Bringing Brands Instore with Field Marketing and Field Sales

Instore is at the heart of 5,000 retailers every week, working with many of the top brands in grocery, convenience and high street locations – as well as garden centres, independents and travel points such as airports and train stations. With national coverage, we’re only ever a stone’s throw away from where you need us to be.

From product launch to seasonal promotions, we’re here to support your brands

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Actively selling your products to deliver immediate results

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A range of inventory and auditing systems that support your investments

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Our award-winning service is designed with you in mind

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Our field-based colleagues work in dedicated territories, meaning they maximise their time in delivering great value and strong returns for our customers

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Call cycles are designed to meet your needs ensuring efficient and timely coverage

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We conduct all types of field marketing activity from promotional set up and point of sale placement to compliance checking, returns processing and full category management

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Tailored dashboards, accessible on all platforms, give you a view of the activity and results on the ground

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Our bespoke mobile technology provides real-time information including surveys, photo validation and signatures

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As part of Smiths News we’re backed by investment and a commitment to professional practice that gives reassurance to our retailer and brand partners

News & Insights

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Christmas – it’s never too early… or too late!

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Instore awarded the SafeContractor Accreditation

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Smiths News launches new partnership with the UK’s fastest growing energy drinks company Carabao

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What’s Instore for field marketing 2021?

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98% customer satisfaction

We’re proud to say we consistently deliver on our KPIs

Case Studies

“Instore have provided us with best in class service over the last 3 years in Sainsbury’s. They have worked flexibly supported our key collections whilst showcasing their expertise in the category. The approach they deploy in store gives us the confidence that our products are represented to a high level and the live reporting demonstrates this every time… professional and results driven which is why we choose them”

“Classic Sign and Design have used a number of merchandising companies to install our sticker range into a large number of discount retailers and garden centres in the UK. Instore stand out from the rest as a breath of fresh air , they react rapidly to our requirements . Present the results and problems rapidly , often in real time while the merchandiser is still in store . I could go on but can sum it up by saying they are a pleasure to deal with and our search for the perfect merchandising company is over.”

“We’ve been working with Instore over the last 6 months to grow our sales and drive awareness of the Carabao brand across various retailers. Both of which we have achieved and will continue to do so ongoing. Instore have been hugely supportive and have offered significant insight into the independent retailer arena – the team are flexible, professional and hugely energised to ensure we are reactive in the FMCG shopping environment. Considering the size of the overall business the one to one service is exceptional, really makes you feel part of the Smiths family. We couldn’t ask for more!”

“We’ve worked closely with Instore across a number of retailers for a number of years. Most recently Sainsbury’s, and Instore have been one of the driving forces of our promotional success in store – print, production and placement of POS and product of our key activity has been delivered to the highest of standards. They know the retailer, they are experts in the category and they strive for great results. Above that the team are committed, professional and open always to a challenge or new idea. We will continue to support this unique business.”

“We at H. Bauer have been publishing puzzle magazines for the past 25 years. Most recently with increasing pressure on space at retail, in fixture units have become a key part of our trading agreements and these units need to be walked in and merchandised in fixture to ensure they actually get placed correctly. We have been carrying out this activity across a number of merchandisers and retailers over the past 7 years. We recently asked Instore to carry out this work for us in a number of Tesco stores and were thrilled with the results. We saw a compliance level of 99% which is by far and away the most successful campaign I have ever been a part of. To date we would normally consider 80% compliance levels to be good so we were delighted with 99%! From start to finish Instore made the whole process of managing this activity on our behalf stress free, I really did feel that they had understood our goal and were striving to achieve it for us. When I have used other providers in the past this has not been the case. It made a nice change to not be constantly worried or feeling the need to keep calling to check on the progress, so I would like to thank the team at Instore for this. I will definitely be using Instore merchandising in the future and will be recommending them to all my colleagues within the Bauer Group and the wider magazine industry.“

“Instore are new to the supply chain auditing sector. We were impressed with some other workstreams they were doing for us within Sainsbury’s which is why we started working with them on the Good Faith Receiving (GFR) project. Their work has been to a very high standard and their responses to requests and challenges have always been very positive and delivered in a timely manner.”

Drawing on years of experience we can offer campaign advice and supply competitive quotes. Whatever your enquiry you’re guaranteed a quick and professional response.