Registration Is Open! 2026 Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Tech Summit

The 2026 Summit will focus on how commerce is being rewritten in real time, and explore new frameworks to build relevance in a landscape that no longer follows a straight line.

Webinars

Ideas are Easy, Execution is Hard: Rethinking Product Portfolio Management

In this webinar, we’ll explore how leading companies are shifting from product-centric to portfolio-driven decision-making.

Artificial Intelligence

Unilever to Test Quantum Computing in U.S. Innovation Center

Teams working in this space will look at the potential of quantum computing and new breakthroughs in neuroscience, skin biology and human physiology.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Church & Dwight Acquires Messy Eater Brand

CEO Rick Dierker said the $325 million deal reflects a high-performance brand that is "uniquely positioned in the digital and social media marketing environment."

Social Media

Clorox Uses Social Commerce to Test New Scents

The company’s Pine-Sol brand turns to social media to get consumers’ thoughts on newest innovation.

Retail Execution

Before You Copy the Retention Playbook, Check What Kind of Category You're In

The issue is not retention itself. It is applying retention logic too early in a category's life.
Personnel Moves

Hershey Hires Mitchell Arends as Supply Chain Chief

He will manage the company's end-to-end operations for manufacturing, procurement, logistics and planning.
E-commerce

Unilever Drives Digital Commerce Growth With AI-Enabled Strategy

There's an increased expectation around convenience, social visibility, digital agility and direct brand interaction, according to the company.
Consumer Analytics

Hershey Navigates SNAP, GLP-1, Cocoa Shifts With Data-Enabled Operating Model

The company has in place guardrails and strategies for each of these, underpinned by its new One Hershey operating model.
Artificial Intelligence

Tapestry's Kate Spade Gets Agentic Commerce Shopping Assistant

Learn how consumers can use the chat-style tool to get product recommendations for their gift-giving occasions.
Artificial Intelligence

Digital Brands Group Advances AI-Enabled E-Commerce Strategy

Apparel company Digital Brands Group is implementing a suite of AI tools that will help boost e-commerce performance and bolster brand protection.
Artificial Intelligence

How Northeast Grocery Gets Technical With Agentic AI

EVP and CIO Scott Kessler shares how the company puts agentic AI tools into action.
Artificial Intelligence

SharkNinja Hires Estée Lauder Vet Raheel Khan to Lead Commercial Intelligence

He will help enable faster decision-making through consumer-centric and AI-enabled capabilities.
Retail Execution

How AG Barr Is Using Real-Time Shelf Intelligence to Make Smarter Revenue Decisions

AG Barr’s challenge was to make its field sales workforce more efficient, giving the employees additional time to deal directly with clients while removing time-consuming administrative tasks that did not build revenue.
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Supply Chain

The Planner’s Guide to Supply Chain Disruption

Learn how CPG manufacturing leaders are using AI-powered supply chain planning capabilities to thrive amid global challenges and geopolitical tensions.

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Featured Blog Series

Veeva Systems
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  From Compliance to Competitive Advantage: Quality in the AI Era
  AI-driven quality is overlooked, but offers a competitive edge.
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  Bridging the Trust Gap: Scaling AI in Consumer Goods
  For global consumer goods manufacturers, the path to tangible AI business value begins with modernizing digital and data foundations.
Publicis Sapient
- 12/16/2025
  From Trend to Activation: Agentic Systems Collapse the Timeline
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- 6/12/2025
  Recapture Growth by Unifying your Data and Content Strategies
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How Mondelez’s R&D Chief Avoids the 'Overwhelm' of Tech Innovation

Norberto Chaclin has held the title of EVP and chief R&D officer for Mondelez International for just over a year. His time at Mondelez, which spans eight years, has been a striking difference from his last company, where he worked across Pepsi's North America portfolio.