Growing Need for Software Solutions Boosts Asia Pacific Trade Promotion Management Software Market
The trade process is subject to be technology-enabled. In the present scenario, spreadsheets and Microsoft Excel are used to prepare the budget for trade promotion activities. The need for trade promotion management software is rising to optimize promotion expenditure incurred by end user companies. The software can collect and interpret promotional data completely and draw valuable insights such as incremental lift, ROI, total volume, and funds spent on consumer goods salespeople and marketing. As a result, the use of connected platforms comprising processes such as planning, trade, retail, finances, budgeting, and distribution is growing.Also, consumer goods companies provide continuous development regarding capabilities in trade promotion planning by executing stable and server-based trade promotion management solutions or hybrid solutions between on-premises and cloud-based applications. In the case of consumer goods, retail, or e-commerce companies, the development of a trade promotion strategy is key to boosting top-line revenue while maintaining customer loyalty. Therefore, companies such as Accelytics help create a connected environment among enterprises by taking leverage of their trade promotion management and supply chain expertise. The company assists an end user in identifying trade processes, as well as realizing the company's value and maximizing it.
Accelytics claims that by using its Anaplan technology, an end user can generate a lucrative trade promotion strategy that produces greater ROI and offers excellent customer experiences. Anaplan is a platform with an Excel-type functionality that offers more flexibility. Thus, the presence of trade promotion management software providers in the market helps target end users to utilize trade promotion management software to boost revenue, which drives the market growth.
Asia Pacific Trade Promotion Management Software Market Overview
In Asia Pacific, Australia, China, India, Japan, and South Korea are witnessing a rise in technological innovations. Owing to the rapid developments in technology, favourable initiatives by governments of these countries for strengthening the consumer goods & retail sector, digitalization of economies, and growing disposable income of the middle-income class group, the region's overall economy will continue to grow in the coming years. In the past decade, Asia Pacific experienced economic growth, leading to increased consumer spending - especially due to the broadening middle-class level income group and young and tech-savvy demographics of the region.Evolving sales channels and routes-to-market, growing momentum by e-commerce players, and entry of small and local brands are among the prevailing trends in Asian economies, which will play a significant role in driving the growth of the FMCG sector. Moreover, online-only companies, such as Shopee and Lazada, are differentiating their portfolio by managing logistics and supply chains.
As a result, FMCG brands are realizing the requirement of making their products available on different online portals and other channels through which consumers can purchase these items. This factor encourages retailers and FMCG companies to invest substantial amounts in promotional activities to make their products available to a high number of buyers.
Such inclination toward making products available on different platforms is projected to boost the use of trade promotion management software across the region. Furthermore, trade promotions are the highest cost incurred by large consumer goods companies. This expenditure puts these companies in a difficult scenario to measure the ROI of such expenses, which is projected to propel the demand for trade promotion management software to maximize ROI in the coming years.
Asia Pacific Trade Promotion Management Software Market Segmentation
The Asia Pacific trade promotion management software market is segmented into component, deployment type, application, Industry vertical, and country .- Based on component, the Asia Pacific trade promotion management software market is bifurcated into solution and services. The solution segment held a larger share of the Asia Pacific trade promotion management software market in 2022.
- In terms of deployment the Asia Pacific trade promotion management software market is bifurcated into cloud and on-premise . The cloud segment held a larger share of the Asia Pacific trade promotion management software market in 2022.
- Based on application, the Asia Pacific trade promotion management software market is bifurcated into large enterprises and SMEs. The large enterprises segment held a larger share of the Asia Pacific trade promotion management software market in 2022.
- In terms of industry vertical the Asia Pacific trade promotion management software market is segmented into retail & consumer goods, pharmaceutical, it and services, manufacturing, and others . The retail & consumer goods segment held the largest share of the Asia Pacific trade promotion management software market in 2022.
- Based on country, the Asia Pacific trade promotion management software market is segmented into China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, and the Rest of Asia Pacific. China dominated the Asia Pacific trade promotion management software market in 2022.
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Companies Mentioned
- Wipro Ltd
- Aera Technology
- TELUS Global
- o9 Solutions, Inc.
- Oracle Corp
- SAP SE
- UpClear
- Anaplan Inc