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Booz & Company recently conducted the bi-annual refresh of its Customer Planning and Trade Spend study, revealing that a majority of consumer goods companies believe they spend too many resources on trade promotion management and are unhappy with the quality of the tools/systems available to manage investments. Executives from Kimberly-Clark, Kraft Foods and McCormick & Company discuss the pain points, best practices and tips for better efficiency in customer planning and trade spend.

A spin-off would create a stand-alone, publicly traded health care company with approximately $1.6 billion in annual net sales and leading market positions in both surgical and infection prevention products and medical devices.

Many of the consumer goods industrys most innovative thinkers met last week to deepen their understanding of driving true innovation both on the disruptive and incremental fronts. Here is a recap of the insights shared between industry heavyweights and entrepreneurial startups.

The agenda for this leading consumer goods industry conference also features innovation thought leaders from Kraft Foods, Kimberly-Clark, Clorox, CleanWell and more.

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

Find out how Kimberly-Clark's Baby and Childcare brands are developing price promotions for the digital world to help moms interact and build relationships with its brands.

A new solution from RW3 Technologies allows the company to accurately capture comprehensive intelligence regarding its brand activity on shelf.

The new treasurer succeeds Nancy Loewe, who will continue to serve as the company's chief strategy officer.