Product Innovation

Emerging Markets Reality Check
How do you separate fact from fiction when navigating new business opportunities?
Review & Outlook 2015: Innovation Trends
The authors in this section focus a great deal on the pace of change in the industry, and how timing impacts innovation in the market. They explore investments in key technologies (like digital and consumer insights) that can help CG companies react quickly and stay nimble to keep their brands top-of-mind.

Changing Decision Making (and Leadership)

Many of us have grown up in the CPG industry surrounded by leaders who have worked their way up from the bottom, and understand multiple aspects of the business. These individuals have historic knowledge on how things get done.
Under Armour Opens Digital HQ

Downtown Austin, Texas has a new digital development with the opening of Under Armour's first-ever Connected Fitness digital headquarters.
MPOWERD Names CEO

In addition the CEOs promotion, MPOWERDs Board of Directors appointed Valarie Gelb as Chairman of the Board and appointed two new directors, Mark Sperry and Michael Pecoraro.
Target Slashes Jobs, Invests $1B in Supply Chain

Target is strengthening its efforts to become a channel-agnostic retailer with mobile serving as the "front door" to its brand, while cutting thousands of jobs is part of a plan to save $2 billion over two years.
General Mills Delivers Speedy New Product Success

Using the entrepreneurial spirit of a smaller company, General Mills acted on an intuition, an outside partnership and direct consumer interaction, for a quick innovation with a big impact.
Encouraging Diversity

Team members and partners who come with different backgrounds, experiences, attitudes, and ways of thinking, all contribute to a dynamic culture, robust knowledge bank, and innovative thinking.
Cadbury Boosts New Products with Personalized Video

With a reputation for its engaging marketing campaigns in certain regions, Cadbury decided to use personalization to raise its brand awareness, increase penetration, and connect emotionally with its customers in lesser-known regions.
Innovate to Invigorate

CGT's Industry Liaison, Werner Graf, provides some lesser-known resources for innovation including how to match your customers' pain points with the right technology, for success.