In the near future, organizations that have taken strides to become more agile are in position to lead their industries. But how do they get there?

When the COVID-19 pandemic began over two years ago, we never expected that its effects would still be prevalent today. When this all began in 2020, we began to condition our eyes to empty store shelves and limited availability in the food and beverage aisles, hoping they would not be a common sight. But as […]

Social Media Affects Demand In a recent article for Consumer Technology Goods titled "How Data Can Help You Respond to Unplanned Spikes in Demand," Tom McDonough discusses how data and virality can help businesses prepare and handle unplanned spikes in demand. As he states at the start of the article, inflation, labor and food shortages, […]

Recently, the Harvard Business Review’s Analytic Services released a white paper titled “The Data Dividend: Unlocking Performance Intelligence with Data-Driven Industrial Software,” which details the need for data-driven, end-to-end industrial software as a response to the shifting business world. The pandemic was a jump-scare for businesses who were unprepared for digital transformation and many are […]

Data sharing is a touchy topic in the world these days. Many applications and websites collect our data or require us to provide data to them. And when it comes to businesses and their data, there is a hesitation that comes with sharing it, and rightfully so. There’s a lot of private information that we […]

Business have been dealing with disruption at every turn during the pandemic. How will CPGs and consumers respond in 2022?

In December of 2021, IBM published a research brief that outlined 5 trends for 2022 and beyond. Stated at the beginning of the brief is: “The investments executives make today will define which doors are open to them tomorrow.” We see evidence of this throughout the article, as businesses find new ways to adapt for […]

For companies in the food service industry, communication and coordination are the lifeblood of their business. With far-reaching supply chains spread along dozens of suppliers, distributors, and buyers, staying in sync is a constant fixation. After all, when communication and coordination along the supply chain fails, it results in lost product and profit loss. And the larger the company, the greater the struggle to bring their business and supply chain […]

Over the next several years, Gartner predicts that intelligence sharing will be vital to business survival. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted business and brought uncertainty to the future of many companies. New buying behaviors, inefficient logistics, and poor demand visibility are after-effects of the pandemic, and we must understand or fix those to survive. The solution […]

At every second, consumers make thousands of decisions on what to buy and where to buy it. With the rise of digital products and services, consumer behavior has gotten even more complex. How do businesses understand the what and where behind the demand—how do they get a full picture of these ever-changing consumer trends and behaviors quickly […]