Research and Reports

CGT’s 10th annual analytics study again surveyed both consumer goods and retailer executives to uncover a 360-degree view of analytics maturity and data sharing across the industry landscape.

Analytics technologies are advancing at a rapid pace, while a broader range of data sources offer the potential for unprecedented new insights into every aspect of the business — most especially the all-important consumer.

In a fast-evolving, increasingly data-driven marketplace, consumer goods companies and retailers must progress along the maturity curve in traditional analytics practices even as the number of business areas that require analytics expertise continues to explode.

CGT presents a comparison chart of solution providers on the forefront of artificial intelligence and machine learning for the consumer goods industry. Plus, industry experts provide thought leadership on challenges, opportunities, and implementation issues for companies navigating this new playing field.

April Carlisle, VP, Shopper Marketing, at The Coca-Cola Co., is one of three 2019 selections for the Path to Purchase Institute Hall of Fame. We interviewed her in February at Coca-Cola's headquarters.

The CGT community’s preferred providers of solutions for BTB and B2C transactions, direct-to-consumer selling and other e-commerce services.

The CGT community’s preferred providers of cloud computing platforms that allow companies to collaboratively store, share and develop business-critical data and other information.

CGT’s readers again select their favorite IT solution providers across 16 business-critical functions.