Mobile Marketing

More than 200 consumer goods executives convened this week for the 2012 Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Summit. Here's a behind the scenes look at the insights revealed on hot topics, like effective retail partnerships, brand penetration, social and mobile marketing, and more.

By partnering with Twitter, PepsiCo is providing fans exclusive content and engaging millions of people around the world through one of their key passion points music.

Coca-Cola signed an agreement with ScanLife to position the beverage company as a pioneer in the fields of mobile marketing and managed mobile barcodes.

Did you know that only 17 percent of Facebook members reside in the United States? That means that consumer goods brands must move their digital reach into global markets to capture the other 83 percent. Heres a look at which consumer goods brands already lead in Facebooks top 10 countries.

Adam Kmiec will be responsible for leading a global digital marketing and social media strategy that encompasses both consumer-facing communications and corporate initiatives.

Multi-award-winning Hollywood Producer and digital marketing expert Van Vandegrift will headline the 2012 Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing and reveal how major brand owners are successfully executing online campaigns to win at the shelf.

Pepsi's global campaign launches in the U.S. with "Pepsi Pulse," an interactive digital platform that will operate in real time, curating and serving up trending pop-culture content, entertainment news and consumer incentives.

Going direct to consumer is top of mind with CG executives today. But are companies really ready to take on this new wave of consumer interactions? The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) recently polled CG executives across the globe to better understand how companies are engaging directly with consumers. Here, industry experts discuss the research results and provide recommendations.