Awards

The Most Admired list is described by Fortune as 'the definitive report card on corporate reputations.' Based on nine criteria, from investment value to social responsibility, these 10 consumer goods companies ranked highly in their respective industry, being noted a reputation all-star.

This award will honor the chief marketing officer who has made the largest demonstrable impact on his or her consumer goods organization through the implementation and successful use of new marketing strategies, technologies and/or processes. Here, CGT reveals the three deserving finalists who made the cut, and one will be named the winner at a special awards ceremony in June.

CGT Editor Alarice Rajagopal gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

Since Talking Rain's ultimate retail strategy is to be a trusted advisor providing insight to its customer about the right product mix and placement of products, the company needed a technology that would enable the category management, marketing and sales teams to provide retailers with these insights.

More than 80,000 American shoppers determined the winning food & beverage, health & beauty, household and kids brands.

The specialty retailer segment has become the story of the haves and the have nots. As news continues to break of store closings and bankruptcy filings across the segment, the members of RIS News' annual ranking of the Top 10 Specialty Retailers continue to show incremental growth.

Temkin Group interviewed over 10,000 consumers for its 5th annual customer experience survey and uncovered that while many retailers are routinely satisfying customers others are missing the mark. See where PetSmart, Amazon, Best Buy, and others ranked.

In addition the CEOs promotion, MPOWERDs Board of Directors appointed Valarie Gelb as Chairman of the Board and appointed two new directors, Mark Sperry and Michael Pecoraro.