Research and Reports

Experts Debunk Outsourcing Myths
Outsourcing is one of the most misunderstood investments that the competitive consumer goods company wrestles with. When it first became popular, it was generally a defensive tactic meant to reduce costs. Today, however, it has morphed into a strategic business driver.
2013 Top 100: The Consumer Goods Registry
Consumer confidence was a bit manic in 2012, hitting a five-year high in November and then dropping again in December as consumers doubted an end to the fiscal cliff. The impact of this uncertainty plays out in the results of this annual listing of the top-performing public consumer goods companies.

Experts Disprove Myths About the Cloud

Subject matter experts clear up the biggest misconceptions surrounding the topic of cloud, including security risks, it's appropriateness for existing mature infrastructures, and whether it is powerful enough to support mission critical processes.
Readers' Choice Survey 2014

For the 14th year in a row, CGT's readers voted for their top solution and service providers in 12 areas of investment opportunity. The results, and accompanying analyst commentary, help consumer goods companies find the best technology/services matches for their business needs.
Experts Disprove Big Data Myths

This month's Straight Talk tackles big data, one of the hottest topics to hit the business world. Notwithstanding the hype, the buzz around insights and analytics has created a lot of confusion. Let our experts help you disprove the myths.
The Reputation Imperative

As much as reputation leaders (most frequently the senior communicator, chief marketing officer or the head of business strategy) would like to be able to tell CEOs and board members that everything is under control, the fact is when it comes to stakeholder relationship management, everything is not under control. Although most companies agree that reputation management is important, relatively few have figured out what to do about it.
Straight Talk: Experts Debunk Myths Around Mobility

Mobility is still new enough to create a lot of confusion around capabilities, with some claiming it is easy to develop enterprise-level applications that seamlessly run on all platforms and devices while integrating with back-office data. Others will tell you that ROI is difficult to attain. Let our experts help you wade through the hype and understand the true potential of mobile technology.
2013 Tech Trends Report

CGT and Gartner Inc. bring you the latest data on technology adoption and trends in the consumer goods industry. Topics include downstream data, S&OP, digital marketing, innovation and a look at retailer attitudes toward emerging technology trends.
2013 Supply Chain Execution Solutions

A comparison chart of solution providers to the consumer goods industry in the areas of transportation management, warehouse management and more.
2013 Product Innovation Solutions

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