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Pilgrim's implemented Blacksmith TPM in 5 months and successfully converted trade processes from its legacy system.

Tyson Foods was recognized for their commitment to industry excellence in trade promotion management.

The process isn’t perfect. The data isn’t perfect. It’s likely that the effort will never be 100% complete, but the insights gained are 100% better.

Nestlé expands TPM capabilities. Nestlé, one of the world’s most notable food companies, implemented Blacksmith TPM in 2016.

Smucker’s took home the customer award for adoption of our trade promotion analytics platform.

Now, with TPO software, InnovAsian can analyze and plan trade promotions by tactic, customer and product to achieve maximum revenue and profit results.

Ventura's team has found value in TPM and TPO functionality. They love the visibility, the master calendar, and more.

Deviated prices carry higher administrative costs than rebates due to the ambiguity of the effective claim rate. 80%+ of the deviated price offers are ‘private,’ meaning that only a single distributor is aware of the offer and has access to those discounts.

Sales, IT, marketing, operations, and management can improve business decisions with the right foodservice TPM application.

To improve its trade promotion management approach, Basic American Foods selected Blacksmtih TPM to manage its foodservice trade spend.

Four days. Seven educational workshops. Thousands of participants. One message: ignite leadership with speed and purpose.

TPO software generates accurate baselines so CPGs like Snyder's-Lance can evaluate post-promotion results in real time.