Promomash Reviews

The most obvious advantage that Promomash has is the team that works there. We have had nothing but great experiences with everyone we've worked with, ranging from IT, to our Deductions team and our Promotional support. They have a wealth of knowledge which has been a huge asset for a mid-sized brand such as ourselves. Moving from managing our promotions on Excel to Promomash has been a total night and day change of our day to day operations. We are able to simply send an email to them capturing the promotion and it gets added into our promotional/ deduction sheet and is ready to go. Finding a trade rate, or an individual promtion is no longer a huge chore to track down and it makes a fantastic repository for all our documents, invoices, deductions, etc. On the dispute side, it has saved our team a full day of work per week, not having to file disputes and the disputes that Promomash has filed for us has resulted in an incredible success rate. It has been a big hit so far for us internally and we are looking forward to what innovation Promomash will continue to provide in the platform moving forward!

The only downsides I can think of is that they are still expanding and it does feel like we could use some more hands on deck. It is such a great tool that it's understandable they are growing, so at times it does feel like they could stand to grow more personnel-wise. That being said, the account managers we have are diligent and timely and are always available to answer questions through Slack channel. There are some features to the tool that would be "nice-to-have" but doesn't necessarily solve anything major on a daily basis. The pros outweigh the few cons there are

The time spent on managing our entire promotional calendar for all of our retailers was no longer feasible as we continued to grow. Managing files on Excel and using rough estimates for base volumes was basically putting us in a "reactive" mindset vs. "proactive." We could never get ahead of things until the end of the year and really had no visibility into how our budget was progressing. Now, we have all of our deductions in one place, our promotional calendars are assigned to their respective retailers & our projections on promotions are much more accurate, thanks to how they utilize our data from Spins to project base & incremental volumes. We have a much more accurate trade rate to work from and now we can understand if we can actually afford that promo in Q3/ Q4 or if we are pushing past our point of comfort. If you are utilizing Excel to manage your promotions, it will totally change how you operate for the better.

Promomash is the perfect solution for us to track trade spend, plan accounts, and manage deductions with limited internal bandwidth. Implementation was fast and effective and we are up and running. What gets measured gets managed, so if you are using a clunky system or internal spreadsheets, this will be a gamechanger for you.

We really haven't had any hiccups since we started. The team is super responsive and if they need to build custom functionality they do it without complaint. They clearly want to help us succeed.

Moving us from offline trackers and spreadsheets to a one-stop shop for all things trade spend related from budgeting and planning all the way through to deductions and disputing.

With all the new tech and software out there, this platform really stands out. It is a very valuable tool and software for us. It has made our promotional planning better every year and has saved us a lot of time because it clears our deductions as well. Customer service is top notch.

Nothing, this platform is great. Having a dedicated team member or power user can really make a difference.

Promomash has effectively streamlined our promotional planning, and has reduced our workload clearing our deductions.

Promomash has been a huge value add to our company in terms of deductions management. We used to spend 15-20 hours or more each month just trying to make sense of deductions (i.e. not counting any time to dispute them, etc.). And the process was still not robust. Enter Promomash. The combination of their team + portal means that we now spend only about 1-2 hours tops, most of which is strategic (i.e. gleaning insights from Promomash's reports and tools). They've really made it quite simple for us, from deductions classification to disputing incorrect deductions, they do it all, saving us hours of valuable time to focus on much more strategic initiatives.

No real downsides per se; we are quite happy with the support. It would be good to see them start to incorporate AI automation to streamline things further, and lower costs for smaller brands.

Promomash saves us several hours per month to focus on more strategic initiatives, while handling all the tactical aspects of deduction management.

It's very user-friendly. All functions are intuitive and easy to figure out. I love their calendar view for events.

Not much. I haven't really come across an issue that has caused me any trouble.

Organizing our large staff & events to ensure everyone arrives to their shifts on time with no excuses. The ability for our staff to submit detailed reports where we can pull up into an Excel sheet is also a fantastic feature.

The option of gathering all information in one place to successfully evaluate promotion effectiveness.

Time of initial set-up and data collection.

Matching the deductions, consumption, and the promo spend for effective analysis.

.Since using the Promomash Portal, the tracking of Promotions, Analysis and Deductions has improved

Getting the accounts initially set up was time-consuming but, in the end, well worth it

Deduction review and promotion analysis

The most helpful thing about using Promomash is tracking trade spend by customers and the overall business. The best thing about this is real-time information on overall trade spend.

I have not found anything that I do not like about Promomash. We had some challenges initially on setting up specific customer promotions but Promomash was able to customize the platform to accomodate.

Promomash provides real-time data regarding trade spend.

Promomash is the best field marketing managment platform in the CPG industry. This comprehensive platform fosters efficient data and clear results for administrative company managment. Further, the PM staff associates are readily accessible with immediate assistance and guidance; for both brand managers and BAs on a 24/7 basis. I have trusted Promomash as THE top asset while managing demo programs for over 8+ years in the CPG industry. Promomash is key for growing a brand with transparent information and field marketing confidence!

N/A - There is nothing that I dislike about Promomash. Thank you.

Promomash's Trade Promotion managment program has been a lifesaver for expanding CPG companies, and a wise step for those who need to tackle the doldrums of deduction. I have seen the clear results of PM's efforts to unpack and broaden knowledge for a brand's admin team; this process is beyond valuable.

One of the best features of Promomash is the team behind the product. Always available, supportive, informed and on the cutting edge of trends in the industry.

I can't think of any downsides to Promomash

It is now easy to get an all-inclusive picture of ROI & deductions because Promomash pulls all aspects of trade spend into one place with an easy-to-use interface. Accessing and reviewing accurate information on a timely basis helps our brand make better promotional decisions.