Wolverine Worldwide and First Insight Announce Global Strategic Partnership to Integrate Digital Product Testing and Voice of Customer Analytics
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To accomplish this, Wolverine Worldwide has integrated First Insight’s Voice of the Customer predictive analytics solution across its portfolio, which includes Merrell, Sperry, Hush Puppies,
“Wolverine Worldwide is a global business managing multiple brands, so it’s crucial that the company has the best data available to understand how its consumers’ needs and preferences vary by market,” said
First Insight created the first digital product testing solution in 2007, enabling brands and retailers to combine the voice of their customers with advanced AI and predictive analytics to reduce risk in their assortments, focus on winning products and improve their pricing strategies. Predictive feedback from consumers can be delivered in 24–48 hours, helping hundreds of brands and retailers bring the right products to market at the right price and in the right quantities.
“With the guidance and support of First Insight’s Key Account Management team, we have been able to leverage robust consumer demand data to increase product confidence, leading to higher sales at sell-in,” said Goodman. “Wolverine Worldwide is viewing the current COVID-19 crisis as a catalyst to leverage customer research and accelerate our digital transformation to emerge better and stronger than ever.”
“First Insight has helped us to better understand our international consumer desires, enabling us to optimize our global product offerings,” said Pinkham. “Additionally, by testing with different regions and leading with the winners, we are able to build confidence and increase sell-in with our international partners. With First Insight’s tools, we’re able to innovate faster and ensure our global partners are aligned on product, price points and marketing.”
About
First Insight is the world’s leading digital product testing and decision-making platform that empowers retailers and brands to incorporate the Voice of the Customer into the design, pricing, planning, and marketing of new products. Through the use of online consumer engagement, the First Insight solution gathers real-time consumer data and applies predictive analytic models powered by machine learning and AI to create actionable insights, which drive measurable value. Retailers, manufacturers and brands use the First Insight solution to design, select, price, plan and market the most profitable new products for reduced markdown rates and improved sales, margins and inventory turnover. Customers include some of world’s leading vertically integrated brands, sporting goods companies, department stores, mass merchant retailers and wholesalers. For further information, please visit www.firstinsight.com.
About Wolverine Worldwide
Founded in 1883 on the belief in the possibility of opportunity,
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First Insight Contact:
SVP of Marketing
gretchen.jezerc@firstinsight.com
First Insight Media Contact:
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Wolverine Worldwide Media Contact:
vpesonen@lambert.com
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