An insight into creating a Catalogue for the Loyalty and Incentive Market. The Challenges and what goes into making the right decisions when creating a catalogue
2. THE RIGHT CATLOGUE
CHARACTERISTICS
The Right Product
Good Product Relevance
Ample Variety in Range
The Right Price & Price Intervals
Enough Aspirational value
Can Influence Product Selection
BENEFITS
Good Conversion Rates
Drives Repeat Sales
Lowers Customer Acquisition Cost
Improves Stickiness Against
Competition
Allow For Better Customer Profiling
3. CHALLENGES
Lack Of Understanding Of The Customer
Minimal Excitement Value
No Aspirational Rewards
Lack Of Variety
Pricing
Reward intervals The Points Gap Between Different Items In The
Catalogue
Refreshment of Products
4. KNOW YOUR CLIENT THE APPROACH
1. Listen to your Customer
Get to Know your Programme members
Demographics Age bifurcations, Gender details &
Locations
Likes & Dislikes
Purchase Behaviour
Understand if the Client has any specific requirements for
the catalogue. If they want any specific brands, categories
or want particular price points.
5. KNOW YOUR CLIENT THE APPROACH
2. Learn Study History
If there is an existing Programme study the same.
Study previous redemption patterns.
Which items & categories were redeemed the most Vs which items &
categories were redeemed the least.
Analyse the points value of the high redeeming products. Understand what
the Average Price points were in the previous programme. This will guide
us to implement our own pricing strategy.
What were the Price points of the Top performing items.
6. KNOW YOUR CLIENT THE APPROACH
3. Analyse Member Distribution
Analyse your Customer Spend
Understand the distribution of
Programme Members. Understand
the % of higher purchase levels to
lower purchase levels.
What is the Price point for the
identified Target Audience.
This will help in understanding where
in the catalogue to have a larger % of
the offering and also a better rewards
interval.
7. KNOW YOUR CLIENT THE APPROACH
4. Catalogue Selection & Curation
Source
Pick the right
products based
on insights
from the
Customer
Curate
Curate the best
possible
products.
Range Plan
Have the right
Category
hierarchies.
Test
Test New &
Innovative
products.
Refresh &
Replenish
Ensure regular
and prompt
refreshments &
replenishments.
Inventory
Mgmt
Cut/Delist items
that are not
performing.
Evolve
Get better
curations
through
constant
assessment of
the catalogue.
CONSTANTLY
EVOLVE
8. CORE DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
Is Well travelled & Well Informed
Is Digitally Tech Savvy
Is a Working Professional
Is Price Conscious (Not Value Minded)
Has very limited time
In the Age group of 25 60
Gender Bifurcation 60% Male & 40%
Female
Average Income of 15 20 Lakhs
Lives in Large Cosmopolitan Cities
Is Brand Conscious
Is Aspirational
9. TAKEAWAYS
Listen closely to your Customer
Learn from available data
Analyse Customer behaviour
Curate catalogue using data
Update and evolve the catalogue