NPDI (New Product Development & Introduction)

The customer science company will host a Big Data hackathon challenge in an effort to develop a predictive model for the success of new product launches at retail.

Nearly 1,900 new products hit retail shelves across the United States in 2011/12. Yet, only 11 percent of those launches achieved exceptional first-year sales. Here's a look at the top 20 products, including Dannon Oikos and Starbucks K-Cups, that beat daunting new product odds and stimulated growth despite a challenging economic environment.

Dr. Trevor Davis of IBM provides tips for achieving growth through consumer-driven, sustainable new product development

CGT's readers rank the top 10 technology companies that provide solutions for product management, including new product development, formulation, packaging, introduction and launch.

For the 13th year in a row, CGT's readers took to the polls to elect their preferred solution and service providers.

Over the last few years, with budgets slashed and resources limited, many CG companies have focused innovation efforts on mere line extensions or slight variations of existing concepts. But, there are exceptions. Here, CGT honors two companies that delivered truly revolutionary new products with 2012 Innovation Awards.

This month, CGT partners with Selerant to understand how technology is being used in New Product Development and Introduction, including sustainability initiatives.