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Presented at the 2016 Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Summit, the third annual award honors the unique and powerful role of todays marketing leaders in the increasingly competitive consumer goods industry.
Greater levels of data visibility enable a richer understanding of the marketplace. Find out how to make the most of this opportunity and earn a seat at the retailers' table as a trusted advisor.
The rise in digital commerce and enhanced labeling requirements has forced consumer goods companies to take a much closer look at how product data is managed, but the market seems paralyzed by the myths and confusion surrounding these initiatives.
Although brick-and-mortar retail has been the focus of The Kroger Co. from the very beginning, omnichannel strategies are changing the future of how consumers are shopping. Since there is now a greater need for suppliers to collaborate even more closely with their retailer partners, Kroger created Program Mercury to seamlessly blend together the traditional in-store experience with digital, into a truly omnichannel consumer experience.
Download RIS/CGT's first annual Retail and Consumer Goods Analytics Study and learn from the industry leaders and benchmark your organization's analytics maturity against their success.
To help manufacturers successfully weather and capitalize on the information digital transformation, IDC Manufacturing Insights unveils a new report, IDC MaturityScape: Information Digital Transformation in Manufacturing. The new report provides a framework for identifying the stages, critical measures, outcomes, and actions required for IT organizations.
Today, companies are in a race to create a differentiated analytical capability. Here are three secrets to help business leaders create an insights-to-actions organization.