Sales & Marketing

Oracle Buys RightNow for $1.5 Billion
Oracle is moving aggressively to offer customers a full range of Cloud Solutions including sales force automation, human resources, talent management, social networking, databases and Java as part of the Oracle Public Cloud.
Meet CGT's Nine Business & Technology Award Winners
In the consumer goods community, leaders know that keeping your success a secret can be a detriment to your business. Luckily, many are more than open to not only sharing but celebrating the best practices of their peers. Case in point: CGT received more than 50 nominations for its annual Business & Technology Leadership Awards. In the end, only nine companies were named winners. Find out who they are after the jump.

Oracle Buys Endeca

The combination is expected to provide technology and applications for unstructured data management, business intelligence, and web commerce.
Walmart to Close Marketside Stores

Now, Walmart is banking on another small-store concept, more aligned with its roots, as a potential growth vehicle in rural and urban locations where its larger shops would not work.
Snyder's Lance Partners with Moms

Lance Sandwich Crackers partners with The Mom on the Run lifestyle expert, Colleen Burns.
Bare Escentuals Unveils Global Marketing Campaign

The global campaign will be supported by TV, print, digital and social marketing efforts throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.
2011 Tech Trends Report

CGT and Gartner Inc. team to bring you research on the latest technology and business process trends in the consumer goods industry. Topics include trade promotion management, S&OP, mobile consumers, supply chain risk management and much more.
Is S&OP Worth the Effort?

CGT partners with Logility to find out about S&OP initiatives in the consumer goods industry, including who owns them and who is involved in the processes.
Easy Spirit Pumps Up Marketing

The collection kicked-off with the launch of an online campaign, in-store signage and flash mobbers who danced in the streets of New York City to "Pump up the Jam," wearing the Parnella pump.
Kimberly-Clark Renews Procurement Contract

Building upon the results achieved over the last five years, the partnership will stay focused on optimizing spend and driving savings in the areas of Marketing Services, Corporate Services, Travel, IT, and MRO.