329. Your Brand Is Not Broken. The Margin For Error Got Smaller.
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Daniel Lohman discusses the challenges CPG founders face in a tighter retail environment and the importance of decision quality.
329. Growth feels harder right now. Not necessarily because your brand is broken. But because the margin for error got smaller. In this episode, Daniel Lohman explains why so many entrepreneurial CPG founders feel like they are working harder than ever — even when sales are growing. Sales may be up, but cash still feels tight. Promotions may move volume, but margin can still get compressed. Shoppers may still love your brand, but buy differently than they did before. And your reports may show what happened without telling you why it happened, what influenced it, or what to do next. This episode explains why today's retail environment is less forgiving, why more data does not automatically create more clarity, and why decision quality has become one of the most important ways founders can protect runway. You'll learn how the Retail Clarity Framework™ helps founders move beyond "what happened" and start asking better questions: What happened? Why did it happen? What influenced it? What should happen next? You'll also hear why the biggest leak in your business may not be cash, trade spend, deductions, or execution. It may be the way your reports are helping — or failing to help —…
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