Product Promoter App That Drives Offtake in African Stores
A promoter standing in a Lagos supermarket or a Nairobi chain store is your last chance to win the sale. BeatRoute turns the product promoter app from an attendance log into a selling tool. What to push today, what is on the shelf, what actually sold.
Built for Modern Trade and General Trade Channels
Goal-Driven AI for Better Promoter Performance
Designed for promoters and merchandisers
⊢Trusted by AAVA Brands, BUA Foods and Dangote Cement⊣
Product promoter presence isn't enough
Brands invest in product promoters to generate incremental sales that exceed their investment. They expect promoters to deliver a positive ROI by influencing purchase decisions and driving higher sales. However, in most cases, they are not able to achieve this because they focus only on ensuring product availability and visibility, while paying less attention to ensuring advocacy.
BeatRoute enables promoters to drive all three levers by ensuring availability is improved, visibility is executed, and advocacy actually happens at the store level. This turns promoter deployment from a cost center into a driver of tertiary sales growth.
Plan
Define roles: promoters, merchandisers and managers
Set up role-based workflows so every promoter, merchandiser, and manager has the right tasks, permissions, and reporting structure.
Map staff to MT stores, GT stores, counters, or activation zones
Assign promoters to specific modern trade stores, general trade outlets, counters, or activation zones for clear ownership and coverage.
Pre-load demos, launches, or training modules by outlet type
Equip promoters with the right demo scripts, launch content, and training modules based on the outlet type they are working in.
Assign KPIs like demos, feedbacks, and offtake
Set up and assign KPIs across demos, customer feedbacks, and SKU offtake so every promoter knows exactly what to deliver in-store.
Design stock checks, VM checks, and in-store surveys
Configure structured stock checks, visual merchandising audits, and in-store surveys to capture the data that matters at every visit.
Setup store wise stock norms and deviation alerts
Define store-wise stock norms and trigger real-time alerts the moment inventory deviates from the expected levels.
Execute
Track attendance & grooming via GPS-tagged selfie check-ins
Promoters check in with GPS-tagged selfies that confirm location, mark attendance accurately, and capture grooming compliance against brand guidelines.
Record sellout and quantities of SKU offtake
Capture sellout and SKU-wise offtake quantities directly from the field to keep your sales picture accurate and timely.
Scan barcodes for SKU validation or serial numbers
Scan SKU barcodes or serial numbers to validate the right products at the right counters and prevent execution errors.
Validate visual merchandising with AI image grading
Use AI-based image grading to validate visual merchandising executions against brand standards, instantly and objectively.
Capture VM executions via photos and videos
Promoters capture VM executions through photos and videos for a clear, evidence-backed view of in-store visibility.
Track POSM placement, pricing, and competitor presence
Log POSM placement, on-shelf pricing, and competitor activity to protect brand share and respond faster to market moves.
Measure
View promoter scorecards and KPI completion by store
Review promoter scorecards and KPI completion by store to see who is delivering and where intervention is needed.
Monitor attendance vs. output across stores and teams
Compare attendance against output across stores and teams to surface productivity gaps and reward consistent performers.
Review performance insights to refine KPIs
Use performance insights to continuously refine KPIs so promoter goals stay aligned with what actually moves the business.
Analyze stock levels with stock norms to make adjustments
Analyze stock levels against defined norms across stores to make timely adjustments and avoid stock-outs or overstock situations.
Solve problems with BeatRoute Copilot
BeatRoute Copilot helps managers detect anomalies, flag duplicate or suspicious entries, and solve in-store problems faster with AI.
Tracking issue status and resolution
Track the status and resolution of every issue raised in-store, ensuring nothing slips through the cracks.
What our customers are saying: real results & testimonials
“With BeatRoute, we observed a 20% increase in sales across retail counters within months.”
— Indrani Lahiri, Cosmic Nutracos
Resources
Relevant resources
In-store promotion, offtake and shelf execution, for African retail.
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Read moreFrequently Asked Questions
What does the product promoter app do beyond attendance?
It tells the promoter what to push at that store today, captures offtake and stock at the counter. Flags a display gap while they can still fix it.
Does it work offline in a mall or basement store?
Yes. Sales, stock counts and photos are captured on the device and sync when the network returns, which matters where signal dies indoors.
How is promoter performance measured fairly?
Against offtake and execution at their own store, geo-verified, so a promoter in a slower location is not judged on somebody else's footfall.
Can promoters and field reps work the same outlets?
Yes. Promoter activity and rep coverage sit in one outlet universe, so in-store results and distribution are read together.
Does it capture competitor activity in store?
Yes. Competitor pricing, promotions and shelf presence are recorded on the same visit.