Research and Reports

For the fourth year now, CGT and RIS News surveyed consumer goods and retail executives to compare year-over-year sentiment toward data sharing adoption.

A comprehensive listing of consultancies that help to solve business and technology challenges for competitive consumer goods companies.

A comprehensive listing of solution providers in the areas of new product development, introduction, launch and more.

This first edition of CGT's new Straight Talk series provides clarity around big misconceptions in Trade Promotion Management, where myths run rampant and lead to a resignation amongst suppliers that trade is a cost of doing business and basic spreadsheets will suffice. Nothing could be further from the truth.

A comprehensive listing of solution providers that can help fulfill your company's social media platform, marketing, monitoring, measurement and engagement goals. Plus, a summary of how General Mills, P&G and Walmart are using social media solutions to supercharge their digital marketing initiatives.

2,500 consumers provide insights on shopper preferences. Learn how the retailing paradigm shifted from serving many customers to serving each individual shopper.

CGT presents the new class of Visionaries 11 consumer goods leaders who are shaping the future of their companies with unprecedented business and technology initiatives. Ranging from senior executives at major firms to pioneers at innovative mid-market companies, the 2013 Visionaries share inside details on how they are collaboratively bringing big picture ideas to life.

Technology adoption is driving dramatic change in sales and marketing. New research from CGT and IDC provides progress updates on improvements in TPM, D2C, S&OP and more.