Technology Innovation

Hot off the press from NRF 2015, CGT Editors have compiled a list of the top five trends that will have a major impact on the consumer goods industry.

The Mr. Coffee Smart Coffeemaker features WeMo connectivity built-in and enables consumers to brew, schedule and monitor the device from anywhere using a smartphone or tablet with the WeMo app.

Wipro will provide support for certain business services within information technology, finance, human resources, customer service and consumer relations.

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are under pressure. The complexity of their businesses has grown, with greater regulation and the pressures of globalization. At the same time, they must reduce cost and become more competitive or otherwise they might quickly become takeover targets.

Strategic alliances between the CIO and CMO more crucial than ever. So, CGT offers a sneak peek inside its exclusive CIO/CMO Share Group, featuring an interview that discusses the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead for forward-thinking Marketing and IT executives, starting with one trend that seems to pop up in every conversation: Omnichannel.

The companies are partnering to set up WiFi on Coca-Cola machines and provide free internet access to impoverished communities in South Africa.

A new study from Harvard Business Review shows that IT Pioneers are more likely to lead in both revenue growth and market position than their peers. This is more than twice the growth experienced by companies identified as technology Followers and three times the growth experienced by Cautious technology adopters. Where does your company fall?

John Rossi, general manager for Consumer Goods Consulting at Wipro and CGT Executive Council member, provides key considerations that a consumer goods manufacturer must figure out -- from specific selling models and distribution networks to technology infrastructure -- before calling an emerging market home.