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Unit 4 · Sales Promotion · Module 31 of 40

Trade Promotions and Channel Push

Learning objective

Use allowances, slotting, cooperative advertising and incentives to win shelf and effort.

Concept summary

Trade promotion buys distribution, display and dealer attention through buying allowances, off-invoice discounts, cooperative advertising and salesforce contests. The risks are forward buying, diversion and margin leakage without compliance verification.

Application task

Propose a trade promotion for one retailer with compliance checks and a payout condition.