Sopheon Voted Among the Preferred New Product Development & Introduction Solutions by Growth-Hungry Consumer Goods Executives for the Sixth Consecutive Year
MINNEAPOLIS and LONDON—January 25, 2016—Sopheon, the international provider of software, expertise, and best practices for Enterprise Innovation Performance, announced they have been recognized for the sixth consecutive year by Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) readers as a top provider of New Product Development & Introduction (NPDI) solutions for the consumer goods industry. For the first time, Sopheon received special recognition as having received the highest score for customer satisfaction in the NPDI category.
As part of CGT’s 2016 Readers’ Choice Survey, executives from consumer goods organizations were asked to identify the NPD solution that supports their efforts to deliver innovative products to market. They were also asked to rank their satisfaction level using that chosen provider. While the list of top 10 solutions is not ranked, CGT does recognize the company that received the highest average user satisfaction rating in this category.
This industry acknowledgement is further proof of Sopheon’s continued commitment to partnering with leading Consumer Goods (CG) companies to recognize and address the challenges these firms face in effectively navigating the innovation and new product development lifecycle, and helping them get innovative products to market with speed and success. Sopheon’s Accolade® solution, combined with proven leading practices, domain expertise and services, provides companies the flexibility to focus on the area that matters most to their business.
Andy Michuda, CEO at Sopheon, stated:
“We are delighted to have been recognized once more, but we are particularly honored to be named Customer Experience Leader. We are committed to the innovation success of our customers, and what better endorsement for Sopheon than this recognition from the executives and employees who work with our software every day and use it to guide their most critical innovation investment decisions.”
This benchmark issue draws on feedback from consumer goods executives to service and solution providers in the following categories: Supply Chain Execution, Supply Chain Planning, CRM, TPM, ERP, New Product Development and Introduction, Business Intelligence, Demand Data Analytics, Product Information Management, Consulting, Consumer Experience Management, Digital Commerce, Retail Execution, Mobility and Outsourcing. Results are spotlighted in the January 2016 edition of CGT magazine in print and online.
Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) an integrated media brand, is the leading resource for consumer goods executives looking to improve business performance. Delivering content in print, online and face-to-face, CGT reaches an audience of more than 76,000 consumer goods executives ranging from managers and directors to VPs and CIOs. CGT also covers business and technology trends in all major segments of the consumer goods sector, including Food, Beverage, Packaged Goods, Consumer Electronics, OTC Pharmaceuticals, Health & Beauty Aids and Apparel/Footwear. For more information on CGT, visit www.consumergoods.com.
About Sopheon
Sopheon partners with customers to provide complete Enterprise Innovation Performance solutions including patented software, expertise, and best practices to achieve exceptional long-term revenue growth and profitability. Sopheon’s Accolade solution provides unique, fully-integrated coverage for the entire innovation management and new product development lifecycle, including strategic innovation planning, roadmapping, idea and concept development, process and project management, portfolio management, and resource planning. Sopheon’s solutions have been implemented by over 200 customers with over 60,000 users in over 50 countries. Sopheon is listed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange.