Marketing Tactics

Its latest new cereals reflect what many of today's consumers are seeking: great taste, innovative ingredients, more protein, less sugar, and options that are gluten-free.

With Facebook growing rapidly as a powerful consumer touch point, Dr Pepper set out to revamp its social media program. What happened next was nothing short of miraculous. In just 15 months, Dr Pepper's Facebook fan count skyrocketed from one million to 10 million.

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

Once again, RSi had the pleasure of moderating the Downstream Data Share Group at this years CGT Business Technology Leadership event. We were excited to have a great group of participants from all different backgrounds, sharing and collaborating on Creating Digital Demand in store. Weve seen the retail landscape become increasingly digitized and customer centric and felt it was time to discuss promotions that touch every phase of the path to purchase.

Nestle USA's retail partners have come to expect a high level of insight-driven information to drive growth, not only for the global company's diverse range of consumer products, but more importantly, for the strategies and plans that help grow their categories overall.

How will your company engage a billion new middle class consumers in emerging markets?

As Canada's e-commerce landscape began to flourish, Unilever realized the inefficiencies connected to its lack of a product information management hub. With no time to waste, Unilever enlisted the services of Hubba, the B2B social network that also acts as a product information-sharing platform to simplify digital asset management.

Digital technologies are radically changing how consumer goods companies connect with consumers in diverse markets around the globe. And, the implications reach far beyond sales and marketing. Alex Kushnir, Partner at Accenture, provides insights into what this means for CPG sales leaders working to enhance their routes to market.