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Knowledge Challenge

A friend thinks you can answer this question about Promotion Management Automation

A CPG brand runs 1,200 promotions/year across grocery retailers. Trade spend is 18% of revenue ($90M annually). They deploy a TPO platform and after 12 months, promotion execution efficiency is up 40% (faster deal sheets, faster settlement). But trade spend % is unchanged and net margin is flat. What's the missing piece?