Manufacturing

As the bacon category leader, Kraft Foods Group, Inc.'s billion-dollar Oscar Mayer brand does not need marketing gimmicks to keep consumers coming back for more of its beloved bacon products. But, its comfortable position is not stopping the brand from pursuing its passion to delight bacon aficionados and loyal consumers with one innovation after another.

Is TPM still relevant? Or are companies already getting the most out of their trade spend? CGT gathered thought leaders to assure you that TPM is providing immense value, particularly when an interdisciplinary approach is implemented that integrates multiple sources of data.

In step with its target consumer, Mike's Hard Lemonade made the decision to trade in its historically TV-dominated marketing strategy for one that's 100 percent digital in 2014. This change will give the brand the opportunity to engage with its target consumers more frequently and be part of the two-way conversation.

It's a new world full of new consumers that need and want to be served in new and different ways. CGT's publisher Albert Guffanti sits down with Mark Osborn, Global Lead Consumer Products Industry Marketing with SAP, to discuss this new landscape of opportunity for today's consumer products marketers.

CGT pulled together a comprehensive listing of technology solution providers that can help meet the modern-day consumer goods company's social media platform, monitoring, measurement and engagement needs.

TOMS Founder and Chief Shoe Giver Blake Mycoskie will continue as visionary of the company and remain the 50 percent owner of TOMS.

The executive has established an impressive record of leadership and collaboration through various roles with Mars over the past 22 years.

Selling to Americans is one thing, but how do product developers learn what the growing African consumer class wants?