DemandTec and Industry Leaders to Showcase Strategies and Best Practices for Consumer Demand Management at DemandBetter 2008
SAN CARLOS, CA –March 26, 2008 – DemandTec, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMAN), a leading provider of on-demand software services for retailers and consumer products companies, today announced that executives from retail and consumer products companies, industry analysts, and solution providers from around the world will share strategies and best practices in Consumer Demand Management at DemandBetter 2008.
To be held from April 22-24 in San Francisco, DemandTec’s sixth annual customer conference will feature in-depth solution, customer, partner, and analyst sessions to help retailer and manufacturer attendees better understand consumer behavior, use that understanding to optimize pricing, promotion, assortment, and other decisions, and collaborate to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
“DemandBetter provides an opportunity for leaders in our retailer and consumer products industry network to discuss innovative practices in using demand, consumer, and market intelligence to make more effective decisions and operate more efficiently. In the current challenging economic environment, DemandBetter participants will walk away with information and tools that will have an immediate, positive effect on their business,” said Dan Fishback, CEO of DemandTec.
In addition to presentations by DemandTec product and service experts, DemandBetter 2008 will feature presentations by leading retailers and consumer products manufacturers including Ahold USA, Casino, BI-LO, Cadbury-Schweppes Americas Beverages, Kraft, and Tyson.
Additional sessions will be led by industry experts, including:
- Dr. Brian Harris, founder and co-chairman of The Partnering Group, speaking about how advanced analytics, consumer-centricity, and collaboration are defining the next generation of category management
- Hans Van Delden, Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton, speaking about “Shelf-Centered Collaboration”
- Brian Ross, General Manager of Precima / Alliance Data Systems, speaking on driving long-term profitable growth through customer-centric merchandising and marketing
- Scott Langdoc, Vice President, Research and Business Leader, Global Retail Insights/ IDC, providing insights into the global retail opportunity for demand intelligence
- Mike Griswold and Lora Cecere, research directors from AMR Research, highlighting technology trends and best practices in the retail and consumer products industries, respectively.
For more information on DemandBetter 2008, please contact events@demandtec.com or to view an agenda visit http://www.demandtec.com/news/demandbetter2008_agenda.htm
About DemandTec
DemandTec's on-demand software services empower retailers and consumer products companies to optimize strategic decisions and collaborate in order to achieve their revenue, profitability and sales volume objectives. DemandTec (NASDAQ: DMAN) has managed more than one million trade promotion deals between retailers and their manufacturer partners. DemandTec customers include leading retailers such as Advance Auto Parts, Best Buy, Circle K Stores, Delhaize America, Giant-Carlisle, H-E-B Grocery Co., Monoprix and Safeway, as well as more than 100 consumer products companies. For more information, please visit www.demandtec.com.
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