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Today, we have abundant data, better information, fair knowledge and poor insight. Encountering wisdom is a rare occurrence!The data is out there on our spreadsheets, databases and hard disks.
Here are 20 simple effective metrics for a Sales /Brand manager.It is not all these metrics, probably an ideal combination of one or two of these metrics for a given business problem can show a direction - The right direction.The wisdom is finding out the combination. I leave the choice to you.Lastly, as some one aptly puts it,
A collection of data is not information.A collection of information is not knowledge.A collection of knowledge is not wisdom.A collection of wisdom is not truth.
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Metric
A metric is a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
Remember , What gets measured , gets done. If you cannot measure it, You cannot
manage it
Few definitions in brief
Segment and Category makes a Market
Segment : People with similar needs Made up of people or organizations sharing
one or more characteristics that cause them to demand similar product and/or services
Category : Inter changeable brands or serviceA category is a group or set of things that have similar characteristics. Similar and competing products (or services) all fall into the same brand category.
Metrics at a glance
Target achievementIncremental and GrowthCAGRPer capita per monthContribution percentIncremental contributionContribution IndexYTDMATSimple Moving Average
Market ShareRelative Market shareEvolution IndexMarket capitalization IndexRate of CannibalizationCOGSGross Margin and ProfitROIPerformance SpreadPerformance Span
1.Target achievement
Achievement vs. the Target
This can be measured at a specific time interval like Month, Quarter, Half-Yearly, Yearly, YTD (Year to date) etc.
Use: To measure sales success
Total sales for the period
Total Target for the period
Target achievement =
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2.Incremental and Growth
Incremental: Absolute incremental in revenue compared to last period ( Month, Qtr. , Year etc.)
Growth : Incremental as a percent to last period’s revenue is growth.
Use: Measure the health of a brand or a organization Vs. Market competition
This year sales – Last year sales
Last year salesGrowth =
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3.CAGR (Compounded Annual Growth Rate)
CAGR the year-over-year average growth rate over a specified period of time. It is best explained if you understand what is not CAGR!
Suppose you have started your sales with Rs.100 in 1st year and ended up with Rs.364.65 in 4th year. You have grown at 70%,50%,30% and 10% respectively in 4 Years. If some one asks you on an average what is the growth per year, it is not the average of 70+50+30+10 divided by 4 = 40%.
This is where CAGR is used. You will find it as ~ 38.1876%.
End Sales
Start Sales
CAGR =
1 No. Yrs*
- 1
* No of years In between Start year and End year
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4.Per Capita Per Month
This is to measure average sales by each sales man per month
Use: This gives a quantum of sales contribution per salesman. Can be used to compare productivity
Average sales per month
Number of SalesmenPCPM =
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5.Contribution Percent
This is to measure the percent of contribution from each entity like salesman / Territory/ Brand to the total sale.
Use: To measure the degree of dependence on a brand / Territory /Salesman to the total sales
Total sales of all entities
Sale of the identified entity Contribution % =
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6.Incremental Contribution
This is to measure the percent of contribution from each salesman / Territory/ Brand to the total Incremental sale.
Use: To measure the degree of dependence on a brand / Territory /Salesman to the total Incremental sales / Revenue
Total Incremental sales of all entities
Incremental Sale of entityIncremental Contribution
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7.Contribution Index Is a number that denotes the number of times the average
contribution of each entity like territory / Salesman and Brand sales
Use: To measure the relative contribution of each entity to the average. If it is more than 1, the Contribution is above the average of all, if equal it is on par else it is less than the average of all.
Average sales of all entities
Sale of the entity Contribution Index =
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8.YTD
YTD : Year to Date (Similarly QTD and MTD) Revenue/Sales form the beginning of the year
E.g. On 31st March 2010 YTD sales means, sales from 1st Jan 2010 to 31st Mar 2010
Use : Measure the sales quantum at a specific point of time
YTD Apr 2010 = Jan -10 + Feb-10 + Mar-10 + Apr-10 (sales)
MTD – 4/Jun/2010 = 1-Jun + 2-Jun + 3-Jun + 4-Jun (sales)
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9.MAT
MAT : Moving Annual Total Last 12 months Revenue/sales
E.g.: Feb 2009 to Jan 2010 sales are called MAT Jan 2010 Sales Use: As it data is for the past 12 months, comparing two
points of MAT data evens out the fluctuations
MAT Jan-10 = Feb-09 + Mar-09 +……+ Dec-09 + Jan-10MAT Jun-10 = Jul-09 + Aug-09 +……+ May-10 + Jun-10
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10.Simple Moving Average
Also called as rolling/running average, is a series of numbers
Commonly used with time series data to smooth out short-term fluctuations and highlight longer-term trends.
E.g.: Take the sales of the last 20 days, add them and divide the total by 20. Next day, take last 20 days average, next day again last 20 days average. The resultant series is a simple 20 day moving average.
SMA of sales(20 Days)
1 day to 20 day sales average , 2 day to 21 day sales average , 3 day to 22 day sales average , 4 day to 23 day sales average,………
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11.Market share of a brand
Expressed in percentage Can be in Units and also in Revenue
Market Refers to ‘defined market’ for the brand
Total sales of the brand
Total sales of the market
Market Share % =
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12.Relative Market share Index
Expressed as a number
Comparing brand market share with the biggest competitor’s market share
Can be measured for units as well as revenue
Brand Market Share
Brand leader’s Market shareRelative Market Share Index =
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13.Evolution Index
Evolution Index is a number that denotes the rate of brand growth vs. the market Growth in a given geography
If the resultant index is more than 1,the brand is growing faster than the market. if equal it is on par with the market
Use: To determine the growth of a brand relative to market
100 + (Market Growth%) X 100)
100 + ((Brand Growth%) X 100)Evolution Index
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14.Market Capitalization Index
Market Capitalization Index (MCI) is a number that denotes the degree of market captured by the brand in a given geography
Use: This measure can give indication of opportunity realized and opportunity in waiting in a given geography
Market Contribution% of a geography
Brand Contribution% of a geographyMCI =
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15.Rate of Cannibalization
Cannibalization is a process where the new introduction (say the line extension of a brand) eats in to sales of the existing brand(say the Mother brand) from the same organization.
Use: To measure to assess the impact of new introduction on the existing brand
Sales of new Introduction
Sales loss (Actual or Expected ) from Existing brand
Rate ofCannibalization
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16.COGS – Cost of Goods Sold
The total of direct expenses incurred in producing goods. Includes the actual cost of materials, direct labor costs in making the goods in saleable condition.
COGS does not include indirect expenses such as
advertising and promotion , sales force costs, office or administrative , accounting expenses, royalties, rent etc.
COGS = Actual Manufacturing Cost + Packing Costs + Transport Costs
Inventory Costs are also taken by some organization as a part of COGS
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17.Gross Margin % ; Gross profit
Gross Margin is the difference between revenue and COGS
Gross profit is the difference between revenue and the COGS, before deducting payroll costs ,overhead costs, interest and taxation.
Revenue
Revenue - COGSGross Margin % =
Gross profit = Net sales – Cost of goods sold (COGS)
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18.ROI ROI measures the Gains / Profits earned for costs involved / investments
done.
To be Simple, The Incremental Gains and Incremental Costs need to be taken for computations to measure the ROI of an Activity/ Costs involved or investments done Vs. the Gains achieved because of the activity or investment.
Usually Measured as% , Hence Multiplication by 100
Costs Involved
Gains – Costs Involved ROI % =
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X 100
19.Performance Spread Spread is measure how many entities* have performed on
or above the benchmark ?* Entities can be salesman, brands, SKUs, territories, areas etc.
Spread is often measured at a specific point of time like Month ,Qtr., Year etc.
Use: to measure dispersion of Success among entities
Spread* = No of entities above benchmark : Total No. of entities
* Spread is best expressed as Ratio than a percent for a better understanding.* Spread is at a specific point of time. Hence , showing the point of time is
essential .eg.YTD-Jan’12
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20.Performance Span
Measure of how often the performance is on or above benchmark in a given time frame is Span.
Measured for a time frame like Jan-Dec,Day1-Day31 etc.
Use: To measure dispersion of success across time frame and also predictability of success and risk.
Span* = No of months above bench mark : Total no. of months* Span is best expressed as Ratio than a percent for a better
understanding.* Span for a given time interval, hence showing the time interval is
essential ( Jan 2010 to Dec 2010)
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