Special Reports

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 TPM Myths
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.

4th Annual Shopper Experience Study

2,500 consumers provide insights on shopper preferences. Learn how the retailing paradigm shifted from serving many customers to serving each individual shopper.
2013 Consumer Goods Visionaries

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.
2013 Sales & Marketing Report

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.
Readers' Choice Survey 2013

For the 13th year in a row, CGT's readers took to the polls to elect their preferred solution and service providers.
Introducing CGT's Executive Council

Find out how a new group, co-chaired by two highly respected industry thought leaders, is reaffirming CGT's commitment to the consumer goods community.
2012 Top 100: The Consumer Goods Registry

For the first time in a long time, this year's listing of the top 100 public consumer goods companies tells more good news than bad. The majority of companies realized modest revenue growth despite ongoing economic challenges; and some categories, like Food and Apparel, posted sales gains across the board. Read on to find out how your company, your partners and/or your competitors performed by comparison.
2012 Retailer/Supplier Shared Data Study

With year-over-year comparisons to the previous two annual surveys, the 2012 Retailer/Supplier Shared Data Study provides a detailed picture of the state of data sharing between suppliers and retailers.
2012 Sales and Marketing Report

Intelligent innovation is going to be key to the CG industry's performance in the coming year. New research from CGT and IDC Manufacturing Insights examines the progress companies are making in TPM, downstream data, direct-to-consumer selling, social business and mobility.