Business Intelligence (BI)

The former Unilever executive brings extensive experience in business operations, change management, IT and systems implementations, in addition to deep CPG experience.

Global spending on big data by organizations will exceed $31 billion in 2013, finds a new market forecast by ABI Research. Interestingly, significant overspending is on salaries, as organizations turn to data scientists and other specialists to leverage big data in the first place.

The new cloud-enabled solution is expected to address challenges in the Retail and Consumer Goods industries.

Accenture designed, built, and implemented a new operating model for Hostess Brands, including a new distribution system and IT systems, across all aspects of the Hostess Brands enterprise, including the sales and marketing, merchandising, manufacturing, finance and order management functions.

Big data combined with current analytical capabilities puts us in control of backhoes relative to the shovels we dug with not long ago. The power we could and should have through these tools is great, but in many cases we fail to grasp the tools that are readily available to us.

The new SVP will work to build the company's capabilities across strategy, market stabilization, innovation and growth.

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

Since creating its Facebook Page in 2009, the Bud Light brand has used the platform to showcase its content, which is renowned for being witty and sparking viral conversations.