Oracle Receives Highest Possible Rating for Sales Force Automation in the Consumer Goods Industry by Leading Analyst Firm

By ORACLE
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Redwood Shores, Calif. – April 6, 2011

News Facts

Gartner, Inc. has given Oracle a rating of “Strong Positive,” the highest possible rating, in its report “MarketScope for Sales Force Automation in the Consumer Goods Industry (www.gartner.com/technology/media-products/reprints/oracle/article188/article188.html) .” (1)

In the research, Gartner identifies six categories for enabling the key field sales processes in consumer goods, including: category management, trade promotion management, trade promotion optimization, volume planning, retail execution and monitoring, and settlement.
According to Gartner, “Sales force automation (SFA) solutions continued to garner considerable attention in 2010 as manufacturers wrestled with major industry issues such as growing spending on trade promotions, product availability and retailers’ analytical capabilities outpacing those of manufacturers.”
To help consumer goods companies increase sales and marketing ROI, Oracle offers comprehensive, pre-integrated solutions that combine industry-specific requirements with its leading technology across sales and operations planning, trade promotion optimization, data management and customer interaction.

Supporting Quote

“In the increasingly competitive global consumer goods industry, companies are constantly seeking ways to drive sales and increase efficiencies,” said Bernard Goor, Vice President, Process and Consumer Goods Industries, Oracle. “Oracle delivers the most comprehensive end-to-end solution for integrated sales and marketing in the consumer goods industry, and we believe Gartner’s ‘Strong Positive’ rating confirms our leadership position and continued commitment to this growing industry.”

Supporting Resources

    • Oracle’s Solutions for Consumer Goods (www.oracle.com/us/industries/consumer/index.htm)

    • Oracle's Siebel Consumer Goods (www.oracle.com/us/solutions/crm/index.htm)

    • Oracle’s Demantra Predictive Trade Planning & Optimization (www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/ebusiness/planning/053292.html)

    • Oracle’s Enterprise Performance Management and Business Intelligence (www.oracle.com/us/solutions/ent-performance-bi/index.html)

    • Oracle Comprehensive Trade Management (www.oracle.com/us/industries/industry-solutions/046967.html)

    • MarketScope for Sales Force Automation in the Consumer Goods Industry (www.gartner.com/technology/media-products/reprints/oracle/article188/article188.html)

(1) * Gartner, Inc. “MarketScope for Sales Force Automation in the Consumer Goods Industry” by Dale Hagemeyer, March 9, 2011

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