Data Profits iKIS solution determines if your sales spikes are a result of seasonality, a market trend, or an event. While events and ads affect sales, there is additional analysis iKIS runs to determine the impacts of seasonality and market trends within those sales. We perform the following analysis across every product/location:
The iKIS Seasonality and Market trend wizard calculates the index or trend of product sales and applies it to the base demand forecast, providing the user with a true forecast over time.
Ad and Event demand is generated above or below the base sales demand due to an event. Some iKIS features for Ad or Event sales include:
Market trend demand has an impact but does not repeat based on a schedule. Some iKIS features for Market Trend management include:
Seasonal demand has a pattern that repeats on a time schedule. Some iKIS features for Seasonal management include:
Sales that repeat based on time are seasonal, whether sales peaks repeat once a year, or once a month, if the pattern repeats over time it is seasonal.
A market trend is something that is occurring in the market today and doesn’t cycle based on a calendar. A market trend will also show up at your competition. A popular video game is released and sales spike for you and your competition.
Sales that occur and are connected to your sales ad or event (competition has a sale, BOGO, special price this week, etc.). These user-entered events can be one-time or generally recurring.
A hit artist releases a new CD in April, the immediate rise in sales would be a market trend. The same hit artist releases a holiday CD in December, the resulting sales will be seasonal and potentially have a market trend, if sales spike suddenly due to popularity of the artist.
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