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Where the line is carried

Sena reads channel reach from where buyers in each market bought the category and what they paid there.

  • 190+ countries
  • 5M+ consumer network
  • 250+ integrations
The problem

From listed to carried

An account list and a sell-in figure describe intent to be present. Presence is a separate measurement, and three things decide whether it holds.

01

Listed is treated as present

THE ACCOUNT LIST 5 LISTED · 100% COVERED THE FLOOR WAS NOT MEASURED COVERAGE READS COMPLETE CAPTURES TAKEN IN THE OUTLET EMPTY EMPTY 3 OF 5 CARRIED THE LINE TWO GAPS, LOCATED

An account appears on the list, so the market reads as covered. Whether the line was on the floor that week is a separate question, answered by a separate measurement.

  • A listed account with an empty face counts the same as a full one.
  • Coverage looks complete while buyers in that market met a rival.
02

The rival's map, absent

OWN OUTLETS THE RIVAL APPROXIMATE OVERLAP AND GAP BOTH GENERAL ONE MAP, BOTH FOOTPRINTS GAP OURS THEIRS LOCATED

Own accounts are known. Where a competitor is carried in the same market is inferred, so the overlap and the gap both stay approximate.

  • The rival outlets beyond the line's current reach sit outside the report.
  • Effort spreads evenly while the gap stays general.
03

Sell-in ends at delivery

SELL-IN, RISING DELIVERY IS THE LAST READING WAREHOUSE THE GAP, MEASURED SHIPPED BOUGHT, FLAT REORDER AT RISK

Volume shipped into an account records what was left in the warehouse. What buyers took off the floor is a different number, and the gap between them is where the read gets lost.

  • Sell-in growth can sit on top of flat consumer purchase.
  • The correction arrives once the reorder goes quiet.
What Sena does for channel reach

Coverage from real purchase

Sena is the decision AI with access to real-world data. It records where buyers in each market bought the category and what they paid there, then reads coverage from those locations.

Per market

Where buyers bought

Sena reports the outlets buyers in that market used, one market at a time, from recorded purchase.

  • Purchase locations counted per market, with the date attached.
  • The outlets carrying category volume named, and the ones carrying little.
One map

Own presence beside theirs

Sena reads what each outlet stocks and prices, so own coverage and a competitor's arrive on one map.

  • Presence and price read off the same capture, dated.
  • The overlap and the gap located by market and outlet.
Same window

Sell-in against sell-out

Sena sets own shipped volume beside what buyers in that market took, for the same window.

  • Own account and sell-in data connected through 250+ integrations.
  • The gap between shipped and bought was quantified per market.
The method

Reading channel reach

Coverage is only as accurate as the place it was measured. A list records intent to be present. A capture records presence.

Input · what it answers

Four sources of presence

Source 01

Receipts

Where buyers in that market bought the category, and what they paid there.

Source 02

Store captures

What each outlet stocks and prices, with the market and date attached.

Source 03

Geo-verified photos

Presence and facing read off the image, so the figure and its evidence arrive together.

Source 04

Stated preference

Where buyers in that market say they look for the category first.

Count, capture, compare

Step 01

Name the category and the markets

Sena reads each market on its own, since a regional coverage figure averages the country with the gap into the ones that hold.

Step 02

Count purchase locations

Sena counts where buyers in that market bought, so coverage starts from where the category moved.

Step 03

Read presence in the outlet

Sena captures what is stocked and priced there, on own line and every rival's, dated to the capture.

Step 04

Set sell-in against sell-out

Own shipped volume reports beside what buyers took, for the same window and market.

OUTLETS CARRYING VOLUME NAMED OURS AND EACH RIVAL'S LOCATED SHIPPED AGAINST BOUGHT PER MARKET EVERY FIGURE OPENS TO THE CAPTURE FOUR RETURNS, ONE MAP
01

What the coverage read returns

The outlets carrying category volume in each market, named. Own presence and each rival's, with the overlap and the gap located. The gap between shipped volume and consumer purchase, per market.

Any figure open to the outlet, the market, and the date behind it.

RIVAL CARRIED LINE ABSENT · PRIORITY LISTED, EMPTY A SERVICE PROBLEM SELL-IN AHEAD CONSUMER PURCHASE FLAT REORDER AT RISK
02

What the gap changes

A market where a rival holds outlets the line is absent from names the priority. An account listed but empty on the floor names a service problem where coverage already holds.

Sell-in ahead of purchase names a market where the reorder is at risk.

Direct from real consumers

Shared under explicit consent

Real people share what they buy and prefer, under explicit consent. Sena captures it directly at the source, so every figure traces back to where it came from whenever a number comes under question.

Real people, real consent Zero-party data straight from the source Traceable and verifiable
Sena for channel reach

Ask Sena where coverage ends

Sena answers coverage questions from consumer data collected under explicit consent, then names the market and the outlet.

4 sources · coverage read per market · Open the captures ↗ · figures in this exchange are illustrative

Where coverage stops being a count

Each marketReconciled first

Each market, one map

Sena answers a coverage question across the markets a team names, and reconciles each market line before reporting it.

Cross-market coverage
Same windowPresence and purchase

Read presence against purchase

Sena places outlet presence beside recorded purchase for the same window, so coverage reads against where the category moved.

The coverage figure
Every gapOpens to a capture

The gap names its capture

Every coverage figure opens to the outlet, the market, and the date. A disputed gap resolves to the outlets that were captured.

Located and traceable

Size the outlet grid

One figure, set from four inputs, counting the outlet and SKU pairs Sena reads across a footprint.

Shape of the business
The inputs
Outlets3,000
SKUs600
Markets reported18
Outlet-SKU pairs Sena reads
1,800,000 Outlets × SKUs
Markets reported
18 Reported beside the figure, outside the formula
outlet-SKU pairs=outlets×SKUs markets·reported beside the figure
Counted against the coverage map already held. Multiplying by market count or distributor count double counts, since an outlet already sits in one market and is already served by its distributor. Markets cap at 190 · refresh reported beside the number, not inside the formula · presets are placeholders pending a pass on customer data
How Sena reaches the answer

What the coverage read shows

A coverage picture rests on the capture behind it

A coverage picture rests on the capture behind it. Sena builds every figure here from real-world signals, captured when the question needs it. It runs from the outlet a buyer walked into through to the dated capture a team opens when a coverage claim gets challenged.

Consumer activity

Records where buyers in each market bought the category and what they paid there, so coverage rests on real purchase locations.

Computer vision

Reads what each outlet stocks and prices off images captured inside it, counting own presence and every rival's beside it.

Zero-party data

Signal arrives from the consumer network under explicit consent. The coverage read rests on people who agreed to share where they buy.

Connect the team's systems

Brings own account, sell-in, and revenue data in through 250+ integrations, so listed accounts read against outlets buyers use.

Trace every answer

Each coverage figure carries the market, the outlet, and the date forward, so a gap opens to the capture that found it.

From files to databases

Turns scattered account files, exports, and spreadsheets so a coverage answer draws on every record the team holds.

Who owns it

Built for the coverage owners

Four teams read the same map, and each one needs a different cut of it before they can act.

Business development

The account plan. Needs the outlets carrying category volume in each market.

Sales leadership

The priority. Needs the gap located by market before the effort commits.

Revenue operations

The terms. Needs sell-in read against what buyers took.

Commercial finance

The return. Needs coverage spend set against recorded purchase per market.

By industry

Coverage across every market

The same map, read against the decision each category actually makes.

01

CPG and retail

Which outlets carry the line and which carry a rival's, market by market.

02

Financial services

Which channels consumers in that region used to take up the product.

03

Telecom

Where subscribers activated, and which points of sale carried the volume.

04

Consumer tech

Which outlets buyers in that market bought from, and at what price.

The mechanism

Consumer to coverage, three steps

One mechanism covers every market and every outlet type. Each step is documented, which is what keeps the coverage figure defensible.

Step 01 · Capture

Capture

Real contributors share what they buy and pay under explicit consent in the markets named.

  • Real buyers in the markets under review
  • Explicit consent on every signal
Step 02 · Map

Map

Sena counts the purchase locations in each market and reads what each outlet stocks and prices.

  • Purchase locations counted, not inferred
  • Stock and price read off the same capture
Step 03 · Compare

Compare

Own presence reports against each rival and against own sell-in, per market, with the capture behind every figure.

  • The overlap and the gap located per market
  • The capture behind every figure
What changes

Coverage read from outlets

Most coverage reporting reads the account list. Sena reads where buyers in that market bought.

Capability areaTypical setupSena
What counts as coverageAn account on the list, with terms agreed.An outlet where buyers in that market bought the category.
The rival's positionInferred from sell-in patterns and account knowledge.Captured in the same outlet, priced and dated.
Sell-in against sell-outShipped volume was reported on its own.Shipped volume set beside what buyers took, same window and market.
Market granularityA regional coverage percentage.Each market answered on its own, with the outlet type named.
CadenceRefreshed on a reporting cycle.Collection runs against the outlets buyers in that market use.
Auditing a figureAn account report, with the records held internally.Any coverage figure opens to the outlet and the day it was captured.
Use cases

Three coverage decisions

Three situations where reading coverage from purchase changes the account plan.

01 The gapNamed by outlet

Locate the coverage gap

Name the market and the outlet type where a rival is carried and the line is absent.

See purchase driver analysis →
02 The listingAgainst a capture

Check a listed account

Read what the outlet stocks and prices, so a listing gets verified against a capture.

See promotion ROI analysis →
03 The reorderProtected early

Protect the reorder

Set shipped volume against consumer purchase for the same window, so a building gap surfaces early.

See brand perception tracking →
See it in one market

Bring a channel, three markets.

The walkthrough reads coverage in the markets named from where buyers bought and opens the capture behind every figure while the team watches.

What a walkthrough covers

  1. 01Purchase locations in three markets named, counted separately
  2. 02Own presence and each rival's read from the same outlets, dated
  3. 03Own sell-in connected and set against consumer purchase
  4. 04The dated capture behind any coverage gap worth tracing

Talk to the Rwazi team

Tell us the category and the markets, and we will bring the map.

FAQ

Channel reach questions

01 What is channel reach?
Channel reach is how much of a market a product can be bought in: which outlets carry it, which carry a competitor, and where the overlap and the gap sit. Sena reads it from where buyers in that market bought, so the figure rests on purchase locations and captures, with the account list beside them.
02 How is coverage measured?
Count the outlets where buyers in that market bought the category, read what each one stocks and prices, then set own presence against that map. Sena captures presence and price off the same image and dates every capture, so a listed account gets verified against what was on the floor.
03 What is the difference between listed and present?
A listing records an agreement. Presence records that the line was on the floor when a buyer was there. The two diverge quietly, and the divergence is where volume goes missing. Sena reports presence from captures taken in the outlet.
04 How does sell-in compare with sell-out?
Sell-in records volume shipped into an account. Sell-out records what buyers took off the floor. Sena sets own shipped figures against recorded consumer purchases for the same window and market, so a gap between them surfaces before the reorder does.
05 How to find a coverage gap?
Read where category purchase happened in that market, then check own presence against it. A rival carried in the outlet type holding most purchase, with the line absent, is a located gap. Sena names the market and the outlet type, with the capture behind each.
06 Can Sena read coverage in markets with little published data?
Yes. The consumer network reaches 190+ countries, and the read comes from what buyers there shared and what a capture recorded in the outlet. Coverage rests on the purchases themselves, whatever a market publishes.
07 How often does the coverage read refresh?
Collection runs for the market named at the point the question is asked. A read taken this cycle reflects what those outlets held this cycle, with the date on every capture, so two cycles stay comparable against each other.
08 How does Sena work with account management systems?
Sena connects the account management systems in use through 250+ integrations, then sets listed accounts and sell-in volume beside what buyers in that market bought. The team keeps working from the records it already has, with the market read alongside.
09 What data does Sena use to read coverage?
Zero-party data, shared directly and on purpose by people in that market, drawn from a 5M+ consumer network under explicit consent, across 190+ countries. Sena sets it beside store captures and geo-verified photos taken in the outlets themselves, then beside own account records through 250+ integrations.