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Story

Built beside distributors—not above them

Keen Grid started when a consumer electronics launch lost a week arguing about sample counts. We chose a different obsession: paperwork people actually fill in, radios people actually use, and recaps merchandising teams can defend in Monday meetings.

Principles

  • Show the cordon geometry, not a stock photo of high-fives.
  • Staffing briefs fit on one page with color bands—not a PDF novella.
  • Recap tiles admit mess: waste, weather, weird guest moments.
  • Distributors get the same vocabulary as HQ analysts.
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Milestones

2019 · First hybrid retail park

Suwon pilot proved exterior/interior unified QR could cut confused scans—a pattern we still extend.

2022 · Distributor clinic format

Tabletop custody drills became a packaged day after a beverage launch nearly mis-tagged batches.

2025 · Recap tile library

Standardized dashboard language now ships with eight archetypes tuned to venue types.

24-person roster

Mixed roster of trade marketing leads, retail strategists, merchandisers, data analysts, account managers, and production coordinators—rotated so no one burns out during peak weekends.

Haneul K.

Haneul K.

trade marketing lead

Mall and hypermarket sampling

Sora L.

Sora L.

retail strategist

Transit corridor roadshows

Yuri M.

Yuri M.

merchandiser

Pop-up fabrication liaison

Taeyang N.

Taeyang N.

data analyst

Recap dashboards

Nari O.

Nari O.

account manager

Distributor workshops

Jisoo P.

Jisoo P.

production coordinator

Airport-format standards

Doyeon K.

Doyeon K.

trade marketing lead

Resort hospitality tone

Woojin L.

Woojin L.

retail strategist

Category manager storytelling

Eunseo M.

Eunseo M.

merchandiser

Staffing brief design

Minji N.

Minji N.

data analyst

Sample custody drills

Hayoon O.

Hayoon O.

account manager

Photo evidence packs

Jiwon P.

Jiwon P.

production coordinator

Venue security coordination

Yejin K.

Yejin K.

trade marketing lead

Bilingual signage

Sohee L.

Sohee L.

retail strategist

Waste and hygiene protocols

Kyubin M.

Kyubin M.

merchandiser

Runner-lead radio discipline

Rae N.

Rae N.

data analyst

SKU rotation planning

Joon O.

Joon O.

account manager

Noise and crowd thinning

Mireu P.

Mireu P.

production coordinator

Cold-chain handoffs

Seoyeon K.

Seoyeon K.

trade marketing lead

Incident note templates

Harin L.

Harin L.

retail strategist

Partner comms

Boram M.

Boram M.

merchandiser

Load-in window planning

Yusef N.

Yusef N.

data analyst

Retail park hybrid flows

Ina O.

Ina O.

account manager

Merchandiser coaching

Kipyo P.

Kipyo P.

production coordinator

Field data QA