For many enterprises, even in today’s market place, continuous improvement remains a great concept and belief but still isn’t applied […]
Salient Insights
Don’t Get Fooled by the Term ”Business Intelligence” – Make It a Reality
Leading technology research firms such as Gartner forecast that the adoption of business intelligence technology (BI) is accelerating with up […]
Your Management Knows the Problems. Can they Solve Them?
Executive management teams are commonly patting themselves on the back for implementing leading analytics solutions, used by managers to drive […]
Knowledge is Power, But Only if That Knowledge Leads to Actions That Drive Results
It makes perfect sense that retailers and manufacturers expect results from their significant investments in trade spending and discounts on […]
Key Criteria for Effective Data Driven Decision Making
The need for data driven decision making in business cannot be argued. A common mantra from management is “if we […]
How to Make Trade Spending Drive Enterprise Value and Profitable Growth
The average CPG company will spend more than twice the dollars on trade spending, estimated at 19% of revenue, versus […]
CPG Trade Spending & Promotions: Ignorance is NOT Acceptable
The holidays represent a major source of revenue for almost every CPG manufacturer. But is it the season to celebrate? […]
Does Technology Really Simplify Business Management?
What I consistently see are business leaders linked to their tech devices. Whether it is a set of headphones, speaking […]
Out of Stocks: Costs are Greater Than a Lost Sale!
Even in today’s retail sales environment, some corporate leaders are stuck in a management pattern that could cost them their […]
How Siloed Data is Impacting Enterprise Market Share and Long Term Profitability
In today’s market, it is not uncommon for enterprise-level organizations with siloed data to use more than 500 applications for […]