IT Integration

The 16th annual Consumer Goods Business & Technology Leadership Conference lived up to its reputation last week, touting a blockbuster lineup of knowledgeable and entertaining speakers. Get a recap of the content and conversations that resonated with a highly engaged audience of consumer goods business and technology executives.

CGT honors David Stahl, Chief Information Officer for the company formerly known as Hillshire Brands (which is now Tyson Foods) for making the largest demonstrable business impact within his organization through the implementation and successful use of technology.

Kellogg Company, P&G and Suja Juice are honored for unmatched, transformational business and technology initiatives in the areas of supply chain, customer management and mid-market growth.

Make your mobile strategy more effective and efficient by evolving the software development lifecycle. Learn about mobile apps, trends and recommendations on integration, infrastructure, interoperability, what it takes to have an agile approach to mobile app development, and much more.

Bocchi Labs' expansion will include the launch of a new manufacturing facility in Ohio to open mid-next year, as well as the introduction of additional products lines.

These changes include the appointment of Bob Munroe to general manager of Crocs Americas region; Greg Sullivan to the new role of senior vice president of global business transformation; Scott Yuan to general manager of Greater China; and Michelle Poole to senior vice president of global product creation and merchandising.

Couldn't make it to CGTs inaugural Consumer Goods Emerging Markets Forum this year? No problem! Executive Editor Kara Romanow put together a short list of key best practices that are imperative to succeeding in the BRICS and far beyond.

Daily downstream data, social listening, sentiment analysis, crowdsourced local intelligence, website traffic, hyper-local digital advertising it's all coming together to paint a picture of the individual consumer. Thus, consumer goods executives have a new mantra: "Thou shalt collect, analyze and act on a confluence of data."