Manufacturing

CGT Editor Alliston Ackerman gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

A comparison chart of solution providers to the consumer goods industry in areas including CRM, TPM, TPO, SFA, etc. Plus, industry experts address customer- and consumer-facing trends and challenges.

A new global ranking of fast moving consumer goods brands reveals the brands that are being bought by the most consumers, the most often. Coca-Cola leads the Top 50 list, while some surprising brands, like Maggi, make it into the top 10. And only one brand in the world reaches more than half of the global population.

Kimberly-Clark is now using Datalliance VMI to manage its consumer brands for 15 retail partners.

One of the company's subsidiaries is leveraging a solution to aggregate and analyze structured and unstructured data amassed from both public and private sources, while delivering targeting insights.

Sparkling ICE dedicated extensive time and resources to consumer research and product development for the expanded lemonade varieties.

The company is set to launch its new national integrated marketing campaign, with outdoor, digital, social, print and experiential activations.

The new COO has more than 25 years of leadership experience from companies like Summer Infant and Dorel Industries.