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Executive Brief

The promotional profitability paradox

Promotional budgets have grown steadily year over year. So has the gap between what companies invest and what they actually get back. Incremental lift is flat or declining.

Post-event analysis confirms what many already suspect: a significant share of promotional spend generates little to no measurable return. And yet the cycle repeats.

Download the brief to understand the structural forces that drive the gap between promotional investment and promotional return and how to solve them.

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