overview of your audience is the most important part of the process. By taking a best approach, offering maximum choice and flexibility, we create incentives which are targeted, effective and tailored to your team.

Whether it’s sales rewards, dealer incentives or channel incentives, drop us a line; we’d love to help you drive sales with our fresh and creative approach to prizes and incentives. From once-in-a-lifetime holidays to mini-breaks, high-street vouchers and designer goods, you can rest assured that with Fulcrum you’re in safe hands.

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Track and Trace Systems and Reverse Logistics

9.4 Track and Trace Systems and Reverse Logistics

Learning Objectives

  1. Understand why being able to trace products is important to organizations and their customers.
  2. Explain what reverse logistics is and why firms utilize it.

As we have explained, shippers are highly anxious when their products are in transit because the merchandise is valuable and because it is exposed to more risks when it’s traveling across the country than when it’s sitting in a warehouse or store. Shippers want to know where the goods are, when they will arrive, and what kind of shape they are in. After all, they can end up in the wrong place, be damaged, or stolen. (Do you remember the 2008 incident in which when Somali pirates captured the Maersk Alabama and held its captain hostage? The cargo ship was carrying seventeen thousand metric tons of freight at the time.) The result can be unhappy customers and lost sales and profits.

Track and Trace Systems

In recent years, track and trace systems that electronically record the paths shipments take has become almost as important to businesses as shipping costs themselves. Being able to help trace products helps a company anticipate events that could disrupt the supply chain, including order shipping mistakes, bad weather, and accidents so they can be averted.

Today most product shipments can be traced. GPS devices are sometimes placed on containers, railcars, and trucks to track the movement of expensive shipments. Tracing individual products is harder, though. Systems that utilize electronic product codes and RFID tags are not yet in widespread use. Produce is a product that’s hard to trace. You have probably noticed that the bananas, peaches, and other types of produce don’t have barcodes slapped on them. Products that are combined to make other products are also hard to trace.

Being able to trace products is important not only to businesses but also to consumers. Consumers are more interested than ever in knowing where their products come from—particularly when there is a contamination problem with an offering. Products containing salmonella infested peanuts, tomatoes, and contaminated milk have sickened and caused the deaths of consumers and their pets across the globe. Even if the source of the contaminated product is known, consumers can’t tell exactly where the products originated from, so they stop buying them altogether. This can devastate the livelihood of producers whose products aren’t to blame.

Companies are working to develop systems that may one day make it possible to trace all products. The Chinese government is working toward that goal in conjunction with a Norwegian company called TraceTracker. TraceTracker is testing an online service that can identify and track each batch of every product that is merged together in the global food chain, from raw ingredients to products on supermarket shelves (Schenker, 2008).

Reverse Logistics

So what happens if products end up broken or unusable as they travel through their supply chains? And what do companies do with scrap materials and other “junk” produced, such as packaging? Increasingly, firms now run products and materials such as these backward through the supply chain to extract value from them. The process is known as reverse logistics.

Patagonia developed a reverse logistics systems for environmental reasons. After garments made by Patagonia are worn out, consumers can mail them to the company or return them to a Patagonia store. Patagonia then sends them to Japan to be recycled into usable fibers that are later made into new garments. The company has also convinced other clothing makers to do the same, even though it can add to the cost of products.

Figure 9.13

Patagonia underwear

The first product collected and recycled by Patagonia was its polyester-spandex underwear. The underwear was chosen because it has no buttons or zippers that have to be removed1.

Travis – Panties – CC BY-NC 2.0.

Most companies set up reverse logistics systems to “turn trash into cash.” Pittsburgh-based Genco is firm that specializes in reverse logistics. Companies like Best Buy, Sears, and Target hire Genco to find buyers for defective or broken products. A recent study suggests companies can recover up to 0.3 percent of their annual sales this way, which for Best Buy would amount to $100 million a year2.

TerraCycle, which we mentioned in Chapter 5 “Market Segmenting, Targeting, and Positioning”, is a company dedicated to extracting value from waste and using it to create new products—a process that’s being called “upcycling.” In addition to selling fertilizer in used (but relabeled) plastic bottles, TerraCycle makes backpacks and pencil cases out of the metallic juice pouches used in drink boxes. The company also creates tote bags out of plastic bags, and contracted with Target to make clocks out of old vinyl records.

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TerraCycle Turns Garbage into Gold

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TerraCycle founder Tom Szaky explains how his company makes money while saving the planet, too.

Key Takeaway

Being able to trace products helps a company anticipate events that could disrupt the supply chain, including shipping mistakes, bad weather, and accidents so they can be averted. Most shippers have track and trace systems that can track product loads. Tracking individual products, especially after they are combined to make other products, is more difficult.

Consumers are more interested than ever in knowing where their products come from—particularly when there is a contamination problem with an offering. Reverse logistics is the process of running damaged and defective products and scrap materials backward through the supply chain to extract value from them. Companies are increasingly employing reverse logistics not only to save money but for environmental reasons.

Review Questions

  1. Why is being able to track products important to companies? Why is it important to consumers? How can it add value to products?
  2. What place does reverse logistics have in a company’s supply chain?

1“Patagonia’s Clothing Recycling Program: Lessons Learned, Challenges Ahead,” GreenerDesign, March 9, 2009, http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2009/03/09/patagonias-clothing-recycling-program-lessons-learned-challenges-ahead (accessed December 2, 2009).

2“Reverse Logistics: From Trash to Cash,” BusinessWeek, July 24, 2008, http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_31/b4094046657076.htm (accessed December 2, 2009).

References

Schenker, J. L., “TraceTracker Tracks Food Safety on the Net,” December 4, 2008, http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/dec2008/gb2008124_501139.htm (accessed December 2, 2009).

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We inspire the people who power your business.

No matter who you are and what you sell, the success of your business relies on your ability to engage with two critically important groups – the people who buy from you and the people who work for you. At Fulcrum, we create truly personalised incentive programmes that have the power to energize your business. Each Fulcrum initiative is designed around the specific interests and aspirations of your customers and your people. We engage and inspire the people that matter – the people who power your business.

Our Values
Client- centricity and the provision of quality service are key values. Providing a developmental and supportive marketing environment for our staff and recognising the importance of our suppliers are integral to our business ethic. Openness, honesty, transparency and a commitment to our community underpin everything we do.

Our Team
The heart and soul of what has made us so successful is our staff. It is their passion, commitment to quality and positive, can-do attitude that delivers outstanding performance to our clients and reinforces our reputation for service excellence.
From selection & recruitment through to training & development, we continually invest in our staff to ensure we have the right people, with the right skills to make sure that the job gets done right, first time.

Quality
Fulcrum has always aimed to be quality leaders in our industry. An impressive array of accreditations, for Quality, Environment, Security and Staff development are simply the kite-marks that demonstrate our core values in this respect.

Fulcrum Agencies
Over the years we have worked with agencies of all sizes and styles. We understand the hectic world of marketing and advertising and we have developed services specifically designed to adapt to short lead-times, changing needs, last minute requests and the occasional ‘sprint finish’.

Retail
With a long-history of providing services to retailers, whether major chains or small specialist outlets, it was a very easy step for us to adapt that to the on-line world. These days we can handle high-volume fulfilment for direct-to consumer on-line web-orders as we can easily provide retail replenishment and store refurbishment.

The Four P’s of Experiential Marketing

Marketers that have been in the business long enough can recite the “Four Ps” of marketing off of the top of their heads: product, price, place, and promotion. These Four Ps refer to a marketer’s responsibility to create the right product, price it correctly, distribute it to the consumer, and promote it to the target audience. But according to Scott Schenker, a senior-level executive at Microsoft, there are four other Ps that marketers need to consider when planning an experiential marketing event. Here are the four P’s of experiential marketing:

Place

Anyone who attends your events should know that your brand is sponsoring the event the moment that they walk through the door. This is true of all guests, even those that are not extremely loyal customers or very familiar with your brand. But, this doesn’t necessarily mean that the space should be filled to the brim with logos and branding. Of course, every event should have branding, but guests should still be able to tell it’s your event even if the logos and slogans were all removed.

For example, imagine walking into an Apple store. If the products were no longer on display, would you still be able to tell you were in an Apple store? Most people would immediately recognize the clean, all-white aesthetic and associate it with the Apple brand. Try to do this at your event so guests feel as if they are immersing themselves completely into the brand experience that you have created for them. If you can pull this off, then you will have mastered the first P of experiential marketing.

Purpose

The second P of experiential marketing according to Schenker is purpose. A successful experiential marketing event serves some sort of purpose. Many brands make the mistake of assuming the purpose of an event is to reach a goal that will benefit the company. For instance, they may define the purpose of an event as “raising brand awareness” or “generating leads.” But, the purpose of an event should be defined with the consumer in mind. What is the purpose of them being at the event? What are they getting out of attending the event? They don’t care whether you are successful in raising brand awareness or generating new leads, so define their purpose instead of focusing on yours.

Schenker suggests that it doesn’t take much to give guests a sense of purpose once they arrive at the event. In fact, he mentions that even displaying the brand’s tagline throughout the event is enough to help guests understand their purpose. For instance, the international cosmetic company L’Oreal has a tagline that states “Because you’re worth it.” Posting this tagline throughout an event would make it clear that guests are there to explore ways they can pamper themselves with L’Oreal’s products. This isn’t the only way to create a sense of purpose, but it may be the simplest way for brands to master this “P” of experiential marketing.

Pride

Everyone who represents your brand, from your employees to your brand ambassadors, should show pride in what they are doing at the event. Guests will be able to tell when someone who is representing your brand doesn’t truly care about the event or its purpose. This indifference will rub off on anyone who this person encounters, which could affect the atmosphere of the event.

Make sure the brand ambassadors that are working your event know how to greet guests, engage in friendly conversations, and give off positive vibes. Brand ambassadors should also be warned that they are always “on” even when they are not talking face-to-face with a customer. This means they should know it’s never acceptable to roll their eyes or give off a bad attitude when they think no one is watching. In today’s world, someone is always watching, and if it’s a guest, they will pick up on the brand ambassador’s lack of pride for your company. If you want guests to be excited about your brand, then the people that are working for you should be excited, too.

Promote

You may think that this “P” has to do with promoting the event to ensure that people attend, but that’s not the case. When Schenker refers to promotion, he means the opportunity to cross-promote. As you are planning an experiential marketing event, look for opportunities to cross-promote other products or services that you offer.

However, make sure you keep the audience in mind when deciding how or if you should cross-promote other products or services. In order to master this “P” of experiential marketing, the cross-promotion must feel natural. You should only choose products or services that the guests at your event will benefit from, otherwise they’re not worth cross-promoting.

 

 

 

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Fulcrum Marketing Services in Pune are the catalyst to bringing your advertising vision to life. While many ideas start in a boardroom, you need experienced marketers on the ground who are able to conceptualize, plan and execute a well thought-out marketing campaign in the field.

we supply the experience, connections, relationships, and knowledge needed to maximize the potential return on investment for each of our clients as well as help identify and pursue select market opportunities as they come available, house2house marketing Outsourcing firm | modern trade marketing company in pune. Our local insight allows us to create exceptional investment potential for our partners and clients and enhanced living experience for our residents.

CREATING COMMUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE ARE EAGER TO LIVE AND RELUCTANT TO LEAVE

We define and position apartment homes for success. We are passionate about the residential experience and the qualitative and quantitative points that drive us to make strategic decisions that inform what a home should be — specific to its marketplace.

Results are realized through both the speed of lease-ups and financial performance of the on-going stabilized investment.

MARKET RESEARCH
We crunch the numbers, ask the questions, assess current trends and forecast future trends with detailed, up-to-date research to understand our markets; Ensuring our clients have the right data points to make the best decisions going forward.

MARKET POSITIONING
What’s the experience living here? What’s the story and name of this place? Our experience and insight allows us to identify and position each project’s distinctive offerings as its market niche. We provide an understanding that goes deeper than looking at trends. We create sought-after, thoughtfully executed apartment communities that are compatible with their surrounding neighborhoods.

MARKETING STRATEGY
Overall success relies on a thoughtful marketing strategy. In a constantly changing environment, we develop and implement each marketing initiative specific to your audience and budget. Reaching consumers in a way that educates and informs; ultimately creating product desirability and excellent rates of return.

 

 

The Genius Solutions to Five Common Brand Experience Challenges, as Spotted at CES

Every brand experience has some sort of a challenge to it. Whether it is attracting and engaging audiences, standing out from the crowd, personalizing the experience, etc. — challenges come with the territory. Smart marketers view these challenges as opportunities, and at CES, we saw many of these opportunities take shape. Here are the top five:

Where Do I Go? A common challenge for any event or brand experience is navigation: getting attendees where they want and need to be. Guidance is a basic need of all attendees, and at a mega event like CES, this need is only amplified. Luckily, the CES mobile app was stellar and very well designed. The geo-location was on point, as was the ability to search for sessions, tracks, booths, news, etc., and receive push notifications about your areas of interest. Hats off to CTA on the awesome app as well as the crazy strong Wi-Fi signal that allowed it to work beautifully for 200,000 tech nerds and their multiple devices.

How Do I Stand Out? In a sea of exhibitors, what does it take to truly stand out and create a unified brand message if you have to showcase a variety of products in a single space? There is no single answer to these questions, brand marketers, but we did notice a trend this year at CES with many exhibits walling themselves in to create physically distinct spaces. For Internet of Things exhibitors like Samsung, this strategy provided a sense of continuity within the space as attendees felt like they were entering a future world in which all of these products exist.

How Can I Attract and Engage Audiences? First, marketers, recognize that these concepts are not one and the same. Anyone can attract crowds with bright, flashy, shiny objects or crazy cool demos (booth candy, if you will). But as we saw at CES, the booths with the most engaged audiences were the ones that portrayed their products within the context of their real-life application — in other words, “What’s in it for me?” This shift was evident across the experience with specialized tracks and spaces for marketers (C Space), startups (Eureka Park), and chief digital officers (CDX), as just a few examples. As more of the tech trends focus on incremental innovation for practical, relevant adoption, so should the experiences you create.

How Can I Make My Experience More Personal? To that end, personalization must be a huge focus for experiential marketers moving forward. With the avalanche of personal data we can now collect, it is on us to reach our audiences with the right content at the right time in the way they prefer. This was a big topic of discussion in the C Space. As content and technology continue to merge, marketers need to focus less on the channel determining the content and more on pairing the right idea for the right channel.

Where Can I Meet Like-Minded Individuals? CES has always been, and will continue to be, a place where business gets done. But increasingly, attendees want to connect with others that have the same niche interests as them. Beyond opportunities for attendees to bump into each other on the show floor, brands are realizing the power of special events to help attendees make those connections. Brand-hosted parties, VIP events, and meetups popped up all across Vegas during CES week, while many entrepreneurs and startups hosted a hybrid showcase/networking event/party to capitalize on a captivated audience.

 

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