Special Reports

Supply Chain in Crisis
Thanks to a disruption cocktail of pandemic-prompted factory shutdowns, input shortages, labor scarcities and rocky logistics, the consumer goods industry finds itself in a supply chain crisis. And, unfortunately, the light at the end of the tunnel remains hazy.
Cuisinart, Avocados From Mexico, Native Marketing All-Stars Talk Today's Tech Priorities
From the convergence of technology, infinite data sources and new channels, the future of marketing in CG is more complicated than ever – here are some innovative ways to break through the noise.

Sales & Marketing Report 2021: Digging In, Drilling Down, Looking Forward

This year’s annual Sales & Marketing Report takes a fresh look at the innovative ways the industry is connecting with consumers, including how they’re translating the learnings into new strategies, and the technologies they’re relying upon to get more granular.
CGT’s 2021 CMO of the Year Winners

Bestowed upon an executive who has made the greatest demonstrable impact through the implementation and successful use of new marketing strategies, technologies and/or processes, this year's CMO of the Year winners are The Hershey Company’s Jill Baskin and e.l.f. Beauty’s Kory Marchisotto.
Will Work-From-Anywhere Work for Consumer Goods?

As businesses start to open up again, consumer goods executives are grappling with the changes of today's new work settings, balancing the environmental, employee satisfaction, recruitment, and other benefits with the downsides of a distributed workforce.
Visionaries 2021: Celebrating Today’s Leaders Taking Innovation to New Heights

While some CGs retreated in the face of their new, complicated realities, other innovative leaders welcomed the challenge, fast-tracking technology implementations while not worrying about failing fast. Read about these execs here in CGT's 2021 Visionaries feature.
Not Normal Just Yet: Demand Planning in 2021

The pandemic’s ramifications across the consumer goods industry will be felt for quite some time, and perhaps no more so than within demand planning. Dig into some of the data surrounding the state of demand planning, how the industry is reacting and responding, and deep insight from supply chain analysts.
Making the Pivot to DTC

CGT takes a closer look at direct-to-consumer technologies and strategies for consumer goods companies through research findings, market perspectives and case studies.
The Tech SMBs Need to Compete with Big Brands

By rethinking the way they approach everything from product development to retail execution — and pairing these efforts with some of today’s cutting-edge technologies — many SMBs are battling their way back to recovery and into the forefront of retail and consumer attention.
Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Summit 2020

The 2020 Consumer Goods Sales and Marketing Summit virtual experience provided consumer goods executives with the unprecedented opportunity to learn from the industry’s leading consumer goods experts.