Case Studies

2011 Readers' Choice: Editors' Picks
This years Readers Choice survey spans 10 categories, but some companies do not fit snugly into any one group. In response, we created the Editors Pick section to recognize solutions and service providers that are making a difference in the consumer goods industry and should be duly noted.
2011 Readers' Choice: Trade Promotion Management
The Top 8 providers of a software solution for trade promotion effectiveness, including traditional TPM, promotion analytics, price management, trade promotion optimization, etc.

2011 Readers' Choice: Outsourcing

The top 10 providers of business outsourcing services to the consumer goods industry.
2011 Readers' Choice: Customer Relationship Management

The Top 8 providers of a point solution or an enterprise software suite specific to Customer Relationship Management, including marketing, salesforce automation, customer service, mobile technology, category management, etc.
2011 Readers' Choice: Supply Chain Planning

The Top 10 providers of a suite of software or point solution for Supply Chain Planning, including demand forecasting, inventory optimization, etc.
2010 Top 100: Housewares/Appliance

In this industry, the top 20 companies generate about 85 percent of revenue. Here we present the top 10 players in this highly concentrated market.
2010 Top 100: Tobacco

Faced with more public scrutiny than any other industry, most of the companies on this list are refocusing on smokeless tobacco products to stay afloat.
2010 Top 100: The Consumer Goods Registry

When it comes to the health of the consumer goods market, is the glass half full or half empty? According to the results of the 2010 Consumer Goods Registry, which ranks the top 100 public companies according to 2009 annual revenues, both viewpoints are correct.
2010 Top 100: Beverage

This list transforms year after year thanks to a mass of mergers and acquisitions. This year, Anheuser-Busch InBev moves up into the No. 2 spot. Which other companies are establishing a stronghold in this staple market?
2010 Top 100: Pharmaceuticals

This list shines a spotlight on the top five pharmaceutical companies that lead the charge in consumer healthcare with popular over-the-counter brands.