Sales & Marketing

CGT highlights some major new marketing wins from three brands in the industry that are getting it right. See how Snapple, Candie's and Procter & Gamble, use non-traditional marketing to connect with consumers.

The consumer goods industry in North America has seen a significant transition to global expansion, including the emerging markets playing field. Here, we have tapped into the extensive knowledge banks of industry leaders to help us focus on the best practices needed for expansion in the most sustainable manner.

Even as leaders such as P&G and Amazon (inRetail) further embed analytics into the very fiber of the enterprise, consumergoods companies in general have yetto consistently connect strategy andorganization design with investments in analytical tools. The result is aninsight-rich, outcome-poor industry that struggles todemonstrate ROI onanalytics investments.

Mike McNamara recently took over as Target's CIO. Just a few weeks into his position, McNamara answered five questions. Read McNamara's thoughts on new ways to wow customers.

The collaboration between the CPG and retailer, aims to engage consumers with the brands they know, while empowering them to make a difference through a sustainable international development model.

Diamond Foods, Inc. has opened a new 7,000-square-foot innovation center adjacent to the Kettle Brand potato chip facility. The innovation center will drive new product offerings for Diamond's entire family of brands.

Mondelez International is investing more than $130 million in its North American biscuits business to modernize its manufacturing assets and processes and create a global integrated supply chain. This investment will fund the installation of four state-of-the-art manufacturing lines at the company's Americas production facility in Salinas, Mexico, to be completed by mid-2016.

The chief executive of Heineken, the world's third largest brewer, told CNBC that he expected to see continued sales growth in emerging markets, despite the occasional "hiccup" in the future. Heineken reported higher first-half results than markets expected as it increased profit in all regions except Africa.