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A cloud-based TPM tool allows Lotus Bakeries North America to consolidate sales, finance and marketing efforts to understand how trade promotions impacted the overall business as well as collect critical data points required for an accurate forecast model.

Many consumer goods companies have already invested in trade management technology, but often fail to close the loop with post-event analysis and, therefore, never have the opportunity to elevate the discussion to a strategic level with retail customers. Here's how.

McKee Foods sought to improve sales planning and forecasting processes. The solution it found will ensure their entire business team and DSD distribution network has a more streamlined process with access to better real-time information.

New Partners Deliver Digital Shopper Solution. News America Marketing, New York, has partnered with Boston-based programmatic advertising solution provider OwnerIQ on the release of a new product the two companies say is a powerful combination of geo-scoring and shopper data that is unique in the industry. 

Nestle's Nescafe brand is one of the first to partner with Facebook to launch an immersive video.

Chocolate company Ferrero Australia announces it has selected StayinFront's mobile field cloud solutions to help support the field team.

Although technologies, competition and consumer expectations are evolving at hyper-speed, business applications are struggling to keep up. To seize the digital opportunity, consumer goods companies need to fundamentally rethink how applications should be built and deployed. To keep up, follow these three new strategies for application development.

Have you ever wanted to be on a game show? Well, members of the consumer goods (CG) community had the chance! Just like the famous Family Feud game show, during the 17th annual Consumer Goods Business & Technology Leadership Conference, attendees had the opportunity to be part of a "family" to compete and win on pop culture questions. So, who won bragging rights during the charity event debut? Read on to find out!