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In the last article, we addressed applying the proper analytics to the business problem at hand. Now, I would like to share with you a concept for making your data truly actionable with a focused outcome to drive increased value out of your trade promotion and retail execution work processes. Many manufacturers are similar to
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During the CGT Sales and Marketing Summit 2015 that took place in New York City on June 1-3, AFS’ Chris O’Connell presented the findings of a survey we conducted with Consumer Goods & Technology, called The Scope of Retail Execution. The purpose of the survey was to better understand how CGT readers are defining retail
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GS1 is an international non-profit association with member organizations in over 100 countries. During the past 40 years, GS1 has developed the most widely used supply chain standards system in the world with close to two million companies doing business across 150 countries. GS1 is dedicated to the design and implementation of global standards and
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Foodservice industry expertise and unique end-to-end solution—to deliver greater visibility into complex trade spend processes Phoenix, AZ – June 25, 2015 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software and services purpose-built for consumer goods companies, today announced Furmano Foods has selected AFS Trade Promotion Management Foodservice (TPM Foodservice) to better manage their foodservice
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Industry discussion about Big Data and analytics has drawn a lot of hype, but there’s no mistaking that these two technology applications are more than just a passing trend. A recent Grocery Manufacturers Association report, Formula for Growth: Innovation, Big Data, and Analytics, noted CPG companies that understand “how to improve their analytical maturity, competencies, and
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If you are interested in the topic of Retail Execution and especially in what kind of innovation will shape it in the near future, you should definitely not miss this one. Some topics covered: Understand industry best practices for optimizing retail execution activities Learn more about the benefits of an integrated in-store image processing and
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Phoenix, AZ– January 26, 2015 – AFS Technologies, (AFS) the global provider of solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, has been voted #1 in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and will be recognized within several other categories of the Best in Class Top List of Providers in the Annual Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) Readers’ Choice 2015.
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Phoenix, AZ– January 6, 2015 – AFS Technologies, (AFS) the global provider of solutions purpose-built for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, teamed with Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) to explore the human element of TPM and better understand how well systems are actually being used and by whom to manage trade spend and deductions. The study
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Phoenix, AZ, Dec 30, 2014 – Slattery Marketing, the largest volume independent corporate brand grocery broker in the New York-New Jersey area, has chosen to implement a comprehensive web-based ERP and database management solution from AFS Technologies, Inc. Designed specifically for the unique needs of Sales Agents, the AFS GenWeb™ and AFS Data Exchange solutions
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December 2, 2014, Phoenix, AZ: Today, AFS Technologies Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of The POP Company (TPC), the premier provider of cloud-based sales force automation and retail execution solutions with customers in Asia, Australia , New Zealand and Russia. “This acquisition of TPC and its impressive roster of CPG clients represents a
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Phoenix, AZ September 25, 2014 – AFS Technologies, the global leader for Trade Promotion Management solutions to the Foodservice industry, and CHD North America, LLC announce the availability of a new solution based upon their strategic partnership to provide Foodservice manufacturers unprecedented sales insight into their operator unit data through TradePro Foodservice and Discovery G2
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Phoenix, AZ September 15, 2014 — AFS Technologies, a global leader for sales force and store execution solutions, and Trax Image Recognition, a leading provider of in-store shelf monitoring and execution solutions based on image recognition, today announced an agreement that will allow both parties to co-market their solutions as a complete, integrated product suite.
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Phoenix, AZ April 28, 2014 — In the new report, Vendor Panorama Trade Promotion Management (TPM) in Consumer Goods, 2014*, Gartner, Inc., the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company, evaluates the current TPM marketplace and offers an in-depth analysis of the leading vendors in the space, including AFS Technologies. The report is designed
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Phoenix, AZ April 9, 2014 – Food and beverage manufacturer Lucerne Foods has selected to implement the AFS TradePro™ Retail and Discovery™ G2 Data Discovery tools from AFS Technologies. Lucerne Foods operates more than 18 manufacturing plants spanning a breadth of categories and is a division of Safeway Inc., one of the largest food and
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Phoenix, AZ, March 10, 2014 – AFS Technologies, a leading Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) software developer for the Food, Beverage and Consumer Goods industries, is pleased to announce the newest release of its AFS WMS platform. The 2014 AFS WMS solution offers multiple voice picking enhancements, complete Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) functionality and includes integration
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AFS Ranks in Top 3 for Trade Promotion Management and Earns 2014 Editors’ Pick for Sales Force Automation and Direct Store Delivery Phoenix, AZ, January 28, 2014 – AFS Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of integrated software solutions to the Food, Beverage and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, has once again been selected by readers
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Phoenix, AZ, January 13, 2014 – AFS Technologies Inc., the leading provider of integrated business software solutions for Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) and Food & Beverage verticals, has completed the acquisition of Visicom, a leading provider of Retail Execution and Direct Store Delivery (DSD) solutions in Europe. The acquisition of Visicom provides AFS Technologies with
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Phoenix, AZ December 13, 2013 – As a leading provider and thought leader in Trade Promotion Management (TPM) solutions, AFS Technologies reveals its Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry predictions for 2014. In the New Year, everything from mastering the world of mobile apps and Big Data to improving execution at the retail level will be
