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It's no surprise that this section continues to remain the largest, as the impact of social media and mobile technology (and newer technologies like beacons and 3D printing) are quickly changing the shopper experience.

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.

Using the entrepreneurial spirit of a smaller company, General Mills acted on an intuition, an outside partnership and direct consumer interaction, for a quick innovation with a big impact.

CGT's readers rank the top technology providers of a suite of software or point solution for supply chain execution, including WMS, TMS, load optimization, etc.

CGT honors Clive Sirkin, Chief Marketing Officer for Kimberly-Clark Corp., for making a demonstrable impact on his organization through the implementation and successful use of new marketing strategies, technologies and processes.

Looking ahead, Mintel's trends analysts Stacy Glasgow and Jenny Zegler discuss the four key US consumer trends identified by Mintel as the most impactful for 2015 and what this will mean for both consumers and brands in the year ahead. Read on to learn how Get Smart, My Wallet, My Way, Fight for Your Rights and Gender Agenda will impact consumers and brands alike in the coming year.

CPG companies pursuing digital strategies to improve or increase their top-line or bottom-line are finding that product (or raw materials) information management and the distribution / sharing of the information is crucial to the success of their strategy.

Cognitive computing will enable CPG firms to venture out far and plunge into the analytic depths of Big Data at just the right moment in history.