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IBM - Consumer products resources
IBM Consumer Products industry thought leadership whitepapers
- IBM helps make food fresher and heartier
From foodborne illnesses to natural disasters that disrupt food supplies, the world is seeing cracks in the global food supply chain. What can be done to reduce our vulnerability? This paper explores the resources IBM is using to help trace food through the supply chain and biological research that can make food heartier. - IBM Research helps bring an Australian icon to life
Using ground-breaking analysis tool, CoBRA (Corporate and Brand Reputation Analysis), IBM Research helped Kraft revamp their marketing plan after revealing new insight into Vegemite, the famous Australian savory food paste. Read more about the new generated by IBM and Vegemite. - 2008 GMA Technology Investment and Effectiveness Study
Changing consumer behaviors challenge consumer products (CP) companies to pursue new technologies, but the perceptions of IT's role by IT leaders and business managers differ. This IBM and AMR Research study for the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) concludes that IT should step up to help fulfill business strategy. - IBM Cognos: a new enterprise performance management solution for CP companies
Optimize revenue. Reduce costs. Manage risk. Drive innovation. Facilitate better decision making. Increase marketplace agility. This brochure explores how enterprise performance management (EPM) can help companies organize, automate and analyze business methodologies, metrics, processes and systems to achieve these goals. - Attaining sustainable growth through corporate social responsibility
IBM recently surveyed more than 250 business leaders globally and found that they are starting to see corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a sustainable growth strategy. This paper examines three dynamics of this shift—impact, information and relationships—and makes recommendations to help develop a CSR strategy. - The end of advertising as we know it
Based on IBM global surveys of more than 2,400 consumers and 80 advertising experts, this paper explores what we see as the four change drivers shifting control within the industry. Learn how consumer attention, creativity, measurement and advertising inventories are changing the industry. - Value 2.0: Eight new rules for creating and capturing value from innovative technologies
Value 2.0 is driven by the emerging technologies of Web 2.0, social computing, SOA, 3D Internet and virtual worlds. But how are businesses are using them to improve performance and create value? This paper can help executives understand what we call the "new rules of Value 2.0" and the benefits they bring to their company. - IBM consumer products industry expert: Guy Blisset
Guy Blissett offers more than seven years of consumer products industry strategy consulting experience. He has worked with some of the leading global consumer product firms on issues such as corporate social responsibility (CSR) communications, market-entry strategy, new product development, customer management and logic-based pricing. - IBM consumer products industry expert: Larry Proctor
Larry Proctor applies his expertise in advanced text analytics at the IBM Almaden Research Laboratory, developing tools that can mine vast amounts of unstructured data to help companies meet competitive challenges. - IBM consumer products industry expert: Ralph Jacobson
Ralph Jacobson's focus areas include business strategy, operations and the consumer experience. Ralph has worked in the consumer products and retail industries for thirty years. - IBM consumer products industry expert: Rich Essigs
Rich Essigs currently leads a global team of consultants, product managers and solution architects dedicated to assisting consumer products clients in implementing IBM’s industry solutions portfolio. - IBM consumer products industry expert: Susan Wilkinson
Susan Wilkinson is an executive consultant in IBM Global Business Services, where she leads strategy and change consulting engagements for consumer products industry clients. - IBM consumer products industry expert: Yolanda Wang
Yolanda Wang drives IBM's industry thought leadership strategies into the marketplace with programs to increase visibility and demand for IBM's business solutions. She has more than 12 years of experience working with retail and other consumer-related industry clients. - InfoSphere™ MDM Server v8 functional whitepaper
Leading organizations today are undertaking initiatives to break down information silos and gain control of their most important enterprise information assets. The category of solutions deployed to achieve and maintain is known as master data management (MDM). - Master Data Management Business value assessment
IBM is the leading provider of Master Data Management (MDM) solutions which create significant business value for organizations across several functional areas and product lines. The primary focus of this presentation will be on helping organizations identify and quantify the business benefits that an IBM MDM solution can help achieve. - Point of view: Demand driven replenishment in the consumer products industry
Recent IBM research indicates that CP manufacturers view retailer-specific shopper insights development and consumer insights data management. CP manufacturers will need to rethink their business processes, organization and systems to effectively leverage downstream data. - Corporate brand and reputation analysis
How do you measure the health of your brand and your company’s reputation in the marketplace? Read this brochure to see how social media is shaping the customer’s perception of your products and company and how IBM can help you monitor these sources to glean meaningful information. - IBM and IRI: End-to-end information management
How can manufacturers get ahead of the market and the competition when the pace of the consumer marketplace is faster than ever before? Advanced technologies capture more detail, but are you gaining the insights you need? Find out how IBM and IRI can help you use information as a strategic differentiator. - IBM and IRI: Redesigning decision making for the new insight-driven organization
The ability to make the right decisions quickly can deliver significant competitive advantage. But you must have accurate information that you can analyze swiftly. This brochure details an information management solution from IBM and IRI that can help redefine strategic and operational thinking. - Tough problems solved: COBRA — Corporate brand and reputation analysis
A good reputation is one of the most valuable assets a company has. But moni