Revenue Growth & Margin Intelligence

Turn Trade Spend Into Profitable Growth

Strata gives mid-market CPG brands the analytics to measure TRUE promotional ROI, see customer-level P&L down to the promotion, and plan smarter with AI.

11-15%
of CPG revenue goes to trade spend
80%
of CPGs lack the right analytics tools
70%
can't evaluate promo effectiveness
56%
say trade processes are too manual

Trade Spend Is Your Largest
Controllable Cost

Most CPG brands spend millions on promotions every year but lack visibility into what's actually working. The result: eroded margins, wasted budget, and missed growth.

80%
Lack Capabilities
of CPGs don't have the right tools to support pricing, trade allocations, or go-to-market strategies.
70%
Can't Evaluate
of organizations don't feel promotions can be effectively evaluated or optimized with current tools.
56%
Too Manual
of organizations say their trade promotion processes are too manual and time-consuming.
43%
Disconnected Data
of organizations struggle with inconsistent or disconnected data across systems and teams.

Margin Intelligence for
Smarter Trade Decisions

We combine your sell-through data, syndicated market data, and COGS to deliver a complete picture of promotional profitability.

Profitability Analytics

Full P&L visibility by customer, product, and promotion. Understand true margin after trade spend, COGS, and freight at every level.

TRUE ROI Analysis

Go beyond volume lift. Our TRUE ROI captures margin erosion on base volume, forward-buy detection, and break-even analysis. Every event scored: Scale, Maintain, Adjust, or Kill.

AI-Powered Promo Planning

AI analyzes your historical ROI data and generates complete annual promotional strategies. Compare plans side-by-side, then export to editable PowerPoint calendars and Excel.

Competitive Intelligence

Integrate Circana syndicated data for head-to-head brand comparison on pricing, promotional lift, discount depth, distribution coverage, and merchandising effectiveness.

AI Strategy Advisor

Ask questions about fund mix, pricing, or competitive positioning and get answers grounded in your live data, backed by published benchmarks from McKinsey, Bain, and BCG.

Consulting & Advisory

Hands-on commercial strategy, trade promotion optimization, and annual planning support from experienced CPG practitioners.

Live in 4 Weeks.
No IT Project Required.

From signed agreement to live insights. We handle the heavy lifting so your team can focus on decisions.

01

Sign & Discovery

Kickoff call to understand your business, data sources, and P&L structure. We provide exact file templates.

02

Data Collection

Your team gathers billing data, trade accruals, product COGS, and price lists. Syndicated data optional for competitive intelligence.

03

Configuration & QA

We configure your P&L model, map accounts and products, and validate outputs against your known actuals.

04

Go Live

Secure login access, training session, and full platform available. Interactive dashboards, AI planning, and professional exports from day one.

What Margin Intelligence Delivers

Industry research shows that companies practicing Revenue Growth Management consistently outperform peers. Individual results vary.

4-7%
Gross Margin Improvement
Industry-reported annualized gain when RGM is implemented across the trade spend portfolio.*
~4 Weeks
From Sign to Live
No IT project. No ERP integration. Upload files, get answers. Full platform live in about a month.
100%
Promotion Visibility
Every promotion measured, every dollar tracked, every decision backed by data.

*Based on published industry research. Results vary by company. Strata CPG does not guarantee specific financial outcomes.

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Let's Talk About Your
Trade Spend

Whether you're exploring margin analytics for the first time or looking to get more from your trade spend, we'd love to learn about your business.

Reach Out Directly

We're a focused team that moves fast. Expect a response within one business day.

Headquarters
United States
Response Time
Within 1 business day